No more tap water

[Ariel110G]

:bowdown:That was my mistake 8 months ago, thank god for credit cards ( this tank is making me broke, my wife wants to kill me)
I ordered a RO/DI today:bounce:, so now when I get my RO/DI I guess I need to do more water changes to get all the Phosphate & bad crap out?
I have to say that my fish look healthy & I have 3 corals that are just growing, but I know that my Phosphate & Nitrate are high & I do have a algae problem.
I do have a skimmer, MegaFlow4 sump (its BIG) /refugim & a NextReef reactor with carbon & phosban all by seacam. I hope with the RO/DI now ill be good now.

 

[Northstar24]

Just use RO water for water changes from now on - there is no need for you to speed up your water change schedule

 

[Ariel110G]

You mean RO/DI right?

 

[NanoReefer]

i still use tap haha, ro water water is reverse osmosis, rodi is reverso osmosis and distilled so its almost the same

 

[Ariel110G]

i still use tap haha, ro water water is reverse osmosis, rodi is reverso osmosis and distilled so its almost the same

You use tap!!!! post a pic of your tank:grumble: Im starting to see the affects of using tap water now, how old is your tank?

 

[NanoReefer]

about 9 months in...i try to get a pic up tonight...

 

[bjohanson1234]

i still use tap haha, ro water water is reverse osmosis, rodi is reverso osmosis and distilled so its almost the same

RO/DI is reverse osmosis water that is also run through a deionizer. Distilled is a completely different process in which water is boiled and then the steam condensed back into pure water.

 

[NanoReefer]

my bad not distilled+1 bj

 

[Ariel110G]

So its coming in 3 days!!!!:^:

 

[SarahSmile]

Everyones' tap water varies so, while there are a few people who use it with no ill effects (or so they say :) ) there are many more who suffer from using it.
Glad you are switching over.
Did you ever think you'd be excited about an R/O unit? Ah, the things this hobby does to us...

 

[Ariel110G]

Well I was ok in the begining with my algae control but I think that the problems start showing affter some time,

 

[steeldoc]

im still using tap water, everything looks good. perfect ph no amonia or nitrites right out of the tap. but the nitrates are about 30-40 so....

but i found a cheap counter top ro/di unit for about 65 bucks. i think we have a winner, lol

 

[Ariel110G]

Well I think it takes time for the problems of using tap water to show up, with talt water tanks for things to hapen it take a long time, but when the problems start, its bad.

Im getting my RO/DI today, & got the drinking kit as well so that got my wife happey, RO for us & RO/DI for the tank.:D