Welcome. When I started in May '12, I heard it was okay and i also heard that it was not okay by experienced reefers and LFS's.

Based on what I learned, if budget is not a problem and the tank is small enough for you to get water from the LFS without making too many trips, that would be the way to go.

If you decide to use tap water, add Prime or any product that removes Chlorine, Chloramine, etc.

I also added Microbacter7 to help cycle.


Good luck,
KT