distilled water

I've always heard that the fish cannot handle the
disinfectant additives such as chlorine & bromine et al in
the tap water we drink. Boiling will drive off chlorine, but
won't touch bromine or fluoride. Even the best filter won't
remove fluoride. Reverse osmosis or distillation is the
method normally used to remove fluoride and all other
impurities.

Your best bet is to use distilled water, it will typically
remove greater than 98% of all impurities, depending upon
the quality of the distiller. I have had a distiller for
over 25 years, and had its water output tested on a liquid
chromatograph. The result was that my distilled water was
equal to the laboratory reference water.

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why do fish require distilled water? also, does
distillation remove ALL the fluoride from water

Heat distilled water does **NOT** remove flourine or
chlorine. Usually an activated charcoal filter is used in
association with steam distillation.

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I've always heard that the fish cannot handle the
disinfectant additives such as chlorine & bromine et al in
the tap water we drink. Boiling will drive off chlorine,
but won't touch bromine or fluoride.

Even

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the best filter won't remove fluoride. Reverse osmosis or
distillation is the method normally used to remove
fluoride and all other impurities.

Your best bet is to use distilled water, it will typically
remove greater than 98% of all impurities, depending upon
the quality of the distiller.

I

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have had a distiller for over 25 years, and had its water
output tested on

a

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liquid chromatograph. The result was that my distilled
water was equal to the laboratory reference water.

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why do fish require distilled water? also, does
distillation remove ALL the fluoride from water

What is your documented source of information?

My liquid chromatograph test showed no evidence of any
impurities in the water.

A carbon filter does remove chlorine; it does not remove
fluorine/fluoride.

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Heat distilled water does **NOT** remove flourine or
chlorine. Usually an activated charcoal filter is used in
association with steam distillation.

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I've always heard that the fish cannot handle the
disinfectant additives such as chlorine & bromine et al
in the tap water we drink. Boiling will drive off
chlorine, but won't touch bromine or fluoride.

Even

Quoted message said:

the best filter won't remove fluoride. Reverse osmosis
or distillation

is

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the method normally used to remove fluoride and all
other impurities.

Your best bet is to use distilled water, it will
typically remove

greater

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than 98% of all impurities, depending upon the quality
of the distiller.

I

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have had a distiller for over 25 years, and had its
water output tested

on

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a

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liquid chromatograph. The result was that my distilled
water was equal

to

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the laboratory reference water.

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why do fish require distilled water? also, does
distillation remove ALL the fluoride from water

You don't quite have it right though your are not fully
wrong either. During chlorination of water, the chlorine
combines with organic materials to produce various volatile
chlorinated hydrocarbons. Some of these will get through a
simple distillation process. The chloride ion will stay
behind with the cations on the bottom and sides of the
heated tank the recieves the undistilled water. I think the
fluoride would also tend to remain in the bottom the primary
tank also.

My distillation unit also has a carbon filter to treat the
distillate..

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Heat distilled water does **NOT** remove flourine or
chlorine. Usually an activated charcoal filter is used in
association with steam distillation.

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Quoted message said:

I've always heard that the fish cannot handle the
disinfectant additives such as chlorine & bromine et al
in the tap water we drink. Boiling will drive off
chlorine, but won't touch bromine or fluoride.

Even

Quoted message said:

the best filter won't remove fluoride. Reverse osmosis
or distillation

is

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the method normally used to remove fluoride and all
other impurities.

Your best bet is to use distilled water, it will
typically remove

greater

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

than 98% of all impurities, depending upon the quality
of the distiller.

I

Quoted message said:

have had a distiller for over 25 years, and had its
water output tested

on

Quoted message said:

a

Quoted message said:

liquid chromatograph. The result was that my distilled
water was equal

to

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the laboratory reference water.

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why do fish require distilled water? also, does
distillation remove ALL the fluoride from water

Thanks. You're absolutely right.

My distiller, an older unit of 30 years ago, doesn't have
the carbon filter. It does produce extremely high quality
water. Much higher quality than that which comes out of the
tap. I do, however, have a carbon filter in the tap water
which I use to fill the tank. Some older units let the
boiling vapor out for 5 minutes before closing the top of
the tank. This lets out the most volatile elements,
including oils, etc.

Fluoride, being a salt similar to NaCl, will remain in the
tank Any volatile fluorine compounds should have been picked
up by the carbon filter. I'm not sure just what fluoride
compound is used today, but it was once sodium fluoride.

One very important thing is that this water is void of
minerals. So if we are to drink it, we must get calcium and
magnesium, and other minerals from a good daily supplement
and/or wholesome foods.

GT

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You don't quite have it right though your are not fully
wrong either. During chlorination of water, the chlorine
combines with organic materials to produce various
volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons. Some of these will get
through a simple distillation process. The chloride ion
will stay behind with the cations on the bottom and sides
of the heated tank the recieves the undistilled water. I
think the fluoride would also tend to remain in the bottom
the primary tank also.

My distillation unit also has a carbon filter to treat the
distillate..

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Heat distilled water does **NOT** remove flourine or
chlorine. Usually an activated charcoal filter is used
in association with steam distillation.

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I've always heard that the fish cannot handle the
disinfectant

additives

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such as chlorine & bromine et al in the tap water we
drink. Boiling will drive off chlorine, but won't
touch bromine or fluoride.

Even

Quoted message said:

the best filter won't remove fluoride. Reverse
osmosis or

distillation

Quoted message said:

is

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the method normally used to remove fluoride and all
other impurities.

Your best bet is to use distilled water, it will
typically remove

greater

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Quoted message said:

than 98% of all impurities, depending upon the quality
of the

distiller.

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I

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have had a distiller for over 25 years, and had its
water output

tested

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on

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a

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liquid chromatograph. The result was that my distilled
water was

equal

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to

Quoted message said:

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the laboratory reference water.

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> why do fish require distilled water? also, does
> distillation remove ALL the fluoride from water

William A. Noyes said:

I think the fluoride would also tend to remain in the
bottom the primary tank also.

My distillation unit also has a carbon filter to treat the
distillate..

In an acidic water fluoride will be in the vapor as hydrogen
fluoride. I think I would add some lime to the tank to get a
higher pH.

Regards, Peter

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William A. Noyes said:

I think the fluoride would also tend to remain in the
bottom the primary tank also.

My distillation unit also has a carbon filter to treat
the distillate..

In an acidic water fluoride will be in the vapor as
hydrogen fluoride. I think I would add some lime to the
tank to get a higher pH.

Given the salts I wipe out of my distiller tanks, I don't
think I have to worry.

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Regards, Peter

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