I have access to a freshwater spring, and am curious about the viability of the water for use in a reef tank. Using water from the spring is easiest... I'd say buying distilled water is 2nd easiest... So, what I'm really wondering is how suitable is the spring water, and how might it compare to Kroger brand distilled water?
The latter, for the record, tests between 1-2ppm on a TDS meter. I haven't sent any for ICP (probably varies from jug to jug?), but I have asked Kroger for their test results... We will see.
Here are the results when sampled directly at the spring box.
The levels all seem to be below that of NSW. The only two that caught my eye were copper and silicon. On the former, my research says it should be low enough to not cause a problem? And on the latter, it doesn't seem to be something anyone cares about unless you're having a diatom outbreak... Does this sound right?
What would be the impact of using this source water in the long run? And what about just in a pinch? The tank is small - 7 gallons, and will have a ~30% water change weekly.
How do you all think these results would compare to store-bought distilled water?
Finally, here are the results of the same water but from a faucet in the house. Looks to me like copper is way too high... What about some of the other metals?
Thanks in advance for the help everyone!
The latter, for the record, tests between 1-2ppm on a TDS meter. I haven't sent any for ICP (probably varies from jug to jug?), but I have asked Kroger for their test results... We will see.
Here are the results when sampled directly at the spring box.
The levels all seem to be below that of NSW. The only two that caught my eye were copper and silicon. On the former, my research says it should be low enough to not cause a problem? And on the latter, it doesn't seem to be something anyone cares about unless you're having a diatom outbreak... Does this sound right?
What would be the impact of using this source water in the long run? And what about just in a pinch? The tank is small - 7 gallons, and will have a ~30% water change weekly.
How do you all think these results would compare to store-bought distilled water?
Finally, here are the results of the same water but from a faucet in the house. Looks to me like copper is way too high... What about some of the other metals?
Thanks in advance for the help everyone!