nitrate level of our TAP water

[zorden]

Anyone know what is the nitrate level of our PUB water??????

[loster]

at jurong area... between 10-12ppm

[hammy]

the authorities seem to claim that it is below 50ppm which is still great for drinking but not that great for reefing .

different area have different nitrate level.

[framerunner]

I did a test on the tap water to measure the nitrate level. Using salifert test kit.

The one on the right is directly from the tap, the one on the left is taken from my new toy (DI Unit)

[framerunner]

Another picture

[zeotz]

that looks like 25ppm - 50ppm to me. thanks for sharing bros, its good info for unknowing reefers like me who thinks our tap water is good enough untreated. Makes me also wunder what long term effects high nitrate drinking water has on humans.

[kraziworm83]

Hi, Can share wat are the ways to get rid of the nitrate in our tap water

[YzF]

DI/RO unit can help to purify the Water.

[Nemokid]

I did a test on the tap water to measure the nitrate level. Using salifert test kit.

The one on the right is directly from the tap, the one on the left is taken from my new toy (DI Unit)

any pic of your new toy..... how much huh ?

[lightningstrike]

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...ic=21801&hl=pub

[framerunner]

any pic of your new toy..... how much huh ?

I got it from one of the sponsers, Reef Depot. Go check it out at their website

[May&Bruce]

I had our tap water tested by an analytical laboratory and the nitrate was less than 5 mg/L. We live in Bukit Batok...

[clarkiiclown04]

May&Bruce, does it cost anything to get water tested by an expert? Would like to test the water in my area. Thanks.

[May&Bruce]

Clarkiiclown, yeah it can cost 40-70 per element that you test for. I tested my tap water for chlorine, phosphate, silicate and nitrate and I tested my reef tank water for nitrate, phosphate, iodide, chlorine, calcium, silicate, ammonium, nitrite, pH. Cost me about S$580 for all the tests.

It's a lot of money and I don't want to do it again, but given I had just spent several thousands setting up a 5 foot reef tank, i wanted to make sure all the parameters were good after 3 months. I just didn't trust the test kits from the LFS. The nitrate test kit I was using was telling me that my lightly stocked reef tank had 25-30 mg/L of nitrate - the lab told me it was 4.71 mg/L.

We use this lab during my work - they are international and reliable:

ALS Technichem (S) Pte Ltd

14 Little Rd, #07-01

Tel: 6283 9268

[clarkiiclown04]

whoa......that's a lot of dough..... which brand test kit were you using. I'll avoid that brand.