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papasan Hobbyist Posts: 72 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Oct-2007	my soninlaw would like to know if you can use ro water on a water change in a freshwater tropical tank, and if so what are the benefits. thanks for any info papasan.
Posted 01-Jan-2008 16:49
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Yep, you can use it. The benefit of RO water is that it is extremely pure. All of the nasty chemicals and spores and whatnot are removed. On the other hand, the drawback of RO water is that it is extremely pure, so all of the beneficial minerals and other nice things are removed. For people who use RO water in WCs, it is standard practice to either use a ratio of RO:tap water or to add some sort of water-altering chemical to suit the fish they are keeping(like blackwater extract for Amazonian fish, or some sort of cichlid formula) to replace the compounds removed.
Posted 01-Jan-2008 17:13
papasan Hobbyist Posts: 72 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Oct-2007	thanks for the reply joe it is intresting that the water is nearly to good i will pass your info to kevin thanks again papasan.
Posted 01-Jan-2008 17:23


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