Can we use the Kold Ster-il® for
both our Pet Applications
and our Drinking Water needs? Does the Kold Ster-il®
produce high enough quality water for my Reef Tank?
Yes, the Kold Ster-il® produces very
high quality water meeting the ASNI/NSF Standards. The
filtrate produced contains: Chlorine 0.05mg/L, Odor, 3
TON, Lead 6ng/ml, Mercury 1ng/ml, Cadmium 3.0ng/L, Zinc,
200ng/L, Copper, 100ng/ml VOC's, 100ng/ml, Turbidity 0.50
NTU, Particle count 0.45µm, Pesticides .01 ng/ml,
Total Phosphates 100ng/ml, Tannins 50ng/ml, Algae 00/ml,
Giardia, Cryptosporidium, .01%, pH 6.5-8.5. A new add-on
activated alumina sorbs phosphates, silicates and fluorides.
The big advantage for human consumption and reef applications
is the water is not stripped of calcium, magnesium nor
alkaline reserve. Drinking low hardness water is not healthy.
Reef tanks require hardness!! Kalkwasser or calcium, magnesium
and carbonates, bicarbonates and hydroxides are regularly
added as supplements between water change periods.
See: http://www.execpc.com/~magnesum
for information about health problems resulting from drinking
soft water or tapwater deficient in calcium and magnesium
cations.