Hey Guys
I'm getting an RO unit to use on my SW tank. I was thinking would my freshwater tank benifit if I used the RO water in it?
Thanks
Any benifits using RO water in a freshwater tank?
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Re: Any benifits using RO water in a freshwater tank?
it allows you to precisely control the values of your water. Depending on what's in there (the water and the tank) you may or may not deed it.
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Re: Any benifits using RO water in a freshwater tank?
Unless you have crap water, don't bother wasting the filters. You'd have to replace the minerals taken out, too.
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Re: Any benifits using RO water in a freshwater tank?
Strong +1 to PP's comments. Using RO for FW is a good way to make FW as expensive as SW. I have only done so to breed blackwater fish which cannot breed w/Ca and Mg in the water.
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