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04/12/2013, 06:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Am I overthinking this?
Hi,
I am going to fill up my new to me 90 gallon reef ready tomorrow. I got my ro water ready to go (currently in brute cans). I was going to mix the salt and fill buckets using a pump that I previously used to drain tap water from the Dt tanks leak test. Can I use that same pump to mix the salt water and fill buckets, or will it be contaminated from draining the tap h2o? Thanks, Greg |
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04/12/2013, 06:38 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 4,757
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You're fine. The little bit of tap that might still be inside the pump isn't going to make much of a difference in a 90 gal.
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04/12/2013, 08:02 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Yeah, overthinking.
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04/12/2013, 09:18 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Coral Springs, FL
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yeah agreed your overthinking
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04/12/2013, 09:20 PM
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Apsiring Alhcohlolic
Join Date: Jun 2011
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If you want to be extra careful... fill a bucket up 1/2 way with rodi and run the pump in the bucket. Diluting it will help give piece of mind.
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04/13/2013, 07:37 AM
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There are people that run successful tanks entirely with tap water. I know it is rare but possible. You are definitely over-thinking this. The most common problem with tap water is nutrients and a teaspoon in a pump will add maybe 0.001 percent of what you add by feeding.
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