Tap Water rinse?

[jsteph24]

I have a new aquarium and acrylic sump, is it ok to rinse all of this stuff off with tap water before I fill it with salt water? It has some dust etc that should be rinsed off before I do my initial fill. I Just want to make sure that I wont get anything from the tap water leech onto my diffuser sponge or anything of that sort. Thanks!

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by jsteph24
http:///forum/post/3230379
I have a new aquarium and acrylic sump, is it ok to rinse all of this stuff off with tap water before I fill it with salt water? It has some dust etc that should be rinsed off before I do my initial fill. I Just want to make sure that I wont get anything from the tap water leech onto my diffuser sponge or anything of that sort. Thanks!
That should be fine as long as your water doesn't have copper in it. Use it hot and don't add bleach. In my opinion, if your tap water has chlorine in it, the amount will not be concentrated enough or last long enough to have any effect on the tank. Make sure you dry it off well before the initial fill.
Out of curiosity, what size tank do you have?

 

[jsteph24]

75 gallon tank... the sump i think holds about 32 gallons. My RODI unit doesn't arrive till friday according to UPS tracking. So If i clean it all out tonight the chlorine would have plenty of time to evaporate.

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by jsteph24
http:///forum/post/3230400
75 gallon tank... the sump i think holds about 32 gallons. My RODI unit doesn't arrive till friday according to UPS tracking. So If i clean it all out tonight the chlorine would have plenty of time to evaporate.
Sometimes people freak out about chlorine or bleach in the water but the truth is that it isn't like soap and will find its way out of the water fairly quickly...especially when you make an effort to dry the tank.