ro water

[jeepsdoitall]

ok i have recently decided to stop using tap water and use ro now what do i put in the water before i put it in my tank, besides salt of course

 

[SaylorsReef]

RO water is Reverse Osmosis that has been filtered through an RO or RODI system. You don't need to put anything in the water after it comes out of the filter.

 

[jeepsdoitall]

hey cool thanks, the lfs owner told me that i needed to put some supplement pack into it

 

[SaylorsReef]

the lfs owner told me that i needed to put some supplement pack into it

Really....That is interesting! Be careful what the LFS tell you. They are there to take your money! Get in the habit of researching before you purchase.

 

[WeePee]

hey cool thanks, the lfs owner told me that i needed to put some supplement pack into it

hopefully you are using a quality sand mix that will already add all the trace elements you need.

 

[jeepsdoitall]

yeah i think this guy in town doesnt know much about salt he claims to have 20 years in the fish biz but i went to his other shop back in the day and it was freshwater only thats y i dont buy fish from him they always look sickly and i see dead ones in his salt tank frequently so i only buy the grown up fish that people bring in they only spend a day or two in his tank

 

[SaylorsReef]

hopefully you are using a quality sand mix that will already add all the trace elements you need.

Hope you mean salt?

 

[jeepsdoitall]

i was using coralife but i bought instant ocean recently what do you use

 

[SaylorsReef]

I use reef crystals for my reef tanks, and instant ocean for my seahorses. I've never used coralife.

 

[jeepsdoitall]

i dont have a lot of coral just a large finger coral and some of those small red mushrooms nothing delicate, the coralife has trace elements and no phosphates

 

[mr_z]

yeah you have to be really careful with the lfs they do want to take your money sometimes if you dont do your research. if you go into aquatica and talk to them i noticed they tell the truth. and one of the guys there will even tell you straight up that he doesnt care if you believe or if you buy their stuff because its pricey. but always try to do your research before you go in thats why i joined this forum i like to ask alot of questions before i go buy.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Be sure you only use RO water (unsalted) to top off your tank. Have you purchased a RODI filtration system yet?

 

[jcarlilesiu]

I started out with coralife salt and switched over to Reef Crystals.

The only things that I supplement are iodine between water changes and kalkwasser if calcium drops.

Usually my water change stabilizes everything with trace, but if I don't do a water change often enough director: DO WATER CHANGES) then I have to dose.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Why do you need to supplement iodine?

 

[Stonefish13]

I use iodine for all my lps and softies for tissue growth and health.

 

[SaylorsReef]

I use iodine for all my lps and softies for tissue growth and health.

Do you test the iodine levels before you dose?

 

[Smitty]

I always buffer my ro water (that I use for top offs) to 8.0, because water is naturally a ph of 7.0, but if I'm using the ro water to make saltwater, I don't buffer it, because it stabilizes with the salt mix.

 

[fastrc]

I use iodine in my reef for my zoa's, I test it every week.
It helps my zoas grow like wild fire!

 

[Scarlett778]

Iodine is also great for inverts such as shrimpies

 

[scotty]

if you do weekly water changes, you wont need to up iodine in your setup, until you are overstocked to a point that you are using the elements before you do a water change, which is why a lotta people here do that, if you look at their setups, i bet their dosing more than just iodine.