tap water in surrey Question ?

[canadianbudz604]

Tap water works for lots of people, for myself I used it once and I didn't know that they were fixing the piping around my house the day before and it crashed my tank. Ro unit is enough, I haven't had a single problem using it.

[chef]

I used tap water with Brita filter when I first moved to whistler. Figured clean glacier water must b incredible. In reality probably full of minerals, etc. Had algae issues and coral was never happy. Recently bought an RO/DI unit and man have things turned around!

[Slyguy00]

Tap water caused me nothing but problems in the beginning. I use ro now and will never use tap water again. Iv seen abbotsford water test anywhere from 3 ppm all the way up to 225. Ro is always 0. Enough said

[straightrazorguy]

Than't because in Abbottsford you guys use a different water source. In Metro Vancouver the water quality is pretty consistent, with slightly higher TDS following major rainstorm events. I use straight New West tap water and I'm pretty happy.

[Slyguy00]

Originally Posted by straightrazorguy

Than't because in Abbottsford you guys use a different water source. In Metro Vancouver the water quality is pretty consistent, with slightly higher TDS following major rainstorm events. I use straight New West tap water and I'm pretty happy.

Thats true. But anything above 1 ppm is to much for me

[Aquattro]

Which water to use is a matter of priorities. Tap water in the GVRD is generally good enough for a reef, unless it isn't on some particular occasion.
Construction or some other form of contamination could wipe out your whole tank. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in 20 years.
If you have 2 x $5 frags and a damsel, maybe it doesn't matter. If you have $500 worth of coral that you've grown from frags, maybe it matters.
So for the cost of a RO unit, you eliminate that possibility. It's peace of mind.

Sure, nobody wants to spend an extra $200, but if it saves your tank one day, you gotta think it's worth it.

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Which water to use is a matter of priorities. Tap water in the GVRD is generally good enough for a reef, unless it isn't on some particular occasion.
Construction or some other form of contamination could wipe out your whole tank. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in 20 years.
If you have 2 x $5 frags and a damsel, maybe it doesn't matter. If you have $500 worth of coral that you've grown from frags, maybe it matters.
So for the cost of a RO unit, you eliminate that possibility. It's peace of mind.

Sure, nobody wants to spend an extra $200, but if it saves your tank one day, you gotta think it's worth it.

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