Is spring water safe for opae ula?

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Is spring water safe for opae ula?

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Hi, wondering if I can use, Crystal Geyser natural alpine spring water, to top off my opae ula.
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The answer is No.

Extract from Mustafa article:

"It is important to top off with distilled/reverse osmosis (RO) freshwater periodically to replace water lost to evaporation."
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Re: Is spring water safe for opae ula?

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The issues with spring water is it will contain minerals which includes sodium, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. What you get from using a marine salt mix is all you need. Stick with distilled or RO.
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Oh, ok thanks! also, Do you know which brand is good and do I need to use anything before or after topping off?
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Depend on your country super mart, brand doesn't matter as long as it's distilled water (zero content).

Use a hydrometer to measure the salinity level a few hours after you top up, ideal range is from 1.010 to 1.012
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Am I able to use a refractometer?
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Yes but not recomended.
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Alr!
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