Faralon Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I see a lot of you guys mention RO water, and rarely do I hear anyone mention De-Ionization. Coming from a Salt Water Reef background, all my water goes thru RO and then DI, so I'm left with 0 TDS Water (and in the case of my tap water, finally 0 nitrates) No worries using DI over RO, correct? I'll just have to use a bit more re-mineralizer to get the TDS backup correct? When most of you mention RO, are you suggesting RO/DI water and just saving the typing time, or do most of you get by with just De-clorinating (via Carbon for City water) and Reverse Osmosis? Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrymprdan Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I just take it as far as RO. I don't do DI. Note that I only have neocardina shrimp, though, so I can't speak for all. My product water is 4 TDS. I'm fine with that. I think you'd just be that more certain that your water is pristine with the usage of DI. Certainly shouldn't hurt anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swivel Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Faralon, I come from a Salt Water Reef background as well. I just go to my LFS and by RO/DI water for my tanks. I re-mineralize it with MK Breed Blue diamond to raise TDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I use RODI water, I find if I can start completely from scratch, create the exact water parameters I want, I can be more consistent and my shrimp more happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faralon Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Awesome, thanks for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 I use RO + DI too to be extra safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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