Water Change

[Koolaidreef]

I don't buy premixed. I buy regular drinking water and then salt. It's much cheaper . 200 gal box of salt $35 plus .88 cents per gallon of water,

 

[albano]

I don't buy premixed. I buy regular drinking water

that's not RO water...is probably Newark city tap water!

 

[Will]

They sell Ro/Di water at Walmart here on Long Island. ..think it's around .88cents a gallon..... Surprised they don't have it at your Walmart. A 2 gallon water change is not much unless you have a 10 gal tank...
Sorry , did you mention the size of your tank???

 

[Koolaidreef]

Not sure but I get drinking water from Walmart, 60 gal cube

 

[Will]

IMO .., a 2 gal water change weekly on a 60 gal cube is not nearly enuf.

 

[empire]

+ 1 i have a 30 gallon and do weekly 5 gallons, and i still don't think that's enough. aren't you in sayreville or east brunswick? hit up aquatic obsessions, captivating coral, and red sea. they are all pretty much in our area. rodi ranges from $.50 - $1.00, and saltwater is anywhere from $1-$1.50, depending on what salt these vendors use.

 

[Paul B]

Anyway, I do 2 gallons a week. Is this sufficient. I have all lps sofiteis and 2 sps only. Thanks

To answer your question, yes 2 gallons a week in your 40 gallon tank is a little low but not bad. It is more than I change and I also have SPS and LPS.

 

[empire]

i think he has a 60gal

 

[Paul B]

I thought it was a 40. Oh well

 

[Koolaidreef]

I'm in nb. Not too far from Aqob but captivating coral is. A drive

 

[greybolt03]

I can make you water fo .50 a gallon and I have 5 gallon jugs for $6

 

[Koolaidreef]

Ill take you up on that offer. Ill call you the next time I have time to do a wc.

 

[greybolt03]

Anytime Sunday you can swing by for water tried to pm you but your inbox is full you have to delete some....

 

[Koolaidreef]

Wow. Water changes 5 gal every 2 weeks and food is showing good results!!

 

[peteyboyny]

Stop using spring water. It has trace elements and minerals that may not be healthy for a reef. Safe drinking water is anything below 400ppm. Most tap water has less than 1/4 of that. Spring water may fall in the middle somewhere, which means "no bueno". If you're going to use bottled water, use distilled water. Or, crunch some numbers comparing yearly bottled water costs vs. one lump sum for an RO/di unit. Don't hang it up anywhere if it bothers them. Keep it stored until you need to make water. Fill up your bucket and store it away again. Just something to think about.

 

[Koolaidreef]

Yup looking for a nice ro as of now. Meanwhile I'm buying ro from a fellow reefer and captivating coral when I go

 

[jaBX1]

Rodi units are easy to hook up when needed then hide when not. I keep mine under a sink and make water about once a week, then back under it goes.

Did you say you have no test kits? I would at least get an API reef kit. Usually like $30. Not that accurate but better than reefing blind!

 

[jaBX1]

Any pics of the tank? Interested to see it

 

[Koolaidreef]

Reef

Any pics of the tank? Interested to see it

You can check out the tank thread

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Walmart water.
Pink cap = distilled
Blue cap= spring water
Green cap = ro water
FYI. Green cap and pink cap = 0 tds on multiple occasions of testing.