Life Distill Water

**cherabin** · 14th Mar 2013, 15:16

Anyone still using Life distill water for water change and/or top-up? The newer batch of Life bottle water has sodium listed as one of its 'ingredients', hence I was wondering if it's still shrimp friendly and safe. I normally use Alpheaus but out of convenience some time in the past, I'll just swing by the Esso petrol kiosk downstairs for a carton of Life. Now that sodium is present, I've stopped using Life as a precaution but would like to know if any hobbyist is still using with no detrimental effect. Many thanks.

**Draka** · 14th Mar 2013, 16:34

Thanks for the heads up bro, I don't check it's label since it says distilled.

**Fujisasuke** · 15th Mar 2013, 12:05

Hi Cherabin,

i am still using Life distilled water for my top ups with no negative effects so far.

**cherabin** · 15th Mar 2013, 13:03

I've managed to locate a Sheng Siong supermart 10 minutes drive away from my place that stocks Alpheaus distill water. I grabbed 3 cartons yesterday. Still uncomfortable with the sodium content that's present now in the Life distill water.

**seudzar** · 15th Mar 2013, 17:35

Ntuc distilled water...!

**cherabin** · 16th Mar 2013, 01:22

More expensive than Alpheaus I think? I comsume about 1 carton of distill water so cost is an important aspect to address.

**milk_vanilla** · 16th Mar 2013, 09:22

how efficient in the long run, buying cartons pack compare to owning yourself distilled filter ?
while talking your tank size is between 2 - 3 ft, and only mean for top up water purposes, instead of weekly WC

any thought to share ?

**cherabin** · 16th Mar 2013, 10:49

I have a Crystal Pro DI filter unit that I use for my planted aquariums. My planted tanks are stocked with fishes with only after top ups to compensate evaporation. For my dedicated shrimp tanks, I use distill water only for ease of mind as pretty often I can 'over use' the filter and not in time to replace the filter catridges.

On cost wise, I've done some simple calcalations and running a filter will be surely more cost efficient. At times though, it can be pretty tedious and a hassle to connect the filter up to the water tap main.

**cheetf** · 16th Mar 2013, 20:16

Originally Posted by milk_vanilla

how efficient in the long run, buying cartons pack compare to owning yourself distilled filter ?
while talking your tank size is between 2 - 3 ft, and only mean for top up water purposes, instead of weekly WC

any thought to share ?

It depends on how much water you top up and how often. And also if you can get any 'suckers' to help you carry the bottles of water to you house

It is not that difficult to calculate the cost, the lowest rating for a RO filter I think should be about 50 gallons per day.