What brand of salt, and type of water do you use?

[cjvolitan]

instant ocean reef crystals and tap water really good so far but i tihnkk iw ill go for ro water pretty soon cause i hate to see all that excess algea all over the tank i rather the clinical clean tank look as far as glass and sand go. live rock yes diatoms NO!!!!lol
aslo tried Azoo reef salt rather instant ocean

 

[Petstorejunkie]

i only reccomend ro water for fishy people trying to heal head and lateral line disease, or keeping super hard to keep fish that freak out and die when the wind blows wrong... unless you are planning on breeding pygme seahorses, or hosting a pair of blue and yellow ribbon eels, stick with the tap and save yoru money.
as far as difference in color or behavior in fish the ro does not make a measuralbe difference worthy of its price.

 

[SW1TCH]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6524143#post6524143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by monstereef
I use R/O premixed saltwater from my local fish store.
Never had a problem with it and too lazy to store water and mix myself.

Nah you just have to much money....


I use IO salt and tap water on all three of my tanks even the reef tank. All corals look and do great along with the fish.

 

[jmicky41]

My tap water is loaded with silica, nitrates and phosphates (and who knows what else). I don't even drink it. So I bought a 35 gpd Kent RO ( RO only, no DI) for around $150. When I used the tap water, I had to fight with algae blooms constantly. My RO sits on top of my hot water heater and connects to my utility sink with a removable faucet adapter. It pays for itself because now I don't have to buy drinking water from the store. Oh yeah, Kent Marine Salt.

 

[zemuron114]

i use IO salt and tap water for both my reef and fowlr

 

[dchao]

Another vote for IO salt, no need to pay premium for reef salt on FO tank. Just dose calcium and buffer when they get low. RO/DI for me too, salt dissolves quicker in RO/DI water too.

 

[Steve_B]

I'm starting to think my tap water and prime may just be the way to continue on. I have had Angels develop hole in the head, that I cured with sponge. I never knew it was so critical for them, until I found out here at RC. The weird thing about it, is that Angel Formula is the only food I can find that really contains it.

 

[dchao]

OT: Hikari makes one too, but I have never used it:

(Mega-Marine Angel)

 

[Steve_B]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6538896#post6538896 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dchao
OT: Hikari makes one too, but I have never used it:

(Mega-Marine Angel)

I think I'll try some of that too. I have read the more sponge in their diet the better. I have had angels that never had the problem, but as we know, they are not all the same.

 

[Petstorejunkie]

sort of off subject, but ro water is really unhealthy for humans with long term drinking use.

 

[Petstorejunkie]

hikari's mega marine angel is the bomb! my emperor an dmy cow fish give it two fins up

 

[hdtvguy]

I use Hikari's Mega Marine Angel frozen food for all my Angels and they love it.

 

[dc1718]

I have the same problem with no space for a RO/DI. You can buy a pump for the unit off ebay for like 90 bucks. Marine depot has them but they are 150. I put a good two spout adapter off my washer line and run my tubing about 50 feet or so to my water tank in my stand for top off.

http://www.purelyh2o.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=26&category_id=10

 

[pitt_prodigy]

I use ro/di water with Tropic Marin salt. Great for shroom and coral growth... good pH and Ca+ levels. Very stable.

 

[Steve_B]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6531651#post6531651 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stevebydac
Take your skirt off! Demand more space! :uzi: Put your foot down! Equal rights!!!! :hammer:

(I'm single. Easy for me to say!)

I like to get along, besides that she has no problems with all of the thousands I've spent on my fish stuff, digital SLR camera, Corvette and whatever else I want. And she makes about 75% of the household income. I've got it pretty good, so I'll keep my fish stuff in my little space and not complain.

 

[Steve_B]

Correction: I have some more money coming in now, so I'm at about maybe 35% of our household income. Actually I don't know how to use a calculator, but it is something like that. I should be able to buy more crap now.:smokin:

 

[capt. insano]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6541746#post6541746 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Petstorejunkie
sort of off subject, but ro water is really unhealthy for humans with long term drinking use.

?? can you explain? are you saying that because it strips water down closer to pure H20, thus removing minerals and such that it is unhealthy?

If so, I bet that you get more than enough of most of the major minerals through your food intake and multi-vitamin

 

[capt. insano]

Randy Holmes-Farley and the water expert on this thread also disagree with the assertion that r/o or ro/di is bad for human consumption
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...=112424&highlight=ro+water+unhealthy+to+drink

 

[Steve_B]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6541746#post6541746 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Petstorejunkie
sort of off subject, but ro water is really unhealthy for humans with long term drinking use.

Yes, I have read the same thing.

 

[jmicky41]

Some people are concerned that RO is too pure - containing no minerals and such. That might be true, but with a somewhat balanced diet you will get more than enough minerals from your food. After all, who knows what is in your tap water: pesticides, mercury, cadnium, lead, aresenic ect. I drink RO.