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    jimsflies - Reefkeeper
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    My advice is no. But I guess people do it (Joe is proof) successfully.

    I think it would depend somewhat on the source water...well water or city. And if it's city, is it well or surface water... and what processes they use to treat it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimsflies View Post
    My advice is no. But I guess people do it (Joe is proof) successfully.

    I think it would depend somewhat on the source water...well water or city. And if it's city, is it well or surface water... and what processes they use to treat it.
    ive got well water(very far from city lol)

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    you might want to check into your water with the health dept i dont think you should be showing any nitrates in your water ???

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    DCF I really don't think you should use tap water unless you test for all the metals and there aren't any. I just know from like my moms well her iron is "low" says the people who dug it. But it has a metallic taste to it when she doesn't run her ro.di. Plus I tested my "ro" water I had been getting from the grocery store last night cause my phosphates are on the rise, and it didn't show at zero. I guess you need the "di" part to get all the nasty stuff out. Remember I am new at this so this is just from recent experience. Good luck!
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