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Tap water or RO/DI for SPS dominant tanks


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  1. 1. What type of tank water for your SPS ?

    • I use tap water for my SPS tank and they are growing well !
      10
    • I use RO/DI water for my SPS tank and they are growing well !
      16
    • I use tap water for my SPS tank and they are ok
      12
    • I use RO/DI water for my SPS tank and they are ok
      22
    • I use tap water for my SPS tank and they are always not doing well...
      0
    • I use RO/DI water for my SPS tank and they are always not doing well...
      1
  2. 2. Do you think RO/DI water is a must for SPS dominant tank ?

    • Yes, it is a must
      23
    • Yes, if you got the money
      23
    • No, tap water is good enough
      7
    • No, too expensive
      3
    • No idea
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now im using pure water from NTUC. pocket cannot tank burning already. maybe getting RO/DI unit soon haha. weekly 2 carton is killing me

very environment unfriendly by using those water bottles. very heavy to carry, which is bad for ur back as well.

try to get ur RO/DI water soon.

cheers!

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Learn something new today from the master, didn't know our tapwater is good enough. Going to explore this option of tapwater with carbon after finish my distilled water.

Cheers,

James

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Our singapore tap water is fine, if we can drink it from the tap.. The SPS must learn too.. Lol

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