Help Is this a good choice of water for the aquarium test for SN?

[anonymousapple]

I'm not sure if I should say the exact choice of water I got, I don't think it matters, but regardless, it just says distilled, with electrolytes added. I was looking forever for water that was simply distilled, with no minerals added, and couldn't find it. I checked all my local grocery stores and eventually had to get the water from a gas station.

The ingredients say: vapor distilled water, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and potassium bicarbonate. Is that good enough to do the aquarium test for SN, or will those electrolytes interfere with the purity testing?

 

[Deleted member 1768]

I'm not sure if I should say the exact choice of water I got, I don't think it matters, but regardless, it just says distilled, with electrolytes added. I was looking forever for water that was simply distilled, with no minerals added, and couldn't find it. I checked all my local grocery stores and eventually had to get the water from a gas station.

The ingredients say: vapor distilled water, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and potassium bicarbonate. Is that good enough to do the aquarium test for SN, or will those electrolytes interfere with the purity testing?

You can generally get distilled water without the electrolytes (used in the breathing apparatus for COPD sufferers) at pharmacies.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

The aquarium test didn't work for me, possibly because I only had access to bottled water, not distilled. I'd recommend researching what kind of water is used in salt water aquariums, and even other ingredients and their ratios (specifically, NaNO2) to get the most accurate test results.

Edit: There is an aquarium test strips thread linked in the SN FAQ on the Resources Compilation thread. As I recall, it gives advice regarding what type of water to use and other specifics.