where do you get your water from?
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where do you get your water from?
Where do you get your water for your fishies? The LFS, your sink?
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Re: where do you get your water from?
I make my own RODI water (for use in my sw tank).
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Re: where do you get your water from?
My garden hose and sometimes my sink. I have well water. I just have watch out for the spring thaw and I do my best to keep the hose clean.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
I spend .44 cents a gallon on freshwater. I'm wondering of i can ise my sink water too...is their any special additives i need to use ?purplecandle wrote:My garden hose and sometimes my sink. I have well water. I just have watch out for the spring thaw and I do my best to keep the hose clean.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
Where does your water come from.. Is it city water or do you have a well?
I have a well
I don't usually add anything to my water exept sometimes I add something like stress coat if the fish seem upset, but usually my fish just glide around blissfully after a water change or top off.
However, I will admit I am not a water expert! Someone else may have better advice. I just do what works, heck the math for brackish water still makes me scratch my head.
I have a well
I don't usually add anything to my water exept sometimes I add something like stress coat if the fish seem upset, but usually my fish just glide around blissfully after a water change or top off.
However, I will admit I am not a water expert! Someone else may have better advice. I just do what works, heck the math for brackish water still makes me scratch my head.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
City water... well water is unheard of.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
LOL we bought our house because it had a well, plus there is a pond close by with fish in it. So, the water is yummy to people and to fish I guess.defool89 wrote:City water... well water is unheard of.
I think you would need to add something to your water, but I am sure you could use your water. Just wait for someone to tell you the best product to use...whatever it is I bet it is cheaper than buying water.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
If you're buying RODI water from your LFS for FW fish, it needs to be re-mineralized. Your city/tap water is much better to use. Condition with Prime.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
I use tapwater, looking for a larger RO Unit though, with the 140gallons aquarium coming soon, it will take forever to fill it up at 1 bucket a day ~_~. I've contemplated buying the first fillup at the LFS though.
Over here I think its said that it will take a year or so for a RO unit to pay off in comparison to buying at the LFS.
I would personally feel bad about using the tapwater for aquariums in Dallas, at least 12.5 years ago when I was there it was like drinking liquid iron. I have no idea if that at all effects the fish in any way though.
Over here I think its said that it will take a year or so for a RO unit to pay off in comparison to buying at the LFS.
I would personally feel bad about using the tapwater for aquariums in Dallas, at least 12.5 years ago when I was there it was like drinking liquid iron. I have no idea if that at all effects the fish in any way though.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
Soooo this? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... catid=4057
Ans yea living in dallas you cover a larger area than just a few water sources. It has its suburbs that branch out. It has its ciuntry part too. I live in btween in my opinion. I will test it tomorrow and see
Ans yea living in dallas you cover a larger area than just a few water sources. It has its suburbs that branch out. It has its ciuntry part too. I live in btween in my opinion. I will test it tomorrow and see
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Re: where do you get your water from?
That's the one.defool89 wrote:Soooo this? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... catid=4057
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Re: where do you get your water from?
Hey Tim, get yourself a 'D&D RO Booster Pump' to add to your RO unit. You'll be able to make RODI water alot quicker. Rather than taking all night to fill a Jerry can/bottle it'll only take an hour or two.Tim wrote:I use tapwater, looking for a larger RO Unit though, with the 140gallons aquarium coming soon, it will take forever to fill it up at 1 bucket a day.
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Re: where do you get your water from?
I'm curently using a reverse osmosis rig for the salt/brackish tanks and municipatal water for the FW.
I hate test kits as I was used to dealing with ppm in the +/-% small amounts and reproduciblity x 1,000s/day working in the water industury..I find Tk's rather limiting..
I hate test kits as I was used to dealing with ppm in the +/-% small amounts and reproduciblity x 1,000s/day working in the water industury..I find Tk's rather limiting..
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Re: where do you get your water from?
Arny wrote:Hey Tim, get yourself a 'D&D RO Booster Pump' to add to your RO unit. You'll be able to make RODI water alot quicker. Rather than taking all night to fill a Jerry can/bottle it'll only take an hour or two.Tim wrote:I use tapwater, looking for a larger RO Unit though, with the 140gallons aquarium coming soon, it will take forever to fill it up at 1 bucket a day.
you guys early birds or just back from clubbing and pubbing??
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Re: where do you get your water from?
Thanks I was still debating with or without , guess that solved that.Arny wrote:Hey Tim, get yourself a 'D&D RO Booster Pump' to add to your RO unit. You'll be able to make RODI water alot quicker. Rather than taking all night to fill a Jerry can/bottle it'll only take an hour or two.Tim wrote:I use tapwater, looking for a larger RO Unit though, with the 140gallons aquarium coming soon, it will take forever to fill it up at 1 bucket a day.
Now to decide if I want 125gpd, 150gpd or 300gpd , heck I even found 600gpd for an affordable price .
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