Saltwater tap for reef tank?

[Luke’s reef]

How about trying to add filtering to the tap water, de-clorinator and fill only 2/3 full, then fill the rest with RODI water

Could be another possibility, maybe doing 250 litres of salt water with de-chlorinator and then the rest with RO mix.

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Luke, if it were me, I would get the exact specs from them and then at least ask if you could have their water for free. It never hurts to ask!

 

[Luke’s reef]

Ok so ive just run some basic tests on it and its not to bad, obv many other factors that I cannot test with heavy metals ect

Salinity 1.030
Ph 8.2
Kh 8
Ammonia 0.2
No2 0
No3 0
Phos 0
Mag 1400
Cal 440

 

[DSEKULA]

That ammonia would make me leery not because there's ammonia but because it has to come from somewhere.

 

[Luke’s reef]

It was leaning more towards 0 but i find the RS test kit hard to read the dam shades of green lol so might have been less or more just went with what I thought it was lol

 

[DSEKULA]

It was leaning more towards 0 but i find the RS test kit hard to read the dam shades of green lol so might have been less or more just went with what I thought it was lol

Ah icic do you have something to verify it? Sry, I forget how inaccurate aquarium kits are, I borrow my kit for work to test

 

[DSEKULA]

Also, is there a lfs in the area or local reef group you can ask if this has been attempted? Someone with first hand experience would be invaluable in this situation.

 

[Luke’s reef]

Also, is there a lfs in the area or local reef group you can ask if this has been attempted? Someone with first hand experience would be invaluable in this situation.

Friend of mine has been using it for years in his four tanks, keeps sps In one, lps and softies in another, a seahorse tank and lastly a BTA tank with fish with no issues whats so ever. Lfs says they prefer not to use it but can be in emergency's not for the long term.