• Distilled water purchased in bottles for a marine aquarium.

  • Joseph591

Good evening, I own a small 50-liter marine aquarium. Due to the nature of my military service, I frequently move and rent apartments, so I haven't set up an osmosis system. For my volume of water changes and top-ups, it was sufficient to buy 5 liters every two weeks. Living in Lviv, I had no problems acquiring osmosis water, but now I'm moving far to a small village, and I won't have access to osmosis water. What can I use as a substitute? I've read that some people use distilled water bought in bottles; can it be used for aquariums? Is it possible to use some purchased water from vending machines? Is there anyone selling water that can be sent via Nova Poshta? The delivery cost will probably be high. Perhaps someone can suggest a solution.

David4968

I have water from a vending machine, and I further purify it with resin in bottles with a compressor. TDS 0.000 out of 30 per day. Success.

Monica

I read somewhere that there are osmotic systems that attach to a shower hose; perhaps someone has this option or has heard something about it.

Joseph8592

I saw something like that right here on the forum. Look for it.

Katie3017

I support this. For the reliable operation of an osmosis unit, pressure (minimum and maximum) is required, and it is bulky. Resin is better suited for small volumes. You can even try to regenerate it. A mechanical filter cartridge would also be helpful. Recently, I took some here and also read here. DOWEX MB-50 PUROLITE MB46

Heather

Distilled water is available in pharmacies and hospitals.

Selena4467

Osmosis filter - for water purification. Ion exchange resin for additional water purification.

Meghan

Why? It seems like a convention, but it's about price and convenience. Cation exchangers are generally used for boilers on an industrial scale. I remember Ermolayev produced his softener on cation-anion exchange, just as a substitute for reverse osmosis.

Amber9312

Super....., do you even understand what you wrote? Replace osmosis for marine animals with resins, because they are used on an industrial scale for boilers...

Kristen2246

What's wrong? I mentioned cation resins as an example. The resins I recommended (a mixture of cation and anion resins) leave nothing but water; they are mostly used by enthusiasts of marine aquaristics.

Kathryn514

Come on...

Corey3201

I swear, come on, spill it out, you're a sailor and you clearly have something up your sleeve.