Diamond water, a miracle cure for aqua life?

[genes]

Hi guys, i know many people are skeptical about this product because its just another DI water system in the market. I am too but this is 2nd time it has worked its wonders for my hobby.

First time was a year ago, then i had alot of yamato shrimps that were dropping like flies in my planted tank, after savaging those that look like hopeless case for me in diamond water, they miraculously started swimming actively in the container within an hour.

Yesterday, came back from work and a female lower xingu with popped eyes laid restlessly infront of the tank. Try to move her to a covered patch to reduce her stress of being in the open but she started swimming erratically and eventually laid either upside down or by her sides. Her fins were constantly extended like she is in some kind of fits. Cherry shrimps soon started to pour over her like red army ants and started to tear her pectoral and anal fins into shreds, all the while she was still breathing but not moving. That was when i removed her into a container with just diamond water and added an airstone. This morning woke up, she is upright and fins are no longer extended. Eyes seems less popped too and swimming alot more when i moved the container. Just bought some medication this morning and see if i can further improve her condition in the container. Hope she survives man....:)

[celticfish]

genes,

Whats this product?
Is is lietrally some type of "mineral water"?
Or some kind of water additive?
I'm not familiar with it.

I think if it work for the shrimps there's got to be something about it.
Then again it could be like the method of removing a fish to a tank which you know had good water to see if it survives.
Sometimes it works too.

Now you got me thinking about using "mineral water" for such cases.
I do think its quite possible for the above to work.

[genes]

Its some multi-stage filtration system that these guys connect to your tap water inlet so the water passes through 3 stages before coming out in a small outlet. And if you drink the water from the outlet, it does not have any taste of chlorine at all. Taste like mineral or boiled water.

Good news for my female. After the befuran bath in the container with the water. She has started to pass out black poo instead of stringy white poo with the first bath. She looks much more active too. Hope she will last... :)

[lyh]

If you have looked into the system, basically it's just a water filter with 3 filters and activated carbon. First layer is the sponge filter hanging outside the system that we all can see. After that the water will move on to another filter with don't know how many micron filter then I think is carbon before the last filteration with a smaller micron before coming out from the tap. If you have the measuring pen it will show 0 impurity(the measurement I think is 0dts or something like that). That's what I learnt when I worked part time for another of such company. To put it simple, it is very clean water with chemicals removed.

[celticfish]

How much is the system cost?
Any lifespan on the cartridges?

[barmby]

lyh is correct. I believe this is what i always recommend for people who is very deep into rasing fries.

this is a filtration system that literally pull out impurities from water by passing media that is so small.

Discus keeper use that too.

[genes]

The system cost 1000 plus to install and i think the filter changes is once every 2 years and some guys from the company will come to change for you. Last time i used to change water using diamond water but the outlet is so small that i gave up. Outlet is diameter of an airtube, so it will take very long to fill up a 3ft tank.

Good news for my female. No signs of pop eyes anymore. She is ****ing to the container sides again and breathing is back to normal. Plus more black poo in the container after 2 days of multiple water changes using diamond water plus befuran bath. Will reintroduce her back to the tank today! :p

[lyh]

How much is the system cost?
Any lifespan on the cartridges?

Bro you don't have to get that system for WC lah. Aunty/hardware shops sell those plastic casing (you can see them outside your water cooler kind), just get afew of that and get the filter from aunty/hardwareshop. How clean you want it to be depends on the pores of the cartridge. Some marine friends said that it would be cheaper if you buy the 1.5l distilled water from Sheng shiong but more troublesome.

[barmby]

There is commercial type. I lost the contact already. It looks like a big tube of argon tank with all the media inside. water in and water out. simple.