Top off water

Vanquishxxxx · 08/28/2006, 03:58 PM

I have to add about a gallon of top off every week. It is a FO no corals YET!, shoudl i be adding anythign to the top off water ro nit really nessacary for a fish only tank??

theatrus · 08/28/2006, 04:13 PM

Nope, nothing you need to add. Gallon isn't actually much, I go through that in a day.

How often are you doing water changes (where you drain out what and replace it with mixed saltwater which you let sit overnight)?

sir_dudeguy · 08/28/2006, 04:13 PM

I'm a little confused by the question...do you mean to ask "should you use ro water for fish only?" if so, i would say yes, but its not 100% nessesary. My tap water comes out pretty good for tap, and i treat it and everything and its pretty good....but RO water from watermart for 25 cents/gallon is better

also...you said that you dont have any corals "YET"....meaning you're gonna get some at some point down the road? If so, i'd definately start w/RO water.

Oh, and feel lucky you've only got 1 gallon of top off per week. I get 1 every 3 days, and thats not a lot at all....i'm guessing you're using some sort of glass lids or something that doesnt allow for evap???

AZDesertRat · 08/28/2006, 04:17 PM

Dude you need to stick to school. Mesa water is one of the highest TDS waters in the entire country! Unless you really know what you are telling people and have done your research you need to back off and listen more. A TDS that exceeds 1000ppm is not good tap water and no amount of chemical tap water treatments is going to improve that short of a very good high quality RO/DI system.

Vanquishxxxx · 08/28/2006, 04:18 PM

yeah no sump so only evap is form skimmer and jsut from the heat. I have been using rodi water since the beggining so i dont have any algea problems or anythign like that, jsut wanted to make sure i didnt need to be adding lime water or anything, my paramters are stable and ph stay at 8.0, so basically it was for peace of mind, the i was adding seachem ph buffer 8.3 but stopped cause it seems to be stabel by itself. and i do about 12 gallons a month water change, so like 25 percent

yeame · 08/28/2006, 10:30 PM

treat top off with amquil plus every 2-3 weeks or so
my tank I add 1 1/2g-2g a day of top off water

theatrus · 08/28/2006, 10:49 PM

If you're fish only no need to be using kalk to top off. So everything looks good

08/28/2006, 03:58 PM	#1
Vanquishxxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 998	Top off water I have to add about a gallon of top off every week. It is a FO no corals YET!, shoudl i be adding anythign to the top off water ro nit really nessacary for a fish only tank??

08/28/2006, 04:13 PM	#2
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Nope, nothing you need to add. Gallon isn't actually much, I go through that in a day. How often are you doing water changes (where you drain out what and replace it with mixed saltwater which you let sit overnight)? __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

08/28/2006, 04:13 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	I'm a little confused by the question...do you mean to ask "should you use ro water for fish only?" if so, i would say yes, but its not 100% nessesary. My tap water comes out pretty good for tap, and i treat it and everything and its pretty good....but RO water from watermart for 25 cents/gallon is better also...you said that you dont have any corals "YET"....meaning you're gonna get some at some point down the road? If so, i'd definately start w/RO water. Oh, and feel lucky you've only got 1 gallon of top off per week. I get 1 every 3 days, and thats not a lot at all....i'm guessing you're using some sort of glass lids or something that doesnt allow for evap??? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

08/28/2006, 10:49 PM	#7
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	If you're fish only no need to be using kalk to top off. So everything looks good __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

08/28/2006, 04:17 PM	#4
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	Dude you need to stick to school. Mesa water is one of the highest TDS waters in the entire country! Unless you really know what you are telling people and have done your research you need to back off and listen more. A TDS that exceeds 1000ppm is not good tap water and no amount of chemical tap water treatments is going to improve that short of a very good high quality RO/DI system.

08/28/2006, 04:18 PM	#5
Vanquishxxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 998	yeah no sump so only evap is form skimmer and jsut from the heat. I have been using rodi water since the beggining so i dont have any algea problems or anythign like that, jsut wanted to make sure i didnt need to be adding lime water or anything, my paramters are stable and ph stay at 8.0, so basically it was for peace of mind, the i was adding seachem ph buffer 8.3 but stopped cause it seems to be stabel by itself. and i do about 12 gallons a month water change, so like 25 percent

08/28/2006, 10:30 PM	#6
yeame Moved On Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: maine Posts: 488	treat top off with amquil plus every 2-3 weeks or so my tank I add 1 1/2g-2g a day of top off water