Georgia Aquarium...using tap water?

[Andrew]

Originally posted by landragon
So do I. Can I charge admission to my tank. LOL it is only a 90 though.

Only thing you might not have is mile long lines to get in.

[landragon]

That is mentioned each time I sell a unit. Few listen. Most use straight from tap, and mix their salt in 5 minutes.

[MadTownMax]

Tap only has nitrates of 1ppm? Mine has 10ppm - then again, my water will kill just about anything it touches (New Castle County, Delawere - one of top ten counties in the nation for most polluted Land, Water and Air )

Lucky my Kold-sterile pulls this down to 1ppm - but still, it's a PITA.

Georgia's gonna have some serious issues down the road - but that's what happens when you do something new - just hope they planned a good budget to solve those problems when they arise

[yeame]

seems to me stripping the water of minnerals is not a good idea when the fish have a slime coat made from the minnerals I think that totaly removing everything from the water to get rid of a few organic compounds is silly there is a cycle and where in that cycle does that ro/di unit come in I say with the right understanding of the way a system will work their is no need for such things my tank is only a 75g tank but I only change about 5g every month or so and top off with tap water the only filters I have are a 15 year old wisper 5 HOB and a cheep lees air driven protein skimmer I only feed every 7-10 days I add minnerals and vitamins yes real vitamins I add 500mg pure MSM every day as an added bonus for the livestock I'm trying for a complete ecosystem something I hope more aquarists will try

[OnTheReef]

I visited the Georgia Aquarium back in May and went on the behind the scenes tour. They treat the incoming city water with massive sand filters, charcoal filters, super-saturation with air and then off-gassing it. They also use Instant Ocean by the metric ton. I'll try to dig it up a pic of my brother standing next to one of containers.