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03-07-2006, 12:30 AM
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Edmonton water is running at 150ppm right now according to my TDS meter. But it changes seasonally, and you never know what you might get in tap water, if the treatment plant needs to, they dose chemicals to control algae outbreaks and such.
So I say Bad Idea, for long term success go with distilled, RO, or RODI. And you might as well set yourself up for success from the beginning, because believe me you are going to have your share of trouble with a new tank as it is. 
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03-07-2006, 01:05 AM
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Unlike some people on this board I don't claim to know everything. Therefore I won't give advice. From my experience it all depends where you are. Where I live in Calgary, I have had a great deal of success with my tap water. I don't believe for one minute that chemicals get added willy nilly. However, I will say that when I lived in Vancouver many years ago, I had little success with tap water. But then we used Gro-Lux lights because they looked cool. No wonder we fought Cyano all the time. So I say use tap water with caution. Check with people close to you to see if they have success before you do.
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03-07-2006, 01:16 AM
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just a suggestion, and I started my tank with tap water , was okay till water changed in the spring and I ended up with a tank of rock covered with hair algea. went to rodi and never looked back.
If i was to fill a tank now I would try and see if you can get water from established tanks from people doing water changes. will help start your tank off quicker for one, save you on the cost of salt as the water you would get would be for the drain any ways.
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03-07-2006, 01:19 AM
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03-07-2006, 01:28 AM
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The TDS in Vancouver is alot lower than in the interior. I tested the TDS at 17ppm and I still won't use it. That is unless you enjoy battling hair algae and putting things into your aquarium that you have no idea about.
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03-07-2006, 01:43 AM
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wow, 17! Some reefers in the US have 10ppm coming out of their RO units!
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03-07-2006, 01:54 AM
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i wouldnt use the tap water if the tds was 0. i have to much invested in my corals and setup to risk a tank crash on shitty water.
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03-07-2006, 03:49 AM
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I agree with DirtyReefer. TDS is about 17, and on 3 start ups in my aquarist Career , all have lead to hair algea and or cyno when I used tap water. RODI I had vertually none.
I guess it just depends on your tolerence level for algae.
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03-07-2006, 03:32 PM
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Thanks all for you comments and suggestions! I think I will just have to make the time and make the RO water. I think it can probably be done with tap water, but this is my first saltwater tank and don't want to push my luck! hehe
Bud
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