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RO water is kind of tasteless, though, since it lacks all mineral content.
by fullstop 3y ago
RO water is kind of tasteless, though, since it lacks all mineral content.
- yareally 3y agoI think you're confusing RO for distilled water.
- fullstop 3y agoNo, I'm not. I have an RO filter for aquatic purposes because I want to remove all dissolved solids from the water. These dissolved solids are what gives water its taste. RO water will have about 25 ppm TDS. Distilled brings that down to about 10 ppm. Bottled water is generally around 400 - 600 ppm TDS. You're right in the fact that RO water has _more_ taste than distilled water, but it pales in comparison to the mineral content / taste in bottled water. Also, I shouldn't have used the word "all", so substitute that with "almost all"
- hasty_pudding 3y agoPut some flavor powder in it
- fullstop 3y agoThat's kind of what I do for my shrimp tank. I RO filter to get the mineral content close to zero, then add a specific amount of minerals to get the TDS to what it would be in their natural habitat. There are RO systems which have a final stage to add minerals back into the water, but I don't know how well they actually work.