DIY salt water

[cutedragon]

Is it recommended to use tap water or distill water to mix salt water?

[Tian85]

Is it recommended to use tap water or distill water to mix salt water?

Distill is the choicE

[Ingwe]

recommended distilled water, I use tap water

[cutedragon]

Is it distill water from Ntuc?

[terencekhung]

Yup, any brand of distill water recommended.

[solasido]

Another way, buy DI resin and activated carbon, put in a clean HOB filter and run it overnight.

It may be more cost effective than keep buying water.

[mrball]

cost effective is just buy saltwater from the fish farm

[KELVINx3]

sometimes buying NSW parameters not so good leh.

[inwear]

NTUC life ( branding) is cheap> $0.95 for 1.5L. Promotion 3 for $1.95

[limsc]

If u stay near Sheng Siong, they do sell a whole carton of 12 bottles 1.5L for ~$6

[spkentchai]

Do you have to premix the salt water before top-up? Let it run for 1 night before top-up into the main tank?

[inwear]

Do you have to premix the salt water before top-up? Let it run for 1 night before top-up into the main tank?

yes, ur parameter will be more stable.. I usually let it run under wavemaker for couple of days before WC.. You can do an experiment and be amazed by the differences especially Ph

[spkentchai]

yes, ur parameter will be more stable.. I usually let it run under wavemaker for couple of days before WC.. You can do an experiment and be amazed by the differences especially Ph

Thanks.

[akina28]

so using distill water premix and let it run 1 day than can top up ?

[kaykay]

Pls take note that you should only top up with distilled water.

Saltwater, pre-mixed or NSW, is for water change only.

As only water is evaporated, the salt content gets left behind.

So if you keep topping up with saltwater, your tank gets more and more salty.

[spkentchai]

I keep topping up with Salt mixed leh.....thanks

[kaykay]

I keep topping up with Salt mixed leh.....thanks

You may want to take a salinity reading now. If it's too high, reduce it gradually via water changes ya..

[spkentchai]

You may want to take a salinity reading now. If it's too high, reduce it gradually via water changes ya..

Will check and lower it tomorrow when I get back to SG