what is the truth about adding tap to tank

[nfored]

i guess i'm the minority that takes the time to fill w/ only r/o water

You must be wealthy, I tried this once, aside from the 1:1 waist ratio the buffering agents we very costly. I guess I could have used like baking soda and such but what about the trace elements.

 

[moodig]

I use tap water with conditioner

 

[fishmamma]

What the heck is R/O?

I didn't realize that people used anything besides tap water.. I use conditioner in mine.. but never do a WC without it..

 

[charles-n-charge]

now the question is... who uses nothing but pure tap water, no conditioners or declorinators added

 

[krichardson]

What the heck is R/O?

I didn't realize that people used anything besides tap water.. I use conditioner in mine.. but never do a WC without it..

It's water that has passed through an RO system(reverse osmosis).The system removes most substances from the water and makes it very soft.

 

[fishmamma]

It's water that has passed through an RO system(reverse osmosis).The system removes most substances from the water and makes it very soft.

Thanks buddy!
My water is really, really hard..

 

[krichardson]

Thanks buddy!
My water is really, really hard..

No problemo...I used to think that RO water was absolutely needed in order to keep Discus but I've seen comments here from Discus keepers stating the opposite.

 

[charles-n-charge]

if i wasnt so poor id get a RO, but the poor truth is im poor lol pretty poor situation... poor me

 

[m1ste2tea]

when I started this hobby I just left a big pot of water sit overnight before I added it. now I just use a water conditioner. I have never kept fish that need R/O water.

 

[calpoly12]

Ive only used tapwater with conditioner on my freshwater tanks. On my salts,however, I only use RO/DI.Tap+SW Tanks=FAIL