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So I know I'm a bad member here but I think I have cooled off. I have a problem with keeping fish. I love salt water but it's just a pain in the butt keeping up with it. I have to juggle that and school. Changing water isnt that hard but having to drive and get it and check the chemicals is just time consuming. I love my nano reef now but I would like to in the future just keep a FOWLR tank or just a tank with a substrate and some salt water fish. I know I have asked this but can I keep a salt water tank with tap water? If not then how can I make it to were I can use tap. I'm not buying an RO DI unit.
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sure, why not.700g Mini-Monster tank -
You can .. but the tank will suffer, the fish will suffer and you wont be happy. I have a friend selling his ro di system for $75. Let me knowComment
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Just invest in an RO/Di youll be happier in the end!30Long: L134 Leopard Frog Plecos X16, Corydoras Sterbai X9, Endlers X4
Small ADA nano (~8gal): ... BKK or OEBT breeding tank in the works!
75g Craigslist Special: In the works...Comment
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If you dont have time for a Salty tank, go back to freshwater until you have the time to care for it properly.
No point in doing soemthing if you're not going to do it properly.. just sayin.A wife, two kids and two cats.Comment
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I've seen tap work, I've had tap work...
You've already decided against ro/di so the only other option is tap.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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Ive used tap though im on a well system sustained everything ok just always battled some sort of algae outbreak till i switched to ro/di now just normal cleaning of glassOriginally posted by eklikewhoa View PostComment
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I have seen tap work with FOWLR system, but the keeper was constantly battling algae. I imagine with the correct livestock and lighting it could be better managed and possibly eliminated. It will just take time and research.In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Desiderius Erasmus
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Using tap will definitely give you some sort of algae problem. If its for a fowlr i think you'll be fine, as long as you don't mind some algae.20g mixed reefComment
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Salt water idea
On a FOWLR system carbon filtered tap is fine. You shouldn't have to check params on your tank after its going. I never check params after the first couple of weeks.Comment
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I just pour water and add fish.
I don own any test kits and many new hobbyist don't know about it yet you always find giant fish needing new homes.
Fill that tank and post pictures.700g Mini-Monster tankComment
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Salt water idea
On a high end system I might until its running. But after that no use. I didn't test my nano.Comment
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Oh and as a side note, a 26gal is definitely not a nano tank. Most consider nano tanks to be 5gal and under. Some may say 10gal and under.Comment
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