Thanks!Yea i just use prime and mix ina bucket and dump right in when i do water changes
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Thanks!Yea i just use prime and mix ina bucket and dump right in when i do water changes
Thanks for this but can you elaborate? Are you saying ammonia is released when you treat for chloramine or ammonia is released if you don't treat for chloramine? I currently have FW tanks and my city tap water has chloramine. I treat with Prime. I don't have any issues with ammonia (at least not enough that my biological system can't deal with).Chloramines have ammonia btw.
Here's a great article that can explain it better than me.Thanks for this but can you elaborate? Are you saying ammonia is released when you treat for chloramine or ammonia is released if you don't treat for chloramine? I currently have FW tanks and my city tap water has chloramine. I treat with Prime. I don't have any issues with ammonia (at least not enough that my biological system can't deal with).
Thanks! I'm just starting to read it.Here's a great article that can explain it better than me.
Yeah I went with tap water. Sure it can cause more algae problems but if you can control it the tank can look real nice. Check out my build thread!People who have been very successful running a reef tank just on tap water and water conditioner let’s see you tank or here your story.
I know running a reef tank with an RO water system is the way most people go with obvious advantages, but it was done pretty successfully before they were popular!
Does anyone still go this route today? Did you ever go back and forth? This thread is for the simple and successful with whats supplied to them at the home.
That is exactly my hesitation with RODI... all the excess waste water. I heard people use it to do laundry, water plants, etc. But I don't have near enough laundry or plants to utilize enough of it and tossing the remainder down the drain sends chills down my spine for the wastage. I'm also trying to find scientific papers that speak to using RODI waste water on plants long term. Afterall it's so concentrated with excess solids and contaminants that I would think this isn't good for your plants whether indoor/outdoor. I thought I also read something about RODI water being hard on drain pipes (but I might be totally wrong about this).I've use tap water with prime for 12 years, no issues because of the water, almost every issue I've had is due to no quarantine, or not being a good husband..lol
Im not sure what my tap water is measuring, but it's crystal clear after I mix a bucket, I do 15 gallon WC every week or 2 at the most.
You can check out my build page, enough evidence there to show it can be done.
I'd love to get an RODI system, but I can't for the life of me want to throw the dirty water (which I hear is quite a bit) down the drain, especially when I pay for all the water. Just my opinion
This is exactly my thought process lol.That is exactly my hesitation with RODI... all the excess waste water. I heard people use it to do laundry, water plants, etc. But I don't have near enough laundry or plants to utilize enough of it and tossing the remainder down the drain sends chills down my spine for the wastage. I'm also trying to find scientific papers that speak to using RODI waste water on plants long term. Afterall it's so concentrated with excess solids and contaminants that I would think this isn't good for your plants whether indoor/outdoor. I thought I also read something about RODI water being hard on drain pipes (but I might be totally wrong about this).
I totally understand people needing RODI if they have abysmal city or well water but for folks with pretty good water it seems like thriving tanks are doable by the examples shown here.
Totally agree!!This is exactly my thought process lol.
Thank god I have drinkable water from the tap, and don't need to drink bottled water ever.
in NY freeport had their own deep wells and didnt treat with chlorine or chloramine...so thats what i used...i also had access to real sea water and would bring back 5 gal if we went out on my friends boat...i moved to NC and did the same with my well water and the tank turned into a mass of brown slime....the water test we paid for said everything was great but phospates and nitrates werent things that were tested...so i sprung for a ro/di and i'm about to do a massive clean and reboot
Same here, canister and tap water.My two pet peeves, 1. You can't run a reef using a canister. Yup, you can. 2. You can't run a reef using tap water. Yup, you can. I do both.
Now, do I think a sump is superior? Yes, I do. Do I think RO water is typically better? Yes, I do.
My tank runs with tap and a canister. My full tank pictures are terrible due to glare and mirrored images, I have to upgrade my 5 year old Samsung, lol.
With the amount of chloramines in NTX tap water and the source it terrible water that is a pink in shade of color. I agree it depends on source water.
Very nice! I'm glad the OP put up this thread because it's great to see so many successful reefs with tap water (and a canister... Haha).My two pet peeves, 1. You can't run a reef using a canister. Yup, you can. 2. You can't run a reef using tap water. Yup, you can. I do both.
Now, do I think a sump is superior? Yes, I do. Do I think RO water is typically better? Yes, I do.
My tank runs with tap and a canister. My full tank pictures are terrible due to glare and mirrored images, I have to upgrade my 5 year old Samsung, lol.
Try 700+ here in Las VegasI agree with @Devaji the water source quality can vary dramatically depending on where you live. Ive read some areas have upwards of 500ppm TDS!! Luckily here in NYC I'm seeing around 42ppm tops out of the tap, but still use RODI.
October 2017 I started with tap water and of course you condition it and I would put an air stone and aerate it for 3 days before using.I used tap water for like a year , year and a half.
No issues. Right now I don't have the space but after using tap water I went to real saltwater which was cheap for me to buy and I love that even more, but my corals were not affected by tap water. Because of the preparation
1 of 48 carnation corals aka dendronephthya sp
October 2017 I started with tap water and of course you condition it and I would put an air stone and aerate it for 3 days before using.I used tap water for like a year , year and a half.
No issues. Right now I don't have the space but after using tap water I went to real saltwater which was cheap for me to buy and I love that even more, but my corals were not affected by tap water. Because of the preparation
1 of 48 carnation corals aka dendronephthya sp
Absolutely I agree with this.With the amount of chloramines in NTX tap water and the source it terrible water that is a pink in shade of color. I agree it depends on source water.