Store bought water - is this safe?

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  1. Hoauhuliana

    Hoauhuliana Astrea Snail

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    My LFS owner and his wife just had a kid and I needed freshwater badly...

    I purchased several gallon jugs of water and want to know if this is safe.

    Publix brand - purified water - ozonated - purified by rev. osmosis


    Thanks for your help.
     
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  2. Ultraner

    Ultraner Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Yes if it says RO it is safe. Ozonated I believe is a process that removes any type of bacteria or algae from water, kinda like chlorine but without the use of chemicals.
     
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  3. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    your fine.. distilled or purified will work.
     
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  4. ZachB

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    It will work, but DI is better. If it's an emergency, RO water is of course better than no water, but I would do a water change with RO/DI when you can.
     
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  5. Hoauhuliana

    Hoauhuliana Astrea Snail

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    Thanks peeps....it has been a while since I have been here, but when i had a quick question, I knew right where to turn to.

    Geez- I hate paying over a dollar for a gallon of H2O!
     
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  6. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Over a dollar? sheesh thats crazy. It is .50 per gallon of RO/DI water at my LFS.
     
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  7. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    fyi: some grocery stores have ro machines out front that sell 5g jugs for .30-.50 cents a gallon..
     
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