marine shop laughed at me

[leon]

you really need RO water. Its all the nutrients in the tap water thats feeding the algae, leaving it will only get rid of the chlorine.
leon

 

[ak_47]

ok point me in the direction for this RO, i read about it on here i'm sure ? can nothing be done to tap water to treat it ?

i suppose that Q's has been asked laods of times before then ?

Dam more expense, and i only popped out for a loaf of bread ! lolol

 

[leon]

Dam more expense, and i only popped out for a loaf of bread ! lolol

Ha ha, tell me about it, i once went out to get a fruit bowl that missus wanted , ended up £1k+ out of pocket cause i got a dining table instead .
Anyway....
RO water is just filtered tap water, you buy the kit and fit it to a tap, you need to have somewhere for the waste water to go, pref a drain, and a food safe container for the RO water. They usually consist of a 3 stage filtration, and they claim to take out 95-98% of contaminants, so you get say 1 bucket of RO water and 3 or 4 waste buckets!!, these can be used for ponds apparently, or to feed plants ect. Aslong as theyre used often they last a long time!, its when you dont use them that buggers them, and you have to replace the filters.
hope this helps.
leon

 

[ak_47]

right is see ! ok shock em and tell me they cost about £500 pound ?

 

[parker313]

Depending on your preference, you can probably buy RO and even pre-mixed RO salt water straight from your lfs. I know that for my little 10g tank, it just didn't make financial sense to buy a whole RO unit for 2-3 gallons a week!

 

[Ed4567]

Depending on your preference, you can probably buy RO and even pre-mixed RO salt water straight from your lfs. I know that for my little 10g tank, it just didn't make financial sense to buy a whole RO unit for 2-3 gallons a week!

I agree, but make sure that you are buying from a trustworthy fish shop. When I used to buy RO water for my tank, after every water change I got a mini algae bloom- now I have my own unit this doesn't happen; so I presume it was down to the shop not changing their filters as often as they should.

 

[ak_47]

ok thanks very much, i'll look into it....... so how much these things cost then ? and are they hard to set up like space and that ? or can you set them up and run them when you need them ??