According to what I have heard.. Water softeners should not be used to water for your tank.. Your not even supposed to drink it.. Normally the softener is hooked into the hot water line anyways.. You are also not supposed to use hotwater for Drinking/Cooking as hotwater will leech metals from your hotwater tank/copper pipes

Unless its a Sodium free Water softener that uses resins, this may be a different story as well..

I saw the latter in a recent Utility bill, there was a info booklet with that info in it.

With the relative cost of RO or RO/DI its best to go that would.

Jim

Damn it's getting expensive to hang around here with you people! :eek: Just ordered the ro/di unit! :biggrin: (except mine was a bit more than 100 with shipping.)

When I bought my RO/DI unit, it cost well over $300. You got off easy!!

Mine was $150 with the shipping for the 100 GPD model. I could have got the 85 GPD a little cheaper, but I thought what the heck. :smile:

Hi group...thanks for the replys.

Since the water will go in this weekend (Sunday), it looks like it will be good old Calgary tap water from an un-softened line. My water softener has a by-pass valve that make this an easy step.

Wish me luck.... :eek:

Thanks very much.

Mike

if you decide to use tap water, call Water Works ahead of time to see if they have put any additives in the water due to the cold snap.

they can provide a water analysis report for Calgary water.

i once lost 18 parrot cichlids because of tap water.

IMHO, an RO unit is the best investment


Tak

might want to also at least use "Prime" water conditioner.

IMO I'd hold off on filling it until you get your RO/DI unit a few days won't kill you and may save you some headaches down the road.
Dave

Hey Mike,
How's the set-up comming along? I figure you've had water in it for almost a month now? Hope all is fine, looking forward to seeing it. A true example of a guy doing it all properly, in the beginning!
Thanks.Rob

FYI, I have been using straight tap water for more than three years with no ill effects at all. I am more than happy with it. :biggrin: