Ok to use Tap water ????

i have a sixty gallon tank that im starting, can i use city tap water with a de chlorine chemical just to fill it half way up??? and after that for my water changes i would use r/o water as usual.

 

I wouldn't, a lot of the nasty in the city water will prob soak up into your rocks and sand and take months to leech out, causing ongoing algae issues. There was a thread about this yesterday, where the guy, after 2 months of using rodi, was still having issues. BTW, check into rodi water, no just ro.

 

Im doing a swap from a thirty gallon to a sixty gallon, so with the rock and the gravel i would only use about twenty gallons of tap water do you think that woul be ok ????

 

Its your tank, its not gonna kill it, but why? Go get some distilled from Sams or something. The small amount that would cost will be worth it. IMO. Doesn't seem like a good place to start pinching pennies.

 

+1 dechlorinator only removes chlorine and chloramine. Youll still have minerals and nutrients. Not to mention copper with can kill coral and inverts.

 

True i will just go get some i was just wondering if that little bit would be ok use. I'm not trying to save money im just getting a little exicted about getting the tank up and running i will just have to slooooow down lol

 

Haha I can relate. Took me 6 hours to fill my tank.

 

Nothing good happens fast in this hobby.

 

Ive got use to waiting you will to dont rush it and before you know it you tank we be up and runing