Why using tap water is bad.

Was looking for ideas n glad I seen this set up! Thanks for sharing. Eric thanks for explanation was wondering the same thing.
 
Sawdonkey said:
While I agree with what you're saying, I was very successful with tap water in my FOWLR for 10+ years. I never had algae issues, my tank looked pristine, and I have some really old fish (8-10 years).

I use only RODI these days because I'm going to corals and nems, but if I were to go back to FOWLR, I'd probably just use tap. Sorry, I know everyone here probably disagrees. Just my two cents.
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I also used tap water when I first started in SW. I did have some algae but nothing more than I have now with RODI water.
 
trackfast said:
I also used tap water when I first started in SW. I did have some algae but nothing more than I have now with RODI water.
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don't tempt me on this one guys. I haven't bought an RODI unit and have been using distilled water from wal-mart and have had regular diatom blooms until I switched to the cheaper fill your own bottle RO kiosk also at walmart.

I am married with 4 kids and can not convince my wife that it is a cost effective purchase when water is so cheap to buy. I say that we could bottle our own water and not have to buy those stupid 16.9oz bottled drinking water as well.
 
Sawdonkey said:
While I agree with what you're saying, I was very successful with tap water in my FOWLR for 10+ years. I never had algae issues, my tank looked pristine, and I have some really old fish (8-10 years).

I use only RODI these days because I'm going to corals and nems, but if I were to go back to FOWLR, I'd probably just use tap. Sorry, I know everyone here probably disagrees. Just my two cents.
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Yeah best practices but when you do something and it works. Some one tried talking me into using rodi in my freshwater. I've had those fish for a decade on tap.


Martini and Rossi Asti Spumante
 
freshwater fish are completely different im convinced if u added a heater u could keep some of them in the toilet... and also as long as u keep the water the same most FWF will live.. everyone says discus need soft 6.8 ph water or they die ive always kept them at hard a** chi tap 7.8 with no problems
 
gmguy496 said:
freshwater fish are completely different im convinced if u added a heater u could keep some of them in the toilet... and also as long as u keep the water the same most FWF will live.. everyone says discus need soft 6.8 ph water or they die ive always kept them at hard a** chi tap 7.8 with no problems
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Actually they make toliet fish tanks lol
 
gmguy496 said:
freshwater fish are completely different im convinced if u added a heater u could keep some of them in the toilet... and also as long as u keep the water the same most FWF will live.. everyone says discus need soft 6.8 ph water or they die ive always kept them at hard a** chi tap 7.8 with no problems
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Plus one. Lmao.


Martini and Rossi Asti Spumante
 
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