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RO/DI Water (0–3 ppm) Is Excellent for Carnivorous Plants

Your reef-grade RO/DI water (0–3 ppm) is effectively distilled—ideal for CPs. Our nursery RO output is ~20 ppm, which is also fine. The deionizer simply removes residual ions that pass the membrane. Use with confidence.

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