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01-01-2006, 07:26 PM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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tap water
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
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01-01-2006, 08:02 PM
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Location: Tampa, FL
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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.
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01-01-2006, 08:05 PM
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Location: Ventura CA
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is purified water what should be used in a SW aquarium??
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01-01-2006, 10:08 PM
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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.
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Snails, 2 Nudibranch, 6 Astraea, 5 cerith snails and 1 Japanese Pistol Shrimp. Updated 02/02/06
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01-01-2006, 10:33 PM
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Location: NYC
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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?
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01-01-2006, 10:36 PM
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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.
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01-01-2006, 10:46 PM
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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.
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01-01-2006, 10:51 PM
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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.
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Snails, 2 Nudibranch, 6 Astraea, 5 cerith snails and 1 Japanese Pistol Shrimp. Updated 02/02/06
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01-01-2006, 10:51 PM
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It was not to bad priced got it off Ebay. Just wonder how often you change these filters.
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55gallons, emperor 400 hang on filter, 150watts heater, Coralife 256watt light, 60 LB Live Sand, 43 LB Live Rock, ProClear Aquatics Pro 150 Wet/Dry Filter with Skimmer, 12 Blue Leg Hermit Crab, 2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp , 1 Algae Blenny, 3 Green chromis, 3 Peppermint Shrimp, 4 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab, 3 Emerald Mithrax Crab, 1 Porcelain Anemone Crab, 1 Feather Duster, True Bulb Anemone, 3 Ocellaris Clownfish, 15 Margarita
Snails, 2 Nudibranch, 6 Astraea, 5 cerith snails and 1 Japanese Pistol Shrimp. Updated 02/02/06
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01-01-2006, 11:20 PM
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how much did you pay on eBay?
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01-02-2006, 01:25 AM
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125.00 with Shipping did not think that was that bad.
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55gallons, emperor 400 hang on filter, 150watts heater, Coralife 256watt light, 60 LB Live Sand, 43 LB Live Rock, ProClear Aquatics Pro 150 Wet/Dry Filter with Skimmer, 12 Blue Leg Hermit Crab, 2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp , 1 Algae Blenny, 3 Green chromis, 3 Peppermint Shrimp, 4 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab, 3 Emerald Mithrax Crab, 1 Porcelain Anemone Crab, 1 Feather Duster, True Bulb Anemone, 3 Ocellaris Clownfish, 15 Margarita
Snails, 2 Nudibranch, 6 Astraea, 5 cerith snails and 1 Japanese Pistol Shrimp. Updated 02/02/06
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01-02-2006, 11:44 AM
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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.
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01-02-2006, 12:25 PM
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Aquarium Advice Activist
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Location: New Jersey
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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.
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