Originally Posted by
rbby228
http:///forum/post/2930229
i was checking how much premade SW is and boy is it expensive $11.99 for 5 gallons i wanna start sw but thatll be expensive!! is tap really THAT bad??
I started in SW fishkeeping with tap water, and my tank did OK for a number of years. All I had was a lot of algae
, and I also kept a tang
in my 55 gal tank. You can use tap water, but several things to consider are: the quality of the water supplied to your home, and the type of livestock that you will be keeping.
Agree w/bigal-buy your ro/di from your lfs and mix your SW up by yourself. In the long run though, getting a ro/di unit will pay huge dividends, especially if you might keep corals or even go fully reef.
At least you haven't gotten into an expensive hobby!