Getting back into it. Water quality experts requested

[azimiut]

I am moving into a new home. It has been several years since my tank has been running. I gave away all my livestock to friends and now we have a new house that I can set up my tank. It will be a FOLR tank, 75gal with a 50gal sump/ref tank. Setup is not an issue, I have all my pre existing filter systems and what not. my problem is water or is it? the new home is on a well. advantage is the water will not have any additives that the city uses to "cleanse" the water. however there are heavy metals in the water before the RO system which is used for drinking water.

I have a excessively detailed report if those who know what the readings are. I have a great advantage that my wife works for a water testing lab so I can see everything sometimes unfortunately, what the water has in it.

Pre RO System (straight from the well head)
Here is the report in Mg/L
As 0.03
arsenic III 0.018
arsenic V 0.012
Pb 0.00019
Cu 0.0014

Post RO system
Mg/L
As 0.00011
Pb 0.000014
Cu 0.0001

I can upload a full breakdown of the water, but what I am asking is can I use this "tap water" to fill the tank? plus salt control obviously. there were other heavy metals but they were barely registered in PPBs. opinions please

 

[mcgyvr]

Why even risk it?
you have an RO (and hopefully DI stage)system so use it..

The cost is cheap compared to the cost of a lost tank due to something that just sprung up or accumulated over time..

 

[bertoni]

The RO water should be fine. Even the pre-RO numbers seem acceptable, if you use a water treatment to handle the arsenic. I suspect I'd stick with RO, though. It's hard to be sure exactly what's in tap water.

 

[Ron Reefman]

The RO water should be fine. Even the pre-RO numbers seem acceptable, if you use a water treatment to handle the arsenic. I suspect I'd stick with RO, though. It's hard to be sure exactly what's in tap water.

And local municipalities can change the levels of what's in your tap water at any time with out any notification.