salt

[MizTanks]

You wont kill off the BB. 2x weekly partial wc until those nitrates come down to at least below 20ppm. You may want to consider running some PhosGaurd to remove the phosphates.
Keep us posted


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[Rpalt1]

Thanks miz I bought distilled water and am mixing now

[MizTanks]

Thanks miz I bought distilled water and am mixing now

Bet you see a big drop in Nitrates & Phosphates over the next couple weeks.
Check the sellers threads for an RO/DI unit. I've seen plenty out there under $100. Way worth the investment! Mine was gifted to me (Bindford4000) and has been the best gift ever


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[dputt88]

RO-DI at the house is too convenient to pass up i would look into one. also going back to the salt topic as i have been absent for some time. i wasnt saying you can use reef crystals but you cant use instant ocean for corals. it doesnt have the all of the elements corals need and that salt is higher is phosphate and nitrate as it is designed for fish only tanks.

yes you can use reef crystals i use it for a frag tank that is all zoas and other softies, though for my main tank that is all SPS and a few LPS i use Salinity. i really like that salt, it has a guaranteed analysis for every batch made and when i keep up on my bi-weekly water changes i dont have to dose as often. there are many other salts out there that are comparable to salinity though but i have no interest in trying them because i have found something that works for me.

[Rpalt1]

Gotcha dpuutt, I'm goingto stick with reef crystals because its readily available. I was given a ro unit by my brother that came from sears.I havent had time tonite to check it out but will tomorrow. It only says ro reverse osmosis filter so its got tobe better then nothing. Right now with holidays coming i really have to watch my budget I'm sticking with info from the forums for now on. The workers at my lfs are unkowledgable or are more concerned about sales then doing things the right way. Their the ones recommending regular instant ocean.I'll keep posting on tanks progress. I'm letting salt mix for a day just to make sure

[Rpalt1]

this is what i obtained for free lol got to be better than tap water. I have to mod it alittle to make it work without 2 gal storage tank but shouldn't be to bad

[Rpalt1]

spec on unit

[binford4000]

Better then tap but you would be better off with distilled water for your tank and use that for your drinking water.

When your budget allows you or you want to shop to save here is some websites to look at

Best by far is spectrapure.com. They have refurbished units from time to time

2nd bulkreefsupply.com

3 filter direct.com

These are just off the top of my head. You could also look at the sponsors section on CR and find others. Stay away from E Bay unless you know exactly which unit your looking for. You want a unit that has at least one sediment filter,rough filter,fine filter,membrane and a DI. You product water should have 100% of all TDS and additives removed from it. CR has a section on just water quality,might want to do some reading so you can educate yourself.

[Rpalt1]

ok bin i will thks

[jimsflies]

@binford4000 do you mean DI (deionized) water? Just checking because that's different than distilled water. DI water is easier/less costly to make at home with an extra stage after RO.

Also if I could point you to one of our sponsors, @AquaFX (http://www.aquafx.net/) who also make very nice RO/DI filters.