Distilling water

[newworldan06]

I got R/O right and ph stabalizer. I mix the R/O with distilled water then ad stabalizer as needed. I was wonder instead of buying distilled water or R/O water, if I could boil my tap to distill it?


thanks

 

[cootwarm]

Here is a thread that discusses distilled & RO water and chemical additives:
http://forum.apistogramma.com/viewtopic.php?t=782&highlight=distilled

Michael

 

[newworldan06]

Does boiling tap make it totally distlled or are there still chemicals in it?

 

[cootwarm]

No. Boiling water doesn't make it distilled.
The pure (distilled) water is from the steam which is then converted back to water in a separate container. In the original container, the boiled water would have a higher concentration of impurities because an amount of pure water has been removed in the form of steam.

Michael

 

[newworldan06]

so if i boil water it just makes it worse? or does it take some stuff out?

 

[fishgeek]

Boiling though will reduce the carbonate hardness, limescale that forms on the heating element as solids is removed from the water

I think distilling is quite an energy hungry process

Andrew

 

[farm41]

An RO unit is best, and cheapest in the long run. Doesn't take long to pay for one, if you are buying water in town, or distilling it.

 

[Discus Man]

as a side note, distillation does not remove all impurities in the water, for example, chloramine tends to 'jump' and carry over in the distillation process. TFC membrane R/O system is the best way to go.