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paddyob 06-24-2012 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Titus99 (Post 726400)
Yeah tap is fine. Like paddyob I used tap for the first year but switched over to RODI after run off caused TDS to spike

I never have used ro. Consistently tap water only. 6 years.

Proteus 06-24-2012 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob (Post 726417)
I never have used ro. Consistently tap water only. 6 years.

I know I was only agreeing that tap water is fine. I just made the switch due to yellow water with high TDS in spring

Megalodon 06-24-2012 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob (Post 726399)
Last I heard, the ocean was not using ro water.

Kind of depends on what's in everyone's tap water, doesn't it? A number of years ago I nearly killed my tank with copper because of the pipes in my building. The low TDS here in Vancouver (8 ppm) scavenged it like crazy. I'm happy you get away with it but it's generally not good advice to give people without first knowing what's coming out of their tap.

reefwars 06-24-2012 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Megalodon (Post 726454)
Kind of depends on what's in everyone's tap water, doesn't it? A number of years ago I nearly killed my tank with copper because of the pipes in my building. The low TDS here in Vancouver (8 ppm) scavenged it like crazy. I'm happy you get away with it but it's generally not good advice to give people without first knowing what's coming out of their tap.



So?? A lot of people just had crashes from Kent carbon...does that mean that saying using carbon is bad advise??

Using tapwater isnt bad advice ..... if you've never ran a copper test then I would think your at your own fault....fact of the matter is anything you add could potnlentially be bad...there is no wrong advise if you don't personally know what's in something...how can you give advise besides saying be cautious??

Megalodon 06-24-2012 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 726465)
So?? A lot of people just had crashes from Kent carbon...does that mean that saying using carbon is bad advise??

Using tapwater isnt bad advice ..... if you've never ran a copper test then I would think your at your own fault....fact of the matter is anything you add could potnlentially be bad...there is no wrong advise if you don't personally know what's in something...how can you give advise besides saying be cautious??

I think you missed my point.


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