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How to get water
At 03:48 AM 4/22/99 -0400, AliceF8770 at aol_com asked:
>I'm thinking of buying bottled water for my planted tank as I'm having so
>much trouble with my local water. [big snip]
>What do you thinkof the quality, and what would I need to add for a planted
>tank?
AliceF8770: It's really a question of money. The bottled water is likely
to
cost you $1.50 per gallon delivered in 5 gallon carboys. If you have a 55
gallon tank and change 20% per week, that is $16.50 per week for water,
and you have to lug it.
If you get an RO unit, that is about $200. You should be able to get several
thousand gallons before you need to change filters. That means a cost of
about a dime a gallon or $1.10 per week. Of course, you will probably
find uses for the other water your RO unit can produce, such as drinking
and using in a steam iron, car battery, etc.
It's really a question of $200 or $16.50 a week. Which fits you better?
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Dave Gomberg, San Francisco mailto:gomberg at wcf_com
http://www.wcf.com/co2iron
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