While I was forced through chemisty in school and have become much better since reefing, a newbie recently posed a question I couldn't completely answer.
If your fresh water measures at 0 TDS, what else might you have to worry about?
Does calcium, magnesium, and other ionic trace make it through filtration?
Can 0 TDS water still harbor nitrates and phosphates?
I've been reefing for a year and into SW aquariums much longer but I've honestly never stepped back and thought about exactly what RO/DI filtration removes. Yet here was a literal complete SW newbie and this was one of his first question
If your fresh water measures at 0 TDS, what else might you have to worry about?
Does calcium, magnesium, and other ionic trace make it through filtration?
Can 0 TDS water still harbor nitrates and phosphates?
I've been reefing for a year and into SW aquariums much longer but I've honestly never stepped back and thought about exactly what RO/DI filtration removes. Yet here was a literal complete SW newbie and this was one of his first question
