"Water that is too pure has no fish."

[her209]

Yes, but what does it REALLY mean?

 

[sonz70]

that is has no fish....



:beer:

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Crackpipe. Down. Now

 

[sswingle]

Fish can't live in pure water because there is no food maybe?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: her209
Yes, but what does it REALLY mean?

Perfection == stagnancy
Take the good with the bad and respect both for what they are.

 

[Czar]

fish needs food, and where there is food for fishes then the water isnt pure

 

[sonz70]

Clicky

Using Pure Water in the Aquarium
Pure water can have specific uses in the aquarium, including:

Topping up water lost to evaporation. This should ensure a constant hardness level in the aquarium, as only pure water evaporates, leaving behind salts, etc. This means that constantly topping up with tapwater will gradually increase the hardness/mineral content of the water because pure water is being replaced with water containing a range of minerals.

Lowering hardness (and usually pH at the same time) by mixing a percantage with your normal tapwater.

Providing a much purer source of water for your fish, which can have enormous benefits.
Note that pure sources of water must never be used alone in the aquarium. They are too pure, and contain none of the essential minerals that fish need, and also have no buffering capacity to stabilise the pH. It can either be mixed with a certain percentage of tapwater (it is possible to produce various hardness levels in this manner), or the commercially available salt mixes can be used to replenish a balanced mix of electrolytes - note that these are not the same as normal 'aquarium salt'. The following paragraphs outline some of the sources of 'pure' water.

 

[PlatinumGold]

that line is used by those that object to distilled water. ironically, they are usually trying to sell lesser water purification systems.

it is true that fish can't live in pure water, but if the fish were put in the pure water, the water would no longer be pure now would it?

and, it has no relation to whether or not pure water is good as drinking water.

 

[Doodoo]

yeah if there were fish there...they'be pissin all in the water...wouldnt be too pure huh?

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Doodoo
yeah if there were fish there...they'be pissin all in the water...wouldnt be too pure huh?

Do they even piss?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: Doodoo
yeah if there were fish there...they'be pissin all in the water...wouldnt be too pure huh?

Do they even piss?

What do you think?

They are animals, of course they piss.

As an aside I use 99.99% pure water in my aquarium. Tested with a total disolved solids eletronic probe.

Heck, one time I took a saltwater fish and put him in the toilet. He seemed fine.

 

[Trygve]

If you take a long drink from a bottle of water and get a catfish stuck in your throat, that water isn't too pure.

 

[mdchesne]

there's no dissovled oxygen in pure H2O. fish respire through dissolved oxygen but not from simple H2O molecules. Hence the "bubbler" in home aquariums or plantlife in stagnant bodies of water. So a tank of pure H20 would kill fish with suffocation

 

[Pliablemoose]

I believe it refers to one's virtue.

Two monks were once traveling together down a muddy road.
A heavy rain was falling. Coming around the bend,
they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash,
unable to cross the intersection.

"Come on, girl," said the first monk. Lifting her
in his arms, he carried her over the mud.

The second monk did not speak again until that night
when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer
could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females,"
he said. "It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"

"I left the girl there," the first monk said.
"Are you still carrying her?"

 

[Sundog]

Think of osmosis and then think of a fish in DI water. Wouldn't DI have too many things taken out and be detrimental for fish??

 

[reverend boltron]

I think they mean "water that is also pure" because they spelled 'to' wrong. They must be to stupid to get a decent editor too.

 

[C'DaleRider]

Originally posted by: mdchesne
there's no dissovled oxygen in pure H2O. fish respire through dissolved oxygen but not from simple H2O molecules. Hence the "bubbler" in home aquariums or plantlife in stagnant bodies of water. So a tank of pure H20 would kill fish with suffocation

The "bubbler" in the home aquarium doesn't add any O2 to the aquarium water. The O2 exchange with the water occurs at the surface......that's the only place. Now, the bubbler can and does give surface movement which enhances the O2 exchange at the water's surface, but adding bubbles to the water doesn't add O2 to the water by themselves.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider

Originally posted by: mdchesne
there's no dissovled oxygen in pure H2O. fish respire through dissolved oxygen but not from simple H2O molecules. Hence the "bubbler" in home aquariums or plantlife in stagnant bodies of water. So a tank of pure H20 would kill fish with suffocation

The "bubbler" in the home aquarium doesn't add any O2 to the aquarium water. The O2 exchange with the water occurs at the surface......that's the only place. Now, the bubbler can and does give surface movement which enhances the O2 exchange at the water's surface, but adding bubbles to the water doesn't add O2 to the water by themselves.

The bubbler absolutely ups O2 saturation. By a large margin.

There have been numerous studies on benefits of oxygenation by bubblers and protein skimmers.

Heck, without one your O2 levels can get very low.

 

[Howard]

DI cannot support fish life (at least for any appreciable period of time). No pH buffer, no hardness, alkalinity, etc. Trace nutrients may also be required that are absent.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: her209
Yes, but what does it REALLY mean?

Perfection == stagnancy
Take the good with the bad and respect both for what they are.

Take the good take the bad and there you have the Facts of Life,

Crap second reference to "Facts Of Life" today. Meds are wearing off

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider

Originally posted by: mdchesne
there's no dissovled oxygen in pure H2O. fish respire through dissolved oxygen but not from simple H2O molecules. Hence the "bubbler" in home aquariums or plantlife in stagnant bodies of water. So a tank of pure H20 would kill fish with suffocation

The "bubbler" in the home aquarium doesn't add any O2 to the aquarium water. The O2 exchange with the water occurs at the surface......that's the only place. Now, the bubbler can and does give surface movement which enhances the O2 exchange at the water's surface, but adding bubbles to the water doesn't add O2 to the water by themselves.

how does that make any sense at all?

wouldn't each bubble in the water mean there is a greater "surface"?? why couldn't there be O2 exchange at the "surface" of the bubble inside the water??

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: C'DaleRider

Originally posted by: mdchesne
there's no dissovled oxygen in pure H2O. fish respire through dissolved oxygen but not from simple H2O molecules. Hence the "bubbler" in home aquariums or plantlife in stagnant bodies of water. So a tank of pure H20 would kill fish with suffocation

The "bubbler" in the home aquarium doesn't add any O2 to the aquarium water. The O2 exchange with the water occurs at the surface......that's the only place. Now, the bubbler can and does give surface movement which enhances the O2 exchange at the water's surface, but adding bubbles to the water doesn't add O2 to the water by themselves.

how does that make any sense at all?

wouldn't each bubble in the water mean there is a greater "surface"?? why couldn't there be O2 exchange at the "surface" of the bubble inside the water??

Yes, I believe the main purpose of bubbling is to increase oxygenation by increasing water-air surface area.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

It means that you shouldn't drink distilled water, because it gives you the squirts.

EDIT: And then you can't go fishing.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: sonz70
that is has no fish....

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HAHHHAAHAHAH FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: sonz70
that is has no fish....



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