Im debating if getting the DI part is worth the expense. My tap water is at 130-190. With 4 stage RO I’m down to 1-2 ppm. That’s with old filters. I’m thinking probably not worth it yet… just getting started. Thanks!
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Has anyone (hello BRS) tested the difference between 5ppm and 0ppm for example?
This. You’re not wrong for questioning dogma. However, I would look it this way: you’re going to have a lot of stuff go wrong with your tank over the years. Algae, diatoms, cyano, corals that die for no reason at all, struggles with SPS, fish that die with no reason, etc., etc. There is so much mystery in this hobby and things happen with no explanation. So I highly suggest you go for zero TDS perfect water and completely eliminate that as a factor. Otherwise when stuff does go wrong it’s going to nag at you until you do eliminate that variable. You can add a DI stage from Amazon for $22. I realize every dollar counts but $22 is nothing in this hobby. And, with such low TDS the media will last forever!Well the difference is 5ppm of "something". BRS cant tell you what that "something" is going to be in your water supply specifically. It may be something entirely harmless...it may he something less harmless.
Has anyone (hello BRS) tested the difference between 5ppm and 0ppm for example?