Water quality

Are these to bad of results for saltwater use? Copper 526.14 ppb 2640 ppb Dichloroacetic acid 13.39 ppb 17.6 ppb Total haloacetic acids (HAAs) 34.27 ppb 45.1 ppb Chloroform 41.72 ppb 64.8 ppb Bromodichloromethane 5.69 ppb 7.4 ppb Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) 47.65 ppb 71.9 ppb Lead (total) 18.8 ppb 117 ppb Trichloroacetic acid 18.41 ppb 29.45 ppb Dibromochloromethane 0.25 ppb 0.9 ppb Monochloroacetic acid 2.14 ppb 8 ppb Monobromoacetic acid 0.28 ppb 1 ppb Bromochloroacetic acid 1.35 ppb 1.65 ppb

 

Don't even consider tap water! Tap water is the source or more frustration and people leaving the hobby than anything. The cost of RO/DI or distilled water is miniscule compared to the cost of the live rock and inhabitants.

You also need to keep in mind, a water utilities quality report is a snapshot in time, what you see is the results from a year ago when that source was tested and may not be the same today. RO/DI and distilled will test 0 on all those parameters and the salt mix you use will contain only the things your reef needs and in the correct amounts.

 

Tcox807,

Do you mind listing generally what your geographical location is. I am just curious, thanks.

 

I am from bentonville Arkansas