Hair algae problem

[reef28]

Use RO/DI, Also buy some Snails & Crabs to keep the problem under control.

look up reef janitors on line.

 

[PhoenixOne]

i would get an ro/di but my wife wont let me put it under the sink because of that pressure tank. and i have a load of reef janitors. none of them eat hair algae. not the tangs, not the emerald crabs, not a lawnmower blenny, not the hermits...nothing. had sea hares but they all died within a week.

 

[wxl14]

I use my RO system for drinking water. and especially for cooking. Its great. Try to sell her on that.

 

[PhoenixOne]

I've read that RO water isnt good for drinking because it totally strips the water of everything like calcium, floride etc. I don't know what to believe anymore. Now my head hurts.

 

[tommy818]

dont drink ro water it strips the water of all the minerals etc and it could make u sick.thats why when people use it in freshwater tanks the add the electrolytes ect. back into the water.

 

[wxl14]

RO water does not make you sick. YEs it strips electrolytes out but its not the only thing I drink to get electrolytes. Reverse osmosis water is safe to drink.

 

[tommy818]

use that water in a fresh water tank and all the fish will die.

 

[wxl14]

I havent died yet.

 

[tommy818]

thank god we need all the reefers we can get

 

[PhoenixOne]

I havent died yet.

Are you sure? Once I woke up dead and I was pissed as hell!!! You can't imagine the paperwork involved to straighten things out. LOL! I know it won't kill ya. But I know if someone is a "water only" drinker then they are in for a rough time. As long as you supplement whatever the RO is missing, then it's all good and you won't wake up dead. LOL!

 

[GQ22]

Not sure if people have seen the infomercials for natural cures. I've bought their book and one of the things it talkes about is how fluoride is bad for u along with all the other minerals in the water. Also there are news reports that prescription drugs have polluted our drinking water slowly in the environment. I live in jersey and the water tastes nasty. When i want to drink a glass of water i drink RO. It's the same stuff in bottled water. I think we get enough minerals when i simply just tap water for cooking.

 

[jim63dt]

do yourself a favor an get a tds tester and test bottled water, tap water than ro water you will be surprised.

 

[wxl14]

NYC tap water is actually really good. NJ tap water is horrible. And poland springs bottled water is around 50 to 60 TDS. I think Aquafina is around 50 to 60 also. But Aquafina is tap water that they RO and then add mineral for taste.