Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Filter Good Enough for SPS Tank

[ahchung]

I am running a 24" SPS tank only, and I want to improve the quality of fresh water I am putting into the tank. I want to know whether this "Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Filter" is good enough, or I need to get a real RO/DI unit.

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_reverse-osmosis_aquarium_pharmaceuticals.asp?CartId=

 

[reefnetworth]

i used it for short term and it did ok for me. i attached an in-line ice maker filter to (prefiltering) it, and used Seachem, Prime. REEF-ON!

 

[Wiskey]

I would definitally invest in a RO/DI, in the long run it is worth the investment.

Whiskey

 

[twon8]

it depends on how good your source water is.

 

[dreaminmel]

I used one for a while before getting my RO unit. Everything in my tank looked ok but I found the high level of phosphates in my tank was coming from my tap and making it through that tap water filter. Plus, I was buying new cartridges monthly so I decided to save my money and get a used RO unit. For peace of mind, I'd suggest going straight to an RO/DI for water filtration as chances are you'd end up needing one at some point anyways.

 

[Urabggr]

In the long run, that unit becomes much more expensive than an RO/DI because you have to constantly replace the filter media. I used it for about a year with my old 30gallon, but I knew that it wasn't worth it so when I upgraded to a 120, the first thing I got was an RO/DI unit.

 

[Thefilterguys]

You want the highest quality water you can get and that is only going to come from RO/DI filtration. SPS is hard enough without hindering yourself with lower quality water.

Jim

 

[ahchung]

Thanks all for your information. I just bought an Aqua Medic RO EasyLine which will generate 90 litre of RO water per day. I will buy a tap water filter as DI and tap it to the output of RO unit shortly.