tap water

[kwanlp26]

i am gonna start a 30g Fish only SW tank. is it ok to use tap water mix with IO salt? or do i need to buy the RO/DI unit? that's expensive

 

[vsnsofadrgn]

tap water is not recommended. you dont need a ro/di unit, you can buy bottled water if you want to make if yourself, or go to the lfs and buy the water premade, its usually like $1-1.50 a gallon.

 

[qhrisnd]

is purified water what should be used in a SW aquarium??

 

[Choas]

I went to Krogers and filled a 5 gallon of RO. It took lots of trips back and forth to Krogers to get the RO Water. LFS sold it to.

 

[kwanlp26]

so is that mean i have to speed around $30 to buy water from LFS?.....to start off my 30g......then buy more for a 25% water change during the cycle?

 

[qhrisnd]

we've got a water treatment company (Like the Culligan man) here in town with a machine outside their offices that sells purified & drinking water @ $0.10 / gallon. We've been using purified water.

 

[cmor1701d]

That RO/DI starts to look rather cheap over the long run. I did just buy 2 gallons of water though. I dumped it down the drain, refilled with RO/DI and made my kalk mix.

 

[Choas]

I just bought a RO system and installed it tonight. I am going to run it for a few days before adding water to my tank.

 

[Choas]

It was not to bad priced got it off Ebay. Just wonder how often you change these filters.

 

[qhrisnd]

how much did you pay on eBay?

 

[Choas]

125.00 with Shipping did not think that was that bad.

 

[GinaD]

FYI, I get my RO water from my LFS for .50/gal.
You can shop around and call the one's in your area to see what they offer.

 

[mwrmma]

i bought my 6 stage 125 gpd ro/di unit off ebay for $100 including shipping. but it takes a long time to make the water.