Leak testing with tap water

1biguncfan · 07/29/2013, 01:25 PM

I plan on leak testing my pumping from my dual overflows to the wet/dry and back. Wondering if its ok to use tap water since my RO unit is being shipped and will not be here until the end of the week?

aquaman05 · 07/29/2013, 01:29 PM

I did mine this way. I used water from my hose, leak tested for one day,pumped and dried the water out. After this I filled up with the salt water rocks and live sand.

Good luck

1biguncfan · 07/29/2013, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aquaman05

I did mine this way. I used water from my hose, leak tested for one day,pumped and dried the water out. After this I filled up with the salt water rocks and live sand.

Good luck

Thanks. Did you run your pump for your filter the whole time?

RocketEngineer · 07/29/2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1biguncfan

TDid you run your pump for your filter the whole time?

That is the point of a leak test, to make sure NOTHING leaks. Just remember to drain everything when your done, skimmers and filters hold water you probably don't want mixed in later.

MondoBongo · 07/29/2013, 02:12 PM

i leak tested my tank with hose water. not a big deal.

i drained it and rinsed everything important with RO, then put it all back together again.

schatzi · 07/29/2013, 02:24 PM

Don't use RO, if you find a leak and need to drain to fix, you have to test again. That would be a lot of "high quality H2O" going to waste. Tap is fine.

maddmaxx · 07/29/2013, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by schatzi

Don't use RO, if you find a leak and need to drain to fix, you have to test again. That would be a lot of "high quality H2O" going to waste. Tap is fine.

hahaha like the water boy quote...

Sn8kbyt · 07/30/2013, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aquaman05

I did mine this way. I used water from my hose, leak tested for one day,pumped and dried the water out. After this I filled up with the salt water rocks and live sand.

Good luck

+1 did the same and ran the whole system skimmer included for 3 days to be sure everything was dry.

07/29/2013, 01:25 PM	#1
1biguncfan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 186	Leak testing with tap water I plan on leak testing my pumping from my dual overflows to the wet/dry and back. Wondering if its ok to use tap water since my RO unit is being shipped and will not be here until the end of the week?

07/29/2013, 02:24 PM	#6
schatzi Professional amateur Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: JC, MO Posts: 513	Don't use RO, if you find a leak and need to drain to fix, you have to test again. That would be a lot of "high quality H2O" going to waste. Tap is fine. __________________ 125g Mixed Reef, 46g predator tank, 25g fuge, 39g frag/fuge, 70g sump, 29g clown tank.

07/29/2013, 01:29 PM	#2
aquaman05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: indiana Posts: 722	I did mine this way. I used water from my hose, leak tested for one day,pumped and dried the water out. After this I filled up with the salt water rocks and live sand. Good luck

07/29/2013, 02:12 PM	#5
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	i leak tested my tank with hose water. not a big deal. i drained it and rinsed everything important with RO, then put it all back together again.