sg at 1.028 - "best" way to lower ? and "best" tap water conditioner ?.

3bavboys · 03/11/2006, 09:17 PM

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clnreef · 03/11/2006, 09:21 PM

I wouldn't use tap water. when I did a long time ago when I first started, I had major algae problems. Use R/O D/I water, it'll save you some hassle. oh yeah and a good way to lower your salinity is to pull out some and save it and add fresh to your tank.

piranhaking · 03/11/2006, 09:24 PM

sounds like clnreef nailed this one. dont use tap water at all costs. To lower sg syphon some water out and top off with fresh RO or RO/DI water.

3bavboys · 03/11/2006, 09:26 PM

ok thx
so , "best" RO unit ?

sarduci · 03/11/2006, 09:27 PM

Take a gallon of your salt water out (suggestion, I have no clue how big of a tank you have) and put in straight RO/DI water. Wait a day, repeat until at correct level.

Can't recommend a tap water conditioiner, I don't use them. Just don't add a ton of water or drop it more than .001 per day or you could run the risk of killing your livestock.

3bavboys · 03/11/2006, 09:30 PM

btw, lfs set up my tank 10 days ago with tap water
i am doomed for trouble ?
if so ,what kind ?
90g with LS and 100 # of fully cured LR
pro clear wet/dry and pro clear protein skimmer

dots · 03/11/2006, 10:21 PM

No your not doomed by using tap water for a while, I started all of mine of tap water and then switched over to RO/DI after all of my learning mistakes were cured. If you don't have a RO/DI unit and have lug 5 gal jugs around from the water store, it will make this stage easier for you. A few "emergency" water changes could put you out of buisiness if you are lugging jugs around. I personaly would use the tap for a month or so until you get a hang of the whole thing and then switch over. You are going to have blooms as it is being a new tank, and yes there are Phospates and Silicates in tab water that cause algae, your not going to have an out break just because of that. While your cycling, reduce the photoperiod of light to keep algae at bay, get a cleanup crew, get fish when stablized, don't feed too much and you won't have an algae problem. When you got it all down and aren't changing water out like a madman because your alk is off or high amonia. Then switch over. You don't have to have everything at once......but eventually you should get away from tap

nemofish2217 · 03/11/2006, 10:25 PM

you could always check the TDS of your tap water to see how good or bad it is.... mine happens to be 35 ppm straight from the tap (o from the RO) but if i had to do any emergency water change i would use tap...but i wouldnt make a habit of it....

03/11/2006, 09:17 PM	#1
3bavboys Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 155	sg at 1.028 - "best" way to lower ? and "best" tap water conditioner ?. .

03/11/2006, 09:21 PM	#2
clnreef Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 177	I wouldn't use tap water. when I did a long time ago when I first started, I had major algae problems. Use R/O D/I water, it'll save you some hassle. oh yeah and a good way to lower your salinity is to pull out some and save it and add fresh to your tank. __________________ "As the blind man said as he was peeing into the wind 'I can see now, its all coming back to me'" Current Tank Info: 125 Reef: 3x250Watt XM 10K MH, 2x160Watt URI VHO. SPS and Clams couple of softies/lps

03/11/2006, 10:21 PM	#7
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	No your not doomed by using tap water for a while, I started all of mine of tap water and then switched over to RO/DI after all of my learning mistakes were cured. If you don't have a RO/DI unit and have lug 5 gal jugs around from the water store, it will make this stage easier for you. A few "emergency" water changes could put you out of buisiness if you are lugging jugs around. I personaly would use the tap for a month or so until you get a hang of the whole thing and then switch over. You are going to have blooms as it is being a new tank, and yes there are Phospates and Silicates in tab water that cause algae, your not going to have an out break just because of that. While your cycling, reduce the photoperiod of light to keep algae at bay, get a cleanup crew, get fish when stablized, don't feed too much and you won't have an algae problem. When you got it all down and aren't changing water out like a madman because your alk is off or high amonia. Then switch over. You don't have to have everything at once......but eventually you should get away from tap __________________ ~Doug

03/11/2006, 09:24 PM	#3
piranhaking Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 321	sounds like clnreef nailed this one. dont use tap water at all costs. To lower sg syphon some water out and top off with fresh RO or RO/DI water.

03/11/2006, 09:26 PM	#4
3bavboys Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 155	ok thx so , "best" RO unit ?

03/11/2006, 09:27 PM	#5
sarduci Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wausau, Wisconsin Posts: 1,278	Take a gallon of your salt water out (suggestion, I have no clue how big of a tank you have) and put in straight RO/DI water. Wait a day, repeat until at correct level. Can't recommend a tap water conditioiner, I don't use them. Just don't add a ton of water or drop it more than .001 per day or you could run the risk of killing your livestock.

03/11/2006, 09:30 PM	#6
3bavboys Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 155	btw, lfs set up my tank 10 days ago with tap water i am doomed for trouble ? if so ,what kind ? 90g with LS and 100 # of fully cured LR pro clear wet/dry and pro clear protein skimmer

03/11/2006, 10:25 PM	#8
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	you could always check the TDS of your tap water to see how good or bad it is.... mine happens to be 35 ppm straight from the tap (o from the RO) but if i had to do any emergency water change i would use tap...but i wouldnt make a habit of it....