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GSS138 · 02-17-2015, 11:38 AM

I have heard people complain that mocool/water wetter has caused internal corrosion on seals etc. I really don't think the issue is those products-in fact I know it isn't. My guess is that they used tap water right out of the hose. Don't do that. The salts, chlorides, and metals that are in your tap water will definitely do some damage to your radiator,seals, hoses etc.

Make sure it is RO/DI water(which they don't sell too often at the supermarket anymore)/ Don't use "RO water", "purified water", "distilled" water or bottled drinking water. It has to be RO/DI water-there's a difference.

Go to a saltwater fish store with a 5 gallon bucket, they make and sell RO/DI water. It costs <$2.00 to fill a 5 gallon container.

DEpointfive0 · 02-17-2015, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GSS138

I have heard people complain that mocool/water wetter has caused internal corrosion on seals etc. I really don't think the issue is those products-in fact I know it isn't. My guess is that they used tap water right out of the hose. Don't do that. The salts, chlorides, and metals that are in your tap water will definitely do some damage to your radiator,seals, hoses etc.

Make sure it is RO/DI water(which they don't sell too often at the supermarket anymore)/ Don't use "RO water", "purified water", "distilled" water or bottled drinking water. It has to be RO/DI water-there's a difference.

Go to a saltwater fish store with a 5 gallon bucket, they make and sell RO/DI water. It costs <$2.00 to fill a 5 gallon container.

And if you trust their RO system you're crazy brother. We make RO water at work and it takes like 10 gallons of purging to get the quality we want, and we get 1:9 ratio of clean water to waste thereafter. (We get 1 liter of clean water and 9 goes down the drain.)

GSS138 · 02-17-2015, 11:54 AM

I have my own RO/DI system because I have 125 gallon saltwater tank. And my waste ratio is about1:6. You can set it higher but with the filters being fresh, 1:6 is like 99.95% pure or something.

And yes at the fish store I absolutely trust the quality. Any guy running a fish store with 10's of thousands of dollars in live swimming merchandise is not going to compromise on the quality of the water he is creating because he uses it too. That being said, don't go to petco or petsmart, those places are POS. Go to a real saltwater fish store.

DEpointfive0 · 02-17-2015, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSS138

I have my own RO/DI system because I have 125 gallon saltwater tank. And my waste ratio is about1:6. You can set it higher but with the filters being fresh, 1:6 is like 99.95% pure or something.

And yes at the fish store I absolutely trust the quality. Any guy running a fish store with 10's of thousands of dollars in live swimming merchandise is not going to compromise on the quality of the water he is creating because he uses it too. That being said, don't go to petco or petsmart, those places are POS. Go to a real saltwater fish store.

Lol, well then... Shiteeee...

I'm coming to your house

GSS138 · 02-17-2015, 12:37 PM

Go with us to Big Willow this weekend!

02-17-2015, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	I have heard people complain that mocool/water wetter has caused internal corrosion on seals etc. I really don't think the issue is those products-in fact I know it isn't. My guess is that they used tap water right out of the hose. Don't do that. The salts, chlorides, and metals that are in your tap water will definitely do some damage to your radiator,seals, hoses etc. Make sure it is RO/DI water(which they don't sell too often at the supermarket anymore)/ Don't use "RO water", "purified water", "distilled" water or bottled drinking water. It has to be RO/DI water-there's a difference. Go to a saltwater fish store with a 5 gallon bucket, they make and sell RO/DI water. It costs <$2.00 to fill a 5 gallon container. __________________ Current Mods: Vorpal Weapon +5.

02-17-2015, 11:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	I have my own RO/DI system because I have 125 gallon saltwater tank. And my waste ratio is about1:6. You can set it higher but with the filters being fresh, 1:6 is like 99.95% pure or something. And yes at the fish store I absolutely trust the quality. Any guy running a fish store with 10's of thousands of dollars in live swimming merchandise is not going to compromise on the quality of the water he is creating because he uses it too. That being said, don't go to petco or petsmart, those places are POS. Go to a real saltwater fish store. __________________ Current Mods: Vorpal Weapon +5. Last edited by GSS138; 02-17-2015 at 11:56 AM.

02-17-2015, 12:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	Go with us to Big Willow this weekend! __________________ Current Mods: Vorpal Weapon +5.

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