What type of water do you use in your reef tank?

[gregbva]

What kind of water do other people in this hobby use in the tank and how do you get it or filter it?
Thanks,
Greg

 

[tropicalreefs]

I use RO but back in the day I used tap water with no real problems. I guess it depends on where you live.

 

[nacl-h2o]

You seem to have left out alot of options
My RO
My RO/DI
MY DI
Purchased RO
Purchased RO/DI
Perchased Distilled
Perchased filtered sea water
My Tap unfiltered
My Tap with common filter
Purchased Tap common filter
Other
There are many options available, if you want to get a feel of what people use. The scope of your poll would need to be widened.
I use Purchased RO for water changes and Purchased distilled for top off.

 

[byrself]

i use bottled distilled.

 

[tidepool]

I use RO from my own RO unit for water chanes. But I initialy filled the tank with purchased Ro water.

 

[gregbva]

I currently use regular tap water in my reef tank and everything seems to be running as planned. The Pet store tells me I need a RO Unit or to buy it from them. I was thinking they are just trying to make some $$$.
Your thoughts
Thanks,
Greg

 

[volitan]

RO/DI from the lfs.

 

[nm reef]

Purchased and tested ro/di water.Health department requires monthly testing of the places water(they always know I want to see the current test results from the State)...and I check it for ph/nitrate/phosphate/silicate prior to using it.Cost is .20 per gal and I normally get 20 gal per week...unless for some reason I'm doing intense water changes.My Birthday is in July if anybody wants to send me a ro/di unit for the work shop!!!!!

 

[bammbamm74]

Originally posted by NM reef:
<strong>Purchased and tested ro/di water.Health department requires monthly testing of the places water(they always know I want to see the current test results from the State)...and I check it for ph/nitrate/phosphate/silicate prior to using it.Cost is .20 per gal and I normally get 20 gal per week...unless for some reason I'm doing intense water changes.My Birthday is in July if anybody wants to send me a ro/di unit for the work shop!!!!! </strong><hr></blockquote>
I'm with NM. I buy water from a drinking water place. 2 r/o units, 2 carbon filter units, di and uv sterilize. $0.20 a gallon.

 

[rangermonroe]

10% pure, unadulterated,virgin, pristine tap...with a little salt. Morton's seems to work the best. with the Iodine and all.

 

[heavenly damsel]

Purchased bottled distilled from the grocery store. 10 gallons per week. .69 per gallon....getting our RO/DI unit soon.

 

[striker]

bottled distilled. 3 dollars a week.

 

[wrassecal]

sometimes tap with ammquel added and oceans blend, sometime purchased ro

 

[david s]

I started with tap water and even tho I tested and lfs no phoshate/no nitrate I was still getting hair algie and started buying ro/di water from lfs and added a phoshate pad for a week it is getting alot better now

 

[vanlerdarklight]

DI from lfs

 

[gregbva]

David,
If you have hair algae, get a Emarald Crab. It should take care of it.
Greg

 

[fallen04]

i use catalina filtered sea water and tap water for top offs.

 

[marc42fe]

Britta filtered tap water 1 gallon at a time 95 times. the ph here is only slightly low and cc seems to have brought it right into par 8.2 still cycling though.

 

[gregbva]

I see a lot of people use RO water or distilled water.
Thanks for the info,
Greg