declorinated tap water salt mix

[Teh Soon Seng]

Hi, just started a 3 ft SW tank. currently still cycling with just LR. been reading that RO salt mix is preferred when during water change. Is it ok if I used tap water mix that been conditioned with anti chlorine? I'm planning to have FOWLR setup.

Thanks

[Admiraltian]

Other than declorinating your tap water, tap water contains unwanted organic, nutrients and harmful heavy metals that u might want to take note of. Long term usage might lead to algae bloom on your live rocks inside your tank.

[Kelvin81]

Tap water also contained nirate, nitrite and phophate and some other minerals that might not good for your tank. Ro water or distilled water still the best. Install a RO unit or can purchase distilled water from market. My 2 cents.

[Teh Soon Seng]

thanks for the info...all along I thought algae bloom is the issue with tap water

[Teh Soon Seng]

how about using NSW during water change? As I stay near pasir ris farm,its easy for me

[Admiraltian]

If its those filtered nsw, then shd be fine as long as u tune your ca, kh and mg to acceptable range as nsw tends to be on a lower range.

[[V]tEc]

I am using tap water treated with prime for my fowlr. So far so good. My master also using tap water for all his angelfishes.

[Teh Soon Seng]

bro Vtec so its possible.

[peacemaker]

It's all about striking a balance between import and export of nutrients. If you choose to use tap water, just be prepared to do more to export the nutrients via other means of filtration. For example, there are many people who uses tap water, but use an algae scrubber to export nutrients.

[Teh Soon Seng]

understood bro Peacemaker,more frequent water change ok?

[[V]tEc]

For fowlr setup, we dont use high powered lighting. Lesser growth of algae.once in a while, brush your rocks when doing water change.

[Kakani]

Vtec who your master

[[V]tEc]

Vtec who your master

Cannot tell u

[Teh Soon Seng]

how often do you do water change bro vtec?

[[V]tEc]

how often do you do water change bro vtec?

2 weeks once. Changed about 20%. But now change 15% cos my blue tub can only hold 150L.

[MarcoVan]

It's all about striking a balance between import and export of nutrients. If you choose to use tap water, just be prepared to do more to export the nutrients via other means of filtration. For example, there are many people who uses tap water, but use an algae scrubber to export nutrients.

Agreed. Last time when I was keeping sps, also using tapwater. Only once in a blue moon then I use rodi water. but no algae bloom.

I utilised gfo, carbon and heavy skimming with monthly 10% water change.

[yellowtang]

To advocate and endorse using tap water in salt water mixed for reef tank is definitely the wrong direction and ill advice for new reefers.

Tap water condition differs in different location in Singapore.

Advanced and seniors reefers have the experience and the ability to rectify the situation if something goes wrong in the tank.

Reefers have different reef tanks that require different water quality.

To have countless problems related to water condition and fail when starting a reefing hobby can be very demoralising and unnecessary.

So do it right the first time.

Rgds,

mike

[Evolutionz]

I've tested my tap water before to be tds value of 60ppm, 5ppm of nitrate and 0ppm phosphate. I using api test kit so it may not even been accurate though.

[dnsfpl]

doing this since day 1, cannot bring out some sps colours

likely due to the high po4, 0.04

not using rowaphos etc etc

[RockyBoy]

Tap water contains chlorine and will kill the good bacteria in the tank. No point cycling if you want to kill off the bacteria. Use RODI/distilled water rather than dechlorinate as this is putting more chemicals into that already have alot in the tap water.