Nick
Reefing newb
In an effort to further educate myself on the subject of reef keeping, I began reading the pieces available under "Articles" here at Living Reef over coffee.
The article; "Why Using Tap Water is a Bad Idea" mentions in the beginning of the third paragraph: " It is quite natural to think that tap water is safe for human consumption so it must be safe to use in a fish tank".
In the article "Water Chemistry", under "Making Up Saltwater", it discussed the use of an RODI filter. It states: " The filter works by reverse osmosis, so there is some rejection water that is not fit for consumption".
So my question is this:
If what comes out of the tap (the source of the water going into the RODI filter) is fit for human consumption, what is it about the "rejected" water that makes it unfit for human consumption?
Nick
The article; "Why Using Tap Water is a Bad Idea" mentions in the beginning of the third paragraph: " It is quite natural to think that tap water is safe for human consumption so it must be safe to use in a fish tank".
In the article "Water Chemistry", under "Making Up Saltwater", it discussed the use of an RODI filter. It states: " The filter works by reverse osmosis, so there is some rejection water that is not fit for consumption".
So my question is this:
If what comes out of the tap (the source of the water going into the RODI filter) is fit for human consumption, what is it about the "rejected" water that makes it unfit for human consumption?
Nick