Ok to use Tap water ????

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  1. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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  3. Deftones2015

    Deftones2015 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I would def use rodi water from the beginning. My filters went downhill in my rodi unit a few years ago tds went up to about 80 on the tds meter and it reaked havoc. I did regular water changes with that watrr for a month. It took me forever to get the algae under control.
     
  4. kwinter1

    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    has taken me 4 days!
     
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    kwinter1 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    I'm sold on using rodi, notice all that nasty it pulled out! take your time