Hello all, complete beginner 67 so plenty of time and patience, 1st. question :- does this water look OK to begin with, before adding marine salt to
1. 010and cycling under light for a couple of months untill Algae growth I do have a couple of 5cm Marimo balls I could add
Thanks for your time - Danny
Stages 1 and 2: Water is forced through 0.5 micron Woven Particulate Filters to remove sediment and particles down to 0.5 micron, followed by Activated Carbon Filtration to remove chlorine and organic volatile compounds
Stage 3: The water is then 'softened' with mixed-bed ion exchange resins to remove the bulk of the calcium and magnesium ions that are responsible for making water 'hard'
Stage 4: The feed water is then forced through a reverse osmosis membrane at high pressure to create a superior starting water which is already as low as 40ppm.
Stage 5: This feed water is then boiled and the resultant steam is cooled and collected in sealed tanks
Stage 6: The distillate is 'polished' with mixed bed ion exchange resins to sequester any remaining ions
The finished water is placed into brand new, clean, food-grade 25 litre drums.
pH - 6.8
Electrical conductivity - @uS/cm <2
Ammonia - mg/l N <0.01
Chloride - mg/l Cl <1
Nitrate - mg/l NO3 <1
Nitrite - mg/l NO2 <1
Sulphate - mg/l SO4 <8
Total dissolved solids - mg/l (ppm) TDS <1 ppm
1. 010and cycling under light for a couple of months untill Algae growth I do have a couple of 5cm Marimo balls I could add
Thanks for your time - Danny
Stages 1 and 2: Water is forced through 0.5 micron Woven Particulate Filters to remove sediment and particles down to 0.5 micron, followed by Activated Carbon Filtration to remove chlorine and organic volatile compounds
Stage 3: The water is then 'softened' with mixed-bed ion exchange resins to remove the bulk of the calcium and magnesium ions that are responsible for making water 'hard'
Stage 4: The feed water is then forced through a reverse osmosis membrane at high pressure to create a superior starting water which is already as low as 40ppm.
Stage 5: This feed water is then boiled and the resultant steam is cooled and collected in sealed tanks
Stage 6: The distillate is 'polished' with mixed bed ion exchange resins to sequester any remaining ions
The finished water is placed into brand new, clean, food-grade 25 litre drums.
pH - 6.8
Electrical conductivity - @uS/cm <2
Ammonia - mg/l N <0.01
Chloride - mg/l Cl <1
Nitrate - mg/l NO3 <1
Nitrite - mg/l NO2 <1
Sulphate - mg/l SO4 <8
Total dissolved solids - mg/l (ppm) TDS <1 ppm
