Can I do this?

[stephenxbog]

I have seachem prime, gonna use it to mix up saltwater using tap water for a 40 gallon breeder. Will the water be safe for snails, shrimp and rose bubble tip anemone?

 

[sgdnycct]

Are you asking if Prime is safe for inverts? Or of using tap water is bad for them? Question is not clear. Are you filtering the tap water? Are you cycling or is this an established tank? Prime is marketed as doing a lot of things so I’m not clear what your objective is.

 

[ScottJ]

You may want to start here; https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-supreme-guide-to-setting-up-a-saltwater-reef-aquarium.138750/

 

[ScottJ]

Also, Prime will not detoxify ammonia in saltwater, if that is your question.

 

[stephenxbog]

Are you asking if Prime is safe for inverts? Or of using tap water is bad for them? Question is not clear. Are you filtering the tap water? Are you cycling or is this an established tank? Prime is marketed as doing a lot of things so I’m not clear what your objective is.

Tap, to hose, to tank, add seachem prime, then salt. In that order. Will it harm my anemones, shrimps, and snails?

 

[sgdnycct]

Sorry not understanding the question? What in all those steps are you concerned with?

 

[stephenxbog]

Sorry not understanding the question? What in all those steps are you concerned with?

Dude, I’m simply asking that if I use seachem prime and tap water if it will harm my anemones and snails and shrimps?

 

[CaptainScuba]

Tap, to hose, to tank, add seachem prime, then salt. In that order. Will it harm my anemones, shrimps, and snails?

I think that you will find it rather difficult to find long term success caring for anemones, shrimps, and snails using tap water treated with prime. Will it work at first? Possibly.

To my knowledge, any and every successful reef tank is maintained using some form of heavily filtered water. RO/DI water and distilled water are two that are affordable, popular, and accessible. Without having an exact analysis of YOUR tapwater, there is no telling what types of issues your tank could have simply using tap water + prime.

 

[PharmrJohn]

Basically, tap water is considered a no-no. Too many possibilities in terms of what's really in it. I would avoid.

 

[sgdnycct]

Sorry not understanding the question? What in all those steps are you concerned with?

I’ll let someone else help you. Dude. Good luck!

 

[dedragon]

It is confusing as there is a lot of unknown info about your tank. Is it an already running tank started with rodi? Do you know the tds of the tap water or how clean the source tap water is?
prime wont just make tap water as good as rodi water to use. can it work if you have low tds and it is just mainly for chlorine, yes, but without knowing a lot more information it is hard to give any answer.

 

[Uncle99]

Yup, you can do that.
The danger is in adding salt to the tap water in the display, it needs of course to be fully mixe, brought to temp, and too 35ppt.

If your adding your stuff after fully mixed, then fine.

I did that while starting my display, but after, RODI only.

 

[dedragon]

these 2 are some of the cheapest 4 stage rodi systems. the more expensive one uses standard filters and has a pressure valve, which i think makes the better value as telling your current water pressure is difficult to do without it
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[dedragon]

Yup, you can do that.
The danger is in adding salt to the tap water in the display, it needs of course to be fully mixe, brought to temp, and too 35ppt.

they asked about the safety of their inverts and nem so maybe they already have a tank running? im not too sure rn which is why i question the decision.
100% you can start that way as long as you make the switch to rodi but the other way, not so sure...

 

[Uncle99]

they asked about the safety of their inverts and nem so maybe they already have a tank running? im not too sure rn which is why i question the decision.
100% you can start that way as long as you make the switch to rodi but the other way, not so sure...

They said will tap water and Seachem prime hurt inverts and nem.

Correctly used, will not harm.

 

[dedragon]

They said will tap water and Seachem prime hurt inverts and nem.

Correctly used, will not harm.

agreed, but correctly used is what im trying to find out.
matters how dirty the water is (why i asked about tds). it will be an issue if there is a high concentration of heavy metals and chloramine

 

[Uncle99]

agreed, but correctly used is what im trying to find out.
matters how dirty the water is (why i asked about tds). it will be an issue if there is a high concentration of heavy metals and chloramine

Fair.
The poster is in mountain view CA and the water there meets federal standards and is safe to consume.

So I’m not expecting any surprises on a one time use.

TDS can only express dissolved solids and many have no idea what’s in there cities tap water, just that is drinkable.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’d be concerned about copper in your tap water, and
Prime won’t help that. If the copper level is among the higher that folks see, it may kill some of the inverts. The EPA allowed copper level in drinking water (2ppm) is much too high.

 

[stephenxbog]

they asked about the safety of their inverts and nem so maybe they already have a tank running? im not too sure rn which is why i question the decision.
100% you can start that way as long as you make the switch to rodi but the other way, not so sure...

They said will tap water and Seachem prime hurt inverts and nem.

Correctly used, will not harm.

I’m just wondering if I can use tap water to set up a bigger reef tank and was just wondering if I use seachem prime to detoxify (the heavy metals, chloramine, etc) if when I put everything from my old tank in it if it will kill my snails and anemones. I used distilled water for my smaller tank but I don’t feel I can afford enough distilled water for this newer size tank.

 

[stephenxbog]

Yup, you can do that.
The danger is in adding salt to the tap water in the display, it needs of course to be fully mixe, brought to temp, and too 35ppt.

If your adding your stuff after fully mixed, then fine.

I did that while starting my display, but after, RODI only.

Thanks buddy