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TEXASFIST210
Mon, 8th Mar 2010, 08:56 PM
well im going to start up a new tank what kinda water should i use
i want this tank to be as clean as possible
JLiu
Mon, 8th Mar 2010, 09:09 PM
RO/DI
Salty
Mon, 8th Mar 2010, 10:33 PM
Definately RO, some stores have better water than others.
jroescher
Mon, 8th Mar 2010, 10:59 PM
Look on our Sponsor page (http://www.maast.org/modules/Sponsors/index.php) for several excellent sources of RO/DI equipment. Don't be afraid to call them either. They are more than happy to answer questions or make suggestions.
Gseclipse02
Mon, 8th Mar 2010, 11:03 PM
if you dont have a RODI unit buy a TDS meter so when your getting water you can test what your putting in ... stores will have 0 tds at one point but not always
TEXASFIST210
Tue, 9th Mar 2010, 01:16 PM
How bad will it be if using water from the house? Or the water from heb?
Pennies2Cents
Tue, 9th Mar 2010, 01:22 PM
not good results, unless you are planning a fowler tank. But even then it is recommended that you use RO/DI water.

The Calcium levels as well as all other metals in TAP water will keep your corals from growing like you would want them too or even death. :(

Might want to do some research reading about tap water and all the components it has that may be harmful to your coral & fish.

The whole purpose of the RO/DI Unit is to remove as much if not all those things from your water to maintain a beautiful growing healthy reef.

Hope this helps.
Big_Pun
Tue, 9th Mar 2010, 01:36 PM
the reason the instructions say to use RO/DI is because the salt mix has everything you need in it allready to reach the correct levels, think of RO/DI water as a blank canvas and salt as paint, you wouldn't paint a masterpiece on a old dirty canvas(poetic reef talk lol). Gabes has very clean water, one of the few with a industrial size filters in town
TEXASFIST210
Tue, 9th Mar 2010, 01:37 PM
Ok will do that thanks
TEXASFIST210
Tue, 9th Mar 2010, 01:57 PM
where is the best place to buy some RO/DI?
From what i herd some fish store have bad water.
does anyone know if aquarium designs sell good RO/DI?
sampsonndelila
Tue, 9th Mar 2010, 02:43 PM
The water out of my tap read 280+ PPM and the water out of my RODI unit is 15 and the ones at the LFS are sometimes 0. It just hit me when I sew that. I should use RODI.
Salty
Wed, 10th Mar 2010, 12:41 AM
See the G man off Evers for quality H2O
jlh81
Wed, 10th Mar 2010, 03:12 AM
where is the best place to buy some RO/DI?
From what i herd some fish store have bad water.
does anyone know if aquarium designs sell good RO/DI?


I know a while back i bought some RO/Di from Aquarium design and it was 0ppm Jason even showed me that aquafina bottled water has about 10ppm. You could always do it that way LOL