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Old 01-15-2005, 12:21 AM
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Hey guys,

Im just wondering what water do u guys use for your water changes?
Do you use the polaris water from the water machines(water stations) or do you use tapwater??

Do you know a place where I can get cheap jugs of demineralized water, lemme know, thanks.

Oh yeah, I am currently using the polaris water.
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Old 01-15-2005, 12:24 AM
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I use RO from my home unit....soon to be adding a DI filter as well
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Old 01-15-2005, 12:25 AM
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i think most people use water from an ro/di unit. if you use any quantity of water it's probably the most economical way to go.
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Old 01-15-2005, 12:35 AM
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I use ro/di also. I used to use tap water here in Calgary also without negative results.
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Old 01-15-2005, 01:38 AM
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been on tap water in Edmonton for over 3 years, no negative effect so far. knock on wood.

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Old 01-15-2005, 03:54 AM
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tap water all the way, all I get is some hair algae in the winter time, but come spring it goes away...
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Old 01-15-2005, 04:10 AM
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Tap water.

Used to use DI, but, stopped a couple of years ago.
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Old 01-15-2005, 04:19 AM
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Straight from the tap. Haven't had any algae blooms or nuisance algae grow.
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Old 01-15-2005, 04:33 AM
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wow im suprised
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Old 01-15-2005, 05:05 AM
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Been on Vancouver/Burnaby tapwater for a while, but switching over to RO/DI water to help stop the hair algae that used to pop up with tap.
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