Water solution!!!

[Chathuranga]

Hi,
I don't have access to get pure water or to a RODI unit.
How do you suppose should I make my water solution?
One person suggested me Boiled water, but I saw somewhere that it isn't a good idea.
Please give me good suggestion for my water solution!
Thanks in advance!

 

[jeremy.gosnell]

If you're in Sri Lanka, do you have access to seawater?

 

[Chathuranga]

If you're in Sri Lanka, do you have access to seawater?

YES!!!!
Is it okay to use just bare Sea water?

 

[Robink]

Yes, and it's free!! If you can collect it as deep as possible would be good.

 

[jeremy.gosnell]

Yup. Most of us wish we had access to it.

 

[Chathuranga]

Yes, and it's free!! If you can collect it as deep as possible would be good.

Thank you, I'll do that!

Yup. Most of us wish we had access to it.

Wow, I really didn't thought that sea water would work! But still I think you guys are lucky since you got like most of the resources

 

[themcnertney]

How would he top off with freshwater that evaporates?

 

[Chathuranga]

How would he top off with freshwater that evaporates?

Guess I'll have to keep a reserve.
And is it okay to keep a reserve? Won't anything happen to it?

 

[AZDesertRat]

You need freshwater for evaporation not saltwater so you are still going to need a source of treated freshwater.
Boiling the water does nothing for you except boil away the residual chlorine disinfectant. Does your local grocery sell jugs of RO drinking or distilled water? Or as a last resort do you have purified water vending machines anywhere? How are you getting your corals, fish and hardgoods? If you have a pet or reef store they should be able to supply you with RO or RO/DI water in reusable plastic jugs or containers.

 

[Cory]

Its exspensive to boil water and collect the steam to make distilled water. Unless you make this:

Solar distiller
http://www.solaqua.com/solstils1.html

 

[Chathuranga]

You need freshwater for evaporation not saltwater so you are still going to need a source of treated freshwater.
Boiling the water does nothing for you except boil away the residual chlorine disinfectant. Does your local grocery sell jugs of RO drinking or distilled water? Or as a last resort do you have purified water vending machines anywhere? How are you getting your corals, fish and hardgoods? If you have a pet or reef store they should be able to supply you with RO or RO/DI water in reusable plastic jugs or containers.

If I'm gonna have to treat evaporation with fresh water, I do have to keep the correct salinity right? (If I am to use Sea water will the salinity be at the correct level?)
Actually I don't have many of the mentioned options in my country, I'll widen my research looking for a mentioned kind of a water solution.
Since I'm a newbie into this hobby, I'm widening my knowledge before I jump into the real thing, and there are like only one or two Pet shops dealing with Salt water aquariums around here. (They're looking for customers who don't want to get their hands wet. Like with whole the system with a big price tag for a office kinda place)
I tried speaking with them, getting help, but they were literally selfish *****. They refused to give me actual info & avoided me like few times and so I felt really embarrassed.
And then when I found you guys!
You guys are amazing, thank you for helping out. Even for taking time to post a comment! Thank you very much!

 

[Chathuranga]

Its exspensive to boil water and collect the steam to make distilled water. Unless you make this:

Solar distiller
http://www.solaqua.com/solstils1.html

"Distilled Water" THANK YOU!!!
I'll try to find a place that sells distilled water!