Cheapest distilled water?

**kiantkh** · 15th Dec 2011, 21:15

Hi all,

I notice quite a few people are using distilled water to top up or do water change(if water change really necessary or just top up is enough?). Therefore, I would like to create a thread to let all the experienced people share with each other where they usually get their distilled water and how much it cost.

NTUC selling "LIFE" $0.95 for 2 * 1.5L
Giant selling " "Spritzer" $4.99 for 5.5L

**eviltrain** · 15th Dec 2011, 21:45

If im not wrong, sprizer is not distilled water. Most hobbyist use life distilled water.

Send from my GT-P1000 (Overcome 7 Series v4.0.0)

**kiantkh** · 15th Dec 2011, 22:02

Oh ya upon checking the bottle it did says drinking water instead of distilled water indeed. Shall remove it from my post.

Anyway, I remember buying this alpheus branded distilled water. Anybody using? How much does it cost?

**marimo** · 15th Dec 2011, 23:14

ya so far ntuc life is cheapest .
i know oversea LFS sells distill water like 2 L bottle .. here dont think so ..

i think i may just go ask my friend who work in lab , as you know distill water is commonly used...

**xconnect.** · 16th Dec 2011, 00:09

I mass buy from Malaysia as my mum go there for groceries and car got a big boot I buy thirty six bottles of tesco distilled water for here comes 21rm which is around 10$sgd for 36 bottles.

**kiantkh** · 16th Dec 2011, 13:37

bro marimo, like that u have to find your own container to transport the water! haha

bro xconnect, thats real cheap!

**reiner09** · 16th Dec 2011, 14:52

hmm malaysia's giant supermarket selling their own brand distilled water costing only about S$1.6 for 5.5L ..

**chansl** · 17th Dec 2011, 02:18

Shop and Save sell 1.5 L of distilled water for 70 cents

**Neondagger** · 17th Dec 2011, 02:53

Originally Posted by chansl

Shop and Save sell 1.5 L of distilled water for 70 cents

Ya!!! sia. I bought 2 carton from them after work.

scam sia!!! 70cents. fairprice or ntuc either one. sell LIFE distill water for 47.5cents. Since distill water is pure water with no minerals. does it make a differences for people that drink them?
pure or purer ar? lol
I think in singapore unless you can get the supplier to supply you with never ending of distill water for a cheaper prices. I think LIFE distill water cheapest liao. not many types of distill water around. Unless you got alot of tanks to do WC. 1 bottle 47.5cents, I think is cheap enough. 1 Month like 6dollar if you use 1 carton. but got people with lots of tank and big tanks might be using more. so subjective to person.
Just my thought la. PEACE OUT

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**mimin5zidane** · 24th Dec 2011, 12:13

By the way, I just checked the pH of Life brand distilled water. Its 5.8! Is my pH meter correct? Its pretty acidic. Any updates from bros here?

**xconnect.** · 24th Dec 2011, 12:19

I think you need to reset your ph meter as life cannot be so acidic.

**huizhong** · 24th Dec 2011, 13:20

There's another thread also says life distilled water is around ph6 I think

**sgshrimps** · 26th Dec 2011, 09:38

I tested Life distilled water with API test kit and it seems like the ph of the the distilled water is 6.4 .

**stormhawk** · 26th Dec 2011, 10:17

The change in pH is caused by CO2 in the air, dissolving in the water to form an acid, which lowers the pH over time. Since the distilled water is almost pure, it does not have the buffering capability to withstand this effect. This is why you have to add in some minerals to the distilled water to make it suitable for tank usage.

**newlife** · 27th Dec 2011, 01:53

Originally Posted by stormhawk

The change in pH is caused by CO2 in the air, dissolving in the water to form an acid, which lowers the pH over time. Since the distilled water is almost pure, it does not have the buffering capability to withstand this effect. This is why you have to add in some minerals to the distilled water to make it suitable for tank usage.

Agreed...otherwise it might cause your soil to expire faster...

**sateman** · 3rd Jan 2012, 18:14

Originally Posted by stormhawk

The change in pH is caused by CO2 in the air, dissolving in the water to form an acid, which lowers the pH over time. Since the distilled water is almost pure, it does not have the buffering capability to withstand this effect. This is why you have to add in some minerals to the distilled water to make it suitable for tank usage.

What sort of minerals is recommended Stormhawk? I've been using Life distilled water and my pH drop to 5.8. But the shrimps aren't looking too badly affected though. I'm keeping fire yellow.