Well water

[dabandit]

Ok,just moved to a farm on a well. The water is brownish,but it tests at 0nitrate,0nitrite and 0phosphate am I safe to use this in my tank without running it through an ro/di I mean a well is mother natures biological filter is it not? I have a 4 stage ro/di unit but its down at the moment and my fish desperatelly need to get back into my big tank currentlly I have a blonde naso,mandarin,2 clowns orange and black ocelaris and a niger trigger sharing my 10g nano lol

[rocketlily]

We're also on brownish well water. Lots of iron and sodium. Never really know what else is in the well water. I would never use it on any of my tanks.

[dabandit]

ahh iron. Thank you. Living on a farm is like visiting mexico,its beautiful but dont drink the water lol

[brizzo]

Yeah you can never be too sure of the metal, and heavy metal content of well water. You may even want to get it professionally tested for your own health. (Bacterial infections in wells are more common than you might think)

[rocketlily]

We never drink or cook with well water. Only for laundry (white's will yellow fast), showers, toilets and dishes. Water can change overnight depending on what's happening a few miles away. Not worth taking the chance with your health. We had alot of stomach problems with the kids until we finally figured out it was the water.

[hillbillyreefer]

Mine sounds similar to yours. I wouldn't use it in a salt tank without running it through the ro system. I have used my tap water in my freshie tanks without any trouble, but never tried it in my salt tanks.

[superduperwesman]

Originally Posted by rocketlily

We're also on brownish well water. Lots of iron and sodium. Never really know what else is in the well water. I would never use it on any of my tanks.

Why would the sodium be a problem?? So will and r/o system remove the iron??

[rocketlily]

Originally Posted by superduperwesman

Why would the sodium be a problem?? So will and r/o system remove the iron??

Sodium is bad for your health if you drink alot of water. Really makes the coffee taste bad, makes fizzy lemonade and kills houseplants.

So will and r/o system remove the iron?? - not understanding

[superduperwesman]

Originally Posted by rocketlily

Sodium is bad for your health if you drink alot of water. Really makes the coffee taste bad, makes fizzy lemonade and kills houseplants.

So will and r/o system remove the iron?? - not understanding

No I mean why would sodium be bad for your fish tank?? and you also mentioned iron.. do r/o systems remove iron??

[hillbillyreefer]

They do remove iron and sodium.