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[Fish Styx]

One of my favorites!

 

[cdemoss01]

What do you think happens when you switch to tap water?

 

[kingranch2003]

Thank you my friend! I am loving all the corals I've added and looking forward to adding more this week when they arrive! I just hope they all survive because it's going to be a while before i can spend any more money on corals. Lol

They'll do fine! You can do this, and we can help. Im excited to see the new ones!

 

[NanoSteam]

What do you think happens when you switch to tap water?

Would probably be different result for everyone depending on your local municipality and how they treat their water/what they add to it.

 

[Red_Beard]

 

[That Crusso Kid]

The worst part is I was shopping at @That Crusso Kid's town store as well. Its all his fault. I went all the way up north to visit and he pulled one over on me....

You know I'll always dodge you. Anyone with any sense would.

But seriously, if you came up this way, and didn't let me know, I'd be disappointed.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Missed another 10 pages and I'm about 93.8% sure I will not read all of the posts. However, I did see that it looked like someone may have gotten an Eibli angelfish.

 

[TheNative192]

You know I'll always dodge you. Anyone with any sense would.

But seriously, if you came up this way, and didn't let me know, I'd be disappointed.

I went to aquarium and reef center yesterday. I even posted about it in here lol. Is that where you shop or maybe boardroom aquatics or just online.

 

[NanoSteam]

Missed another 10 pages and I'm about 93.8% sure I will not read all of the posts. However, I did see that it looked like someone may have gotten an Eibli angelfish.

 

[tbrown]

That's quite a difference, what changes between seasons? Do they alternate sources?

Yes. Different wells are "winter" or "summer". More expensive wells only run during the summer and as needed during the winter - those typically have RO plants associated with them which significantly lowers TDS and hardness. Winter has higher TDS, higher alkalinity, etc.

Also, Colorado River water runs year round and depending on demands, I either end up with a blend of well and CAP (Colorado River) or just well. CAP water is softer but can have higher TDS.

 

[tbrown]

can you test freshwater with saltwater test kits ?

I think some work, yes. Hanna says theirs are rated for fresh or salt typically. Some work some may be skewed though.

 

[tbrown]

Wow, that is really good. I've never seen it below 450 down here and in the 200-400s up in Phoenix. Average here is in the 700-1,000 range the last decade or so.

Parts of Goodyear were super high back when I was testing. I don't recall completely but I saw some as high as 1400 if I remember correctly (it was 15+ years ago).

 

[tbrown]

please don't drink it straight

I use a refrigerator filter and drink it straight...

 

[tbrown]

And I thought my water was bad (lol) our water is like 250 TDS.

TDS isn't inherently bad. It depends on what's causing the TDS.

 

[tbrown]

What do you think happens when you switch to tap water?

Beats me. My tap water is good enough to use. This is with tap water.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

I went to aquarium and reef center yesterday. I even posted about it in here lol. Is that where you shop or maybe boardroom aquatics or just online.

Unfortunately, or fortunately for some, I have not been on here much, at all, this weekend. Quite a busy weekend for me doing other things.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Not a Cheetos knd of guy but you will still have to pay for posting it!

 

[tbrown]

That didn't sound right...

I mean that I'm not sure what would happen to your tank with tap water. Mine, for some reason, does better with tap than it did with RODI. My tap water is usable though. Some municipal water sources are safe for you and I to drink but it can contain minerals that are not good for your aquarium resulting in Dinos, Cyano, algae blooms etc. Also, some municipalities use chloramines for disinfecting the water. Those should be removed from your water source, at a minimum, using a tap water conditioner according to most sources.

I've never used water with chloramines so I can only pass on what I've been told by experts.

What I will say is I dose Ammonium and others dose Ammonia. Also, reef salt actually contains chlorine... I forget the ratio but seawater is a natural source of chlorine. In fact, read Tropic Marine Pro-Reef salt ingredients:

And chloramines are what? Chlorine mixed with ammonia - the super disinfectant. So, if we are adding chlorine to our tanks via our salt mixes and we're dosing ammonia (or it is being added naturally through waste) aren't we, in essence, creating chloramines in our aquariums?

 

[tbrown]

That didn't sound right...

I mean that I'm not sure what would happen to your tank with tap water. Mine, for some reason, does better with tap than it did with RODI. My tap water is usable though. Some municipal water sources are safe for you and I to drink but it can contain minerals that are not good for your aquarium resulting in Dinos, Cyano, algae blooms etc. Also, some municipalities use chloramines for disinfecting the water. Those should be removed from your water source, at a minimum, using a tap water conditioner according to most sources.

I've never used water with chloramines so I can only pass on what I've been told by experts.

What I will say is I dose Ammonium and others dose Ammonia. Also, reef salt actually contains chlorine... I forget the ratio but seawater is a natural source of chlorine. In fact, read Tropic Marine Pro-Reef salt ingredients:

And chloramines are what? Chlorine mixed with ammonia - the super disinfectant. So, if we are adding chlorine to our tanks via our salt mixes and we're dosing ammonia (or it is being added naturally through waste) aren't we, in essence, creating chloramines in our aquariums?

I need to post this question over in the reef chemistry for Randy. He'll likely know the answer.

 

[Calmwaters]

They'll do fine! You can do this, and we can help. Im excited to see the new ones!

Thank you my friend!