Rodi?

[Murica]

I have never used rodi since I've been in the hobby. I'm on a private well and my parameters are almost always zero. My fish always seem to be healthy and the only thing I get is a spot of cyano from time to time. I had a water quality test done when I first moved in and I had a almost negligible amount of silica but other than that nothing harmful.

I understand that rodi can only help water quality, but is it necessary with my scenario?

 

[zachxlutz]

I have never used rodi since I've been in the hobby. I'm on a private well and my parameters are almost always zero. My fish always seem to be healthy and the only thing I get is a spot of cyano from time to time. I had a water quality test done when I first moved in and I had a almost negligible amount of silica but other than that nothing harmful.

I understand that rodi can only help water quality, but is it necessary with my scenario?

Do you know the TDS of your well water?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

No. It is not a need. IMO.

He only thing to look at is are your pipes copper? Do they add chlorine?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Do you know the TDS of your well water?

Good question. Probably high due to mineral content. Not a bad thing really. IMO

 

[Water Dog]

What is the TDS of your source water? I think most prefer 0 TDS RODI water as any potential contaminants can be eliminated. The more variables you can eliminate, the more potential for success you may have in the hobby.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Tds is similar to a Par meter. It tells you how much total. But not of what.

 

[Water Dog]

Tds is similar to a Par meter. It tells you how much total. But not of what.

Exactly. That’s why most prefer 0 TDS by using an RODI unit. The unknowns are eliminated.

 

[Murica]

I don't know what the tds are, if there's any. No chlorine and yes copper pipes (are people moving away from copper? I thought everywhere pretty much had copper piping, never knew this).

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

My very old house in Utah used to have galnaized and probably lead pipes. 1920 1950. There was a invent towards plastic and flexible pipes. Slick stuff. Manifols etc to stop the toilet flush hot shower problem.
Copper is code here in ca as is cloramine. Copper kills microbes and is an anti bacterial.

 

[Murica]

My very old house in Utah used to have galnaized and probably lead pipes. 1920 1950. There was a invent towards plastic and flexible pipes. Slick stuff. Manifols etc to stop the toilet flush hot shower problem.
Copper is code here in ca as is cloramine. Copper kills microbes and is an anti bacterial.

Is it okay for my tank or will the copper be bad over time?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Copper generaly is consided bad for inverts and corals. But the amount that's being put right now would be the question. I'm not a chemist so I can't say if would build up over time. I belve it does. But if your running a gfo or similar binder , that should be pulling it out.

Copper is toxic to all of us in high doses.

I'd assume you would have seen a problem by now.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I have never used rodi since I've been in the hobby. I'm on a private well and my parameters are almost always zero. My fish always seem to be healthy and the only thing I get is a spot of cyano from time to time. I had a water quality test done when I first moved in and I had a almost negligible amount of silica but other than that nothing harmful.

I understand that rodi can only help water quality, but is it necessary with my scenario?

Necessary? Depends on how you define that. Would the tank be improved if you used one?

As I see others have noted, it is impossible to say without a detailed report, and additionally, copper typically comes from your own pipes, not the well water itself.

 

[Mindi]

we don't build with copper any more here in Oz...all semi flexible black plastic of some sort. Much cheaper than copper. Street distribution in concrete pipes so I might have copper 1" from road to fence but dont think so.... lots and lots of legacy copper though