Related: how milliq water systems produce pure, laboratory grade water


Summary
Ultrapure, DI water, RO, distilled water, and double distilled quick comparison. I’ve personally worked with Ultrapure, DI-water, and distilled water.

Water purity comparison (source)
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MilliQ water (de-ionized water) will leach metal ions from equipment, and will cause the metal to corrode much quicker.

For things like waterbaths and incubators, use autoclaved tap water or autoclaved Type 2 water.

On reddit someone mentioned having used 50/50 of tap water and DI water without any issue.