water quality-good or bad?

sjonathan · 11/11/2007, 04:50 PM

hey everyone...i recently found a water store near where i live and they use reverse osmosis filter but the ph level in theyre water was only 7.7 and i dont really have a tds meter to see the quality but is that a bad thing to top off your tank with low ph?

Craig Lambert · 11/11/2007, 04:53 PM

That pH reading for fresh water is fine, but it is no indication of the water quality. For that, you want a zero tds reading.

ServantSoldier · 11/11/2007, 05:04 PM

ask him to put a tds meter in it for you. he certainly has one to know when its time to change filters.

sjonathan · 11/11/2007, 09:58 PM

Craig Lambert and ServantSoldier thanks...ill ask him. My tank's ph is always at 8.2 but when i started using their water the ph dropped and that water store was referred to me by another reef hobbyist..so i was concerned with a quick changed on my ph..guess i have to buy a buffer.

11/11/2007, 04:50 PM	#1
sjonathan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gburg, maryland Posts: 48	water quality-good or bad? hey everyone...i recently found a water store near where i live and they use reverse osmosis filter but the ph level in theyre water was only 7.7 and i dont really have a tds meter to see the quality but is that a bad thing to top off your tank with low ph?

11/11/2007, 04:53 PM	#2
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	That pH reading for fresh water is fine, but it is no indication of the water quality. For that, you want a zero tds reading. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

11/11/2007, 05:04 PM	#3
ServantSoldier Moved On Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rocky Mount, Virginia Posts: 382	ask him to put a tds meter in it for you. he certainly has one to know when its time to change filters.

11/11/2007, 09:58 PM	#4
sjonathan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: gburg, maryland Posts: 48	Craig Lambert and ServantSoldier thanks...ill ask him. My tank's ph is always at 8.2 but when i started using their water the ph dropped and that water store was referred to me by another reef hobbyist..so i was concerned with a quick changed on my ph..guess i have to buy a buffer.