tap water

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by paddyob

You wont lose your reef. I never have.

Geez.

That's quite the bold statement! You're right, spring runoff likely won't cause any issues other than increased tannins in the water. And maybe lots of animal droppings. And the oil hillbilly Bob dumped upstream from the reservoir. But you're probably ok. So far you haven't lost your reef, so the chances it would ever happen to anyone on the planet are pretty slim. almost zip, I'd say. But.....for a little bit more money on top of everything you've spent, you could guarantee nothing bad would come from the water.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

That's quite the bold statement!

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Just sayin'

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Just sayin'

Keep saying it. ha ha!

If my tank crashes in the spring due to run off, Ill eat this thread.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Keep saying it. ha ha!

If my tank crashes in the spring due to run off, Ill eat this thread.

Well, you probably won't have to eat any thread. Very unlikely to kill your reef with tap water. And if it did, you could just buy new corals. Sure, way more money than a RO unit, but it's probably not going to be an issue. Probably.
I'm sure that nobody in the history of water has ever tossed anything into a public source. The planet never builds aquifers near veins of copper. Seagulls make sure they don't poop in water (very polite birds). Agricultural run off only goes into non public water (well, except for that Kelowna example I gave). So I'm sure you're fine. I can almost guarantee it. almost. probably.unlikely. Not reassuring words for my coral. So for what, 5% of my total coral stock, I CAN guarantee, to much more comfortable level, that water will not introduce bad things into my tank.
I have enough chemistry going on in the reef I can't control, I'm going to make sure that I control the ones I can.
But your reef is safe. After all, it's never crashed.