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Old 01-10-2014, 05:28 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Whizbang View Post
use deionized water if you can get it. Or distilled is better than regular water.

Also, radiators are quite thin, they can fall apart quick.
Distilled is OK.
I do NOT recommend deionized water.
This goes into buffering also.
Since the definition of deionized water is pure H20 with nothing else in it, this causes a negative potential.
Because of no buffer, any ions / minerals / etc. that it comes into contact with will cause it to leach into it.
Deionized water can literally suck ions out of the atmosphere.
This can create potential problems.

Anyone who takes care of aquariums should be aware of this too.


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