reef salt

ponydesigns · 03/06/2009, 03:16 PM

You know that reef salt that is made for ro water, what would happen if you used it in filtered tap water?

snorvich · 03/06/2009, 04:04 PM

You cannot really filter tap water sufficiently for use in a reef aquarium

Blown76mav · 03/06/2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ponydesigns
You know that reef salt that is made for ro water, what would happen if you used it in filtered tap water?

I'm guessing you would have filtered tap saltwater and a lot of hair alage.

darkdruid · 03/07/2009, 12:14 AM

I've been using nothing but UNFILTERED tap water for my reefs for over 20 years. No problems what so ever, including no hair algae, none, nada.

OneReef · 03/07/2009, 07:29 AM

Maybe I am missing something, but isn't RO water just filtered tap water? Filtered through an RO/DI unit....

jener8tionx · 03/07/2009, 07:47 AM

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Originally posted by OneReef
Maybe I am missing something, but isn't RO water just filtered tap water? Filtered through an RO/DI unit....

My thought too. Where would you get water from then?

03/06/2009, 03:16 PM	#1
ponydesigns Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 29	reef salt You know that reef salt that is made for ro water, what would happen if you used it in filtered tap water?

03/06/2009, 04:04 PM	#2
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	You cannot really filter tap water sufficiently for use in a reef aquarium __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

03/07/2009, 12:14 AM	#4
darkdruid Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 520	I've been using nothing but UNFILTERED tap water for my reefs for over 20 years. No problems what so ever, including no hair algae, none, nada. __________________ Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything. Current Tank Info: 46 gallon bowfront and 35 gallon mixed reefs, several 10 and 20 gallon frag tanks, beginning a 125 build

03/07/2009, 07:29 AM	#5
OneReef Reef Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: the great South Posts: 3,218	Maybe I am missing something, but isn't RO water just filtered tap water? Filtered through an RO/DI unit....