dpeter51
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Man, I may have really goofed. I have an RO unit for drinking water but I don't think it distills it. It has the three vertical cylinders, plus two more sideways on top, and a big tank that I assume is for storage of the RO water until it is used.
Briefly, here's my situation: I brought home about 60 lbs of used live rock yeterday from a tank that had been set up for ten years. I didn't have any extra RO/DI water from the LFS, and the water I had made up was a little too salty because I made a stupid error (it was my first time mixing it up). The LFS was closed by this time, so I thought "hey, not a big deal, I'll just use my RO tap water to dilute the saltwater a little." I totally didn't think about the fact that the chlorine might still be in it....
So the live rock has been sitting in a big rubbermaid tub that is probably about 13 gallons RO/DI water from the LFS and 3 gallons of RO from my tap. Specific gravity is about 1.024.
Does anyone know if the average home RO system gets rid of chlorine? I hope I didn't just kill all this rock. I'm noticing a slight smell but I expect that is normal, because I actually got it from a guy who got it from another guy....so the transportation and getting moved around probably stresses the critters. I got a great deal, $3/lb for really neat looking stuff, but that's still a lot of money.
Briefly, here's my situation: I brought home about 60 lbs of used live rock yeterday from a tank that had been set up for ten years. I didn't have any extra RO/DI water from the LFS, and the water I had made up was a little too salty because I made a stupid error (it was my first time mixing it up). The LFS was closed by this time, so I thought "hey, not a big deal, I'll just use my RO tap water to dilute the saltwater a little." I totally didn't think about the fact that the chlorine might still be in it....
So the live rock has been sitting in a big rubbermaid tub that is probably about 13 gallons RO/DI water from the LFS and 3 gallons of RO from my tap. Specific gravity is about 1.024.
Does anyone know if the average home RO system gets rid of chlorine? I hope I didn't just kill all this rock. I'm noticing a slight smell but I expect that is normal, because I actually got it from a guy who got it from another guy....so the transportation and getting moved around probably stresses the critters. I got a great deal, $3/lb for really neat looking stuff, but that's still a lot of money.
