Phil and Ambers 29 gallon Reef tank

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  1. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Yes, no matter how many na sayers there are saying that it CAN NOT be done, go look at my other thread for my 180 gallon tank with a 65 gallon sump and 100 gallon fuge which is also all tap water.


    Now, it really depends on where you live and ur TDS, if my TDS was 400 then no i would not do it
     
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  2. ermano

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    Agreed!! Rochester has pretty clean water...surprisingly. I still use RO/DI but many have gotten away with using tap!
     
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  3. oceanparadise1

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    Yup, i mean should i use ro, sure but i dont feel the need to not when i have no problems with tap!
     
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    lol OMG that freakin hilarious. too bad he didnt catch that lol
     
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  5. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    hahaha i caught it, just didnt want to take the thread of track lol
     
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    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    lol... how do i check my TDS?
    i live in Ga. Atlanta to be exact. Norcross to be even more exact. lol
     
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  7. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    you can get a meter pretty cheap, check your LFS they should have some for sale!
     
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  8. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    ai8 ill see if they have any tomorrow.. Im still getting my RO/DI unit, i guess it should be better than tap. "aqua marines", something like that.... is that good brand..?
     
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  9. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    dont know to much about RO units as i havent ever owned one to be honest
     
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    Some RO/DI units come with a free TDS meter. I got min from airwaterice.com and it came with one.
    I think they run like $25 if you get one otherwise.
    Pocket TDS Mini Meter
     
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