? about setting up QT

r0bin · 06/26/2006, 08:56 AM

Can I use treated tap water for my 20 gal QT? Even though it is a QT it will be up for a while so I don't want to have to have a huge algae battle. Just wonderig b/c I buy my water buy the gallon and it would be easier. (Please dont recommend buying RO/DI system, I am well aware of this option and don't want to use it.)

Waxxiemann · 06/26/2006, 09:03 AM

use treated water.

why won't you buy an RO?

r0bin · 06/26/2006, 09:13 AM

I just think its easier to pick up a few gallons when I go to Wal-Mart once a week. Also I don't like the idea of all that waste water. Futhermore I figure by the time you replace filters and buy meters and such, you really aren't saving any money. I dont have to measure or hook up anything, I just pour, lol. Also some systems are slow, I have my water when I want it, as much as I want. I live one mile from Wal-mart. Its not for everyone but its simple for me.

So tap would be fine for the QT?

55semireef · 06/26/2006, 09:18 AM

I would use the water you get from walmart. Say you got a sickfish. You want that sickfish to be put in the best water quality possible and you don't want to stress out your fish by having to acclimate it to tap water.

I agree with you on not getting an RO/DI system. I live less than two minutes from a publix where I can get great water. I don't have to worry about all the technical stuff with an RO/DI system.

06/26/2006, 08:56 AM	#1
r0bin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,132	? about setting up QT Can I use treated tap water for my 20 gal QT? Even though it is a QT it will be up for a while so I don't want to have to have a huge algae battle. Just wonderig b/c I buy my water buy the gallon and it would be easier. (Please dont recommend buying RO/DI system, I am well aware of this option and don't want to use it.)

06/26/2006, 09:03 AM	#2
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	use treated water. why won't you buy an RO? __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

06/26/2006, 09:13 AM	#3
r0bin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Earth Posts: 1,132	I just think its easier to pick up a few gallons when I go to Wal-Mart once a week. Also I don't like the idea of all that waste water. Futhermore I figure by the time you replace filters and buy meters and such, you really aren't saving any money. I dont have to measure or hook up anything, I just pour, lol. Also some systems are slow, I have my water when I want it, as much as I want. I live one mile from Wal-mart. Its not for everyone but its simple for me. So tap would be fine for the QT? __________________ 125 gal. sumpless reef, Orange Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Flame Angel, Starry Blennie, Deltec MCE300, Kessil Lighting

06/26/2006, 09:18 AM	#4
55semireef Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 5,322	I would use the water you get from walmart. Say you got a sickfish. You want that sickfish to be put in the best water quality possible and you don't want to stress out your fish by having to acclimate it to tap water. I agree with you on not getting an RO/DI system. I live less than two minutes from a publix where I can get great water. I don't have to worry about all the technical stuff with an RO/DI system.