Newbie needing tips and advice

fluvalevo13.5 · Oct 20, 2018

JumboShrimp said:
The 52-week internet series of videos found at BRS (Bulk Reef Supply Supply) should prove both interesting and informative; it will take you through the hobby from the ground floor, up. Have fun!

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fluvalevo13.5 · Oct 20, 2018

JumboShrimp said:
The 52-week internet series of videos found at BRS (Bulk Reef Supply Supply) should prove both interesting and informative; it will take you through the hobby from the ground floor, up. Have fun!

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fluvalevo13.5 · Oct 20, 2018

What about making my own salt water...I tried calling local purified water store here in our town.. they do reverse osmosis and ultraviolet filtration...( Nothing was said about deionization)... .. is it okay to use RO water WITHOUT DEIONIZATION?.. OR should I use distilled water? ... I know tap water is a no no!

Wuzzo · Oct 20, 2018

I've used RO water with both but, I'm gonna be real and tell you I probably haven't been doing saltwater much longer than you.

fluvalevo13.5 · Oct 20, 2018

fluvalevo13.5 said:
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Thanks for sharing about this videos... I just finished watching 1 episode and seems to answer all my queries?

Ruben's Reef · Oct 20, 2018

fluvalevo13.5 said:
What about making my own salt water...I tried calling local purified water store here in our town.. they do reverse osmosis and ultraviolet filtration...( Nothing was said about deionization)... .. is it okay to use RO water WITHOUT DEIONIZATION?.. OR should I use distilled water? ... I know tap water is a no no!

I was buying saltwater and freshwater on my close LFS but decide to make my own RODI water and got the Aquatic Life 4 unit from Amazon at a decent price $59 and not only make my own water and mix my salt but also get my drinking water. I got 183tds on my tap water, 4 tds before the DI cartridge and 0 tds after the DI. Making your own water save a lot of $$$ at the end. Basically I only need 10 g of RODI per week, 5g for mix salt for WC and 5g for my ATO.

fluvalevo13.5 · Oct 20, 2018

spyder813 said:
I was buying saltwater and freshwater on my close LFS but decide to make my own RODI water and got the Aquatic Life 4 unit from Amazon at a decent price $59 and not only make my own water and mix my salt but also get my drinking water. I got 183tds on my tap water, 4 tds before the DI cartridge and 0 tds after the DI. Making your own water save a lot of $$$ at the end. Basically I only need 10 g of RODI per week, 5g for mix salt for WC and 5g for my ATO.

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