Battery Water
Submitted: Monday, Jan 02, 2012 at 15:50
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Witi Repartee
A year ago my beloved and daughters bought me a small tropical fish set up, because one night, after a cold ones I was silly enough to reminisce over fondly of an aquarium I had set up many years ago in another country.
I have learnt my lesson!!!
Can I use
the aquarium water conditioner and PH down/up to remove chloride and heavy metals and adjust the water for my vehicle batteries? Is there any advantage in doing this and if so, do I adjust the water to ph neutral etc?
Cheers and thanks
Reply By: The Bantam - Monday, Jan 02, 2012 at 19:15
Monday, Jan 02, 2012 at 19:15
The issue with battery water is not the chlorine or the PH, it is the mineral content.
Uncontaminated rain water can be used...there may be issues with rain water that has come from galvanised ( zinc) roofs gutters or pipes, or that has been stored in metal tanks.
If the rain water has come out of a concrete tank lime may be an issue.
Far better to use demineralised or distilled water, or water that has come out of a decent reverse osmosis filter.
cheers
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