Bottled Mineral Water

[bovaiboy]

Hi
I'm just starting out and as a result have a quick question.....

Can you use bottle mineral water in a tropical set up rather than tap water???

I think I read somewhere that you can, but now can't find said reference so here I am!

Cheers

 

[megladonsharky]

I am surely no expert but I seem to remember reading that mineral h2o wasnt a good substitute for tap cause of varing mineral contents

 

[xxmoorishmanxx]

i use natrual spring water, or any type of bottled water that is filtered by RO. You can buy your own RO filter on ebay which saves you money anf trips to the store in the long run.

 

[megladonsharky]

i use natrual spring water, or any type of bottled water that is filtered by RO. You can buy your own RO filter on ebay which saves you money anf trips to the store in the long run.

Wow so I could use my filtered h2o from the tap and fridge?? Instead of using a declorinator??

 

[RogerMcAllen]

Why do you want to use bottled water instead of tap?

 

[Menagerie]

[center:7b68f63166] Welcome to AA, bovaiboy!! [/center:7b68f63166]
I second RM's question. Most FW fish do just fine in tap water with dechlor added.

 

[bovaiboy]

Thanks for the advice

I have just bought a 10g tank (space a premium unfortunatly). I think my tap water is extremly hard and when I filled it there was alot of 'scum' on the surface (limestone or calcium deposits maybe) so just wondered about using mineral water as an alternative.

 

[Menagerie]

Get a test kit for gh/kh and pH. Post the results and we will help from there.