Tap Water safe enough for LPS and softies?

[beaver]

Hi Reefers,

As above, what are your thoughts on this?

Currently I'm using distilled water for both top up and water change.

Thanks!

[RockyBoy]

Better continue using distilled water. Tap water contain lots of nasty stuffs, and continuously using tap water will cumulate the amount of 'pollutant' in your tank.

[erikokelf]

I concur to what rockyboy said. I used to use a cheap distilled water maker, my tank also flooded with nuisance algae.

With the cheap distilled water maker with some kind of filtration i'm already getting tonnes of algae, not mentioning water straight from the tap.

[RockyBoy]

Yes, there are some distilled water brands are not so pure as well. Use TDS meter to find out.

[beaver]

Ok thanks guys

[solasido]

There is an article writer in Marine magazine who uses tab water (dechlorinated) for LPS and they are doing good. I forgot in which issue he discussed it.

I think he has standard nutrient export in place.

Singapore water is better that many western countries. If I measure my tab water using my TDS I got around 70 to 100 range. In the US it could go as high as 400.

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[AquaReefer]

It also depend if you are staying in the east or west of Bukit Timah Rd. The water quality differ a lot.

[hammy]

using RO/DI water with good saltmix allow you to perform water change with high degree of quality control. TDS in bedok area is about 75 ... =)

Its like doing car servicing .... lets say your car need 6l of engine oil to perform servicing. after pouring in 5.8l of clean engine oil, u realise that you are short of 200ml... will you top up the 200ml with used engine oil? individual preferance though...

My advice is to continue with the distilled water although quite a hassle to safeguard your precious tank fishes and coral in the long run. In short term, performing water changing/ top up might not be significant to observe.

[sherman]

There is an article writer in Marine magazine who uses tab water (dechlorinated) for LPS and they are doing good. I forgot in which issue he discussed it.

I think he has standard nutrient export in place.

Singapore water is better that many western countries. If I measure my tab water using my TDS I got around 70 to 100 range. In the US it could go as high as 400.

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Anthing above 50 is prone to algae growth later.

Better to keep your DI water below 50.

[nickykoo]

It also depend if you are staying in the east or west of Bukit Timah Rd. The water quality differ a lot.

Really got diffrent? Bro do u know how about hougang water quality.... haha

[angmoh]

personally， im using tap water for my LPS tank. so far so good.

[nickykoo]

personally， im using tap water for my LPS tank. so far so good.

so which brand of anti clorine u using?

[angmoh]

Nutrafin AquaPlus

[nickykoo]

Nutrafin AquaPlus

angmoh tat AquaPlus is good? how about ATI stress coat? any recomand? thanks

[PordingPrime]

I am using tap water age for 3-4 days in my tank for 4mos+ now, and i dont complain for the algae yet, i saw white, purple algae but no green hairy algae... yet as of the moment.... and I dont have bio pellet, my nitrate is around 5+ (orange in color).... but not sure also later if algae attack

[nickykoo]

I am using tap water age for 3-4 days in my tank for 4mos+ now, and i dont complain for the algae yet, i saw white, purple algae but no green hairy algae... yet as of the moment.... and I dont have bio pellet, my nitrate is around 5+ (orange in color).... but not sure also later if algae attack

Bro Which brand of sea salt mix u using?