What is your drinking waters PPM

[cybertec69]

Mine is 33-34 PPM "is this good" 0 PPM when leaving my RO/DI unit, and what PPM is safe for a reef tank", I do use a RO/DI unit for my water changes and top off, but what is acceptable for a reef tank.

 

[RichConley]

35-40ppm.

You've got great tap water. Thats the only tap I've seen thats lower than mine

 

[cybertec69]

NY does have the best drinking water, that's what they say.

 

[Shooter7]

:lol: TDS on mine is typically 800+ after water softener

 

[theatrus]

570-660ppm (after water softener)

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

450-500+ straight from tap.

Wouldn't water softener actually add to the TDS?

 

[Shooter7]

How a water softener works:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_your_house_works/1275126.html

 

[cybertec69]

how come your guys PPM is so high, don't tell me you use this tap water for your reef or saltwater tanks.

 

[theatrus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8224878#post8224878 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Travis L. Stevens
450-500+ straight from tap.

Wouldn't water softener actually add to the TDS?

Its run centrally by the apartment complex, and looks to be decently maintained (from the pallet loads of salt they get weekly). It should show a net decrease of PPM, but may replace some of the Ca and Mg with Sodium.

 

[outy]

19-23 ppm

 

[MayoBoy]

183 out of the tap. (St. Louis)

 

[Shooter7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8224985#post8224985 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cybertec69
how come your guys PPM is so high, don't tell me you use this tap water for your reef or saltwater tanks.

Well, yeah......that's alright, isn't it? :hmm2:










:lol: I never let my RO/DI output TDS get above 1 - 2 ppm. Once it gets there the resin gets changed out. I'm coming up due on changing my filters too.

 

[jasper24]

52 PPM Atlanta Suburb. 0 after it goes through my Typhoon 3.

 

[KayaReef]

Mine is 90-100 out of the tap. When a water softener salesman came to my door he hooked up his equipment and then I took a tds reading after my tap went thru his water softener display system and the tds went up to 140-150.

 

[barjam]

214, Kansas City

 

[Amphiprion]

anywhere from 30-60 ppm here.

 

[Fishfirst]

233 - Stevens Point WI

 

[oldsaltman]

Mine is 27/29 ppm from the tap. I live very close to the city water plant and they come to my house monthly and get a sample for them to check the water quality.:rollface:

 

[Craig Lambert]

35-50 out of the tap.

 

[Mr31415]

150 - 280 out of tap, South Africa (Pretoria). Our legal limit is 300ppm I think.