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Hi community:

I am new reefer and I am seeking your advice.

My tank is very big. The volume is about 350L for display tank and 160L for sump tank respectively. 

Although I have RO water filter, the water output is too slow. it will take a few days to produce the amount of RO water I need.

I am thinking is it possible to start water cycling with tap water? Has anybody tried that with good result?

 

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I did this too.. but not sure if it is part of the cycling process or due to the tap water, but i have some algae problem for a month or two. But it is stable now. Another option is to use a NSW which you could buy from LFS to speed things up and save your time and salt

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2 minutes ago, Ashtrax said:

You can try doing this fill your tank with tap water. Run a power head and connect it to a DI reactor in series, let it cycle in your tank.

There you will get your water you wanted.

 

Who your tank maker?

 

This is really smart.

I custom made the tank on Taobao, then sea freight shipping to Singapore. 12mm super white glass + shipping, the cost is around $700.

 

 

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19 minutes ago, Fjdam said:

I did this too.. but not sure if it is part of the cycling process or due to the tap water, but i have some algae problem for a month or two. But it is stable now. Another option is to use a NSW which you could buy from LFS to speed things up and save your time and salt

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Other than Alge problem, is your coral ok with the tap water? BTW what is NSW and LFS?

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28 minutes ago, ssyssy said:

Other than Alge problem, is your coral ok with the tap water? BTW what is NSW and LFS?

NSW is natural sea water

LFS is local fish shop

Algae problem is a norm with most reefers i find..after Tank stable Will b fine yea..i oso find using NSW to cycle the tank is good..cheers n happy reefing

Btw do share ur tank pic..its not a norm to buy oversea tank yea..heez

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7 minutes ago, kenyee said:

NSW is natural sea water

LFS is local fish shop

Algae problem is a norm with most reefers i find..after Tank stable Will b fine yea..i oso find using NSW to cycle the tank is good..cheers n happy reefing

Btw do share ur tank pic..its not a norm to buy oversea tank yea..heez

 

Thanks a lot for the info. Do you know how much is sea water from fish shop?

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3 minutes ago, ssyssy said:

Thanks a lot for the info. Do you know how much is sea water from fish shop?

Price wise maybe u can contact Iwarna as they do delivery cum top up for u..there are different grade of NSW too..haha

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Other than Alge problem, is your coral ok with the tap water? BTW what is NSW and LFS?


Apart from algae, fishes and corals are healthy. Infact its doing well.

If i were to restart my tank, i would do this method, cycle with NSW. Save my time but other reefer has own preference and opinion. BUT with oil spillage lately, im not sure about the condition and the quality

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