Can i add Tap water direct to new tank?

[mengyang_neo]

Hi if i put got a new tank, i am going to fill up with tap water and then mix with salt, but before i do that do i need to do anything to the tap water? Cos i see in the forum a lot of people is using distilled water. if using water from tap, what should i do before mixing with salt.

[chercm]

may be u can check this thread :

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62843

[mengyang_neo]

hmmm never said about what to do with tap water lay, if i am using tap water direct and dun have the tap water filter or what ever it call? What should i do?

[Thexder]

When I started my tank, I used tap water to fill directly. Add in anti-chlorine and let it run for a few days. Then add in salt and let it run for a few more days for the water to clear up. Then you can either add in LR or prawn meat to cycle the tank and build up your bacteria. Advisable to connect a FR to remove phosphates, etc.

[mengyang_neo]

i see, i thought anti chlorine will remove the chlorine in a few hrs y need to wait a few day? pai seh ah ask so much question.

[Thexder]

Kiasu mah

[reeftask]

just put in the water to the tank and add salt to your designated salinity. Chlorine will evaporate after 24 hrs. Then cycle the tank for few days. Taa daaa! saltwater produced. Best to place LR as soon as possible to cycle after all your salt had dissolved after these few days. If you are using old mature LR, you can start adding fish slowly.

If you have no idea where to spend your money, you can buy lots of RO/DI water and equipments.

[mengyang_neo]

ok will do that, i thinking friday put water and salt, sat put sand then sun put LR. Is it alrightly?

[Achilles Tang]

Suggest you add anti-chlorine solution to your tapwater first, then add salt.

[Salty_Creature]

just put in the water to the tank and add salt to your designated salinity. Chlorine will evaporate after 24 hrs. Then cycle the tank for few days. Taa daaa! saltwater produced. Best to place LR as soon as possible to cycle after all your salt had dissolved after these few days. If you are using old mature LR, you can start adding fish slowly.

If you have no idea where to spend your money, you can buy lots of RO/DI water and equipments.

Chlorine will evaporate but chlormine won't evaporate so easily. Better use Dechlorinator. If can use DI or RO-DI water, it's the best coz it removes harmful metals, impurities, phosphate, silica and so on. Only one thing... the water will too clean and need to add some mineral back. Just my 2 cents!

[mengyang_neo]

ok will add in the anti chlorine. Can i add sand first then water then salt, then on the pump to mix the salt?

[angelfishlover]

No!!!Add water then sand then liverocks!!!If you add water while having sand you'll have a hard time cleaning ur filters.

[mengyang_neo]

i see, Thanks