Distilled Water... Is It Ok?

[jackieh3]

I was told by a friend that you can you 100% distilled water in a new fish aquarium and it is just fine for the fish... is this possible? also, would you need to treat it using any chemicals? What if i am using regular tap water... then what chemicals do i need to treat it with?

 

[knight]

you will need to use a water conditioner like nutrafin aqua plus, this will remove the chlorine and chloramine from the water, you will need to use this every time you do a water change.

 

[jackieh3]

you will need to use a water conditioner like nutrafin aqua plus, this will remove the chlorine and chloramine from the water, you will need to use this every time you do a water change.

is that for tap water or distilled? or both

 

[*Fishkies*]

Distilled water has thought to have been okay to use. However sometimes it is lacking important vitamins and nutrients then from the water you get right out of the tap. I learned that once when caring for bettas and using that in their tanks. So I now use water from the tap just all the time.

 

[knight]

just stick with the tap water and use a water conditioner.

 

[rdd1952]

you will need to use a water conditioner like nutrafin aqua plus, this will remove the chlorine and chloramine from the water, you will need to use this every time you do a water change.

Distilled water wouldn't have chlorine and chloramine.

 

[knight]

i really should of listened when i was in science at school

 

[rabbut]

tap water will need to be treated with tap water conditioner. Distilled water will need a mineral addative. distilled water is 100% water with on other chemicals, so sirtain things need to be added to it before using it with fish.