Hey. I was wondering what specs I'd need to look at to be sure that my tap water (after being dechlorinated) would be OK to use for a reef tank. We seem to have very high quality water here; I've used it before for growing things like carnivorous plants, and it worked quite adequately.
Here're some water-quality results from my water district's wells that I think are relevant:
Ammonia: avg 0, high .17 mg/l
Calcium: avg 12.5, high 26 mg/l
Copper: avg .02, high .25 mg/l
Dissolved solids, total: avg 63, high 152 mg/l
Iron: avg 226, high 867 ug/l
Nitrate: avg 1.46, high 5.56 mg/l
Nitrite: not detected
Phosphate: avg 1.1, high 1.70 mg/l
Silicon: avg 5.7, high 8.1 mg/l
I'd like to get by without an RO if all I need is a little extra care or filtration -- putting one in isn't really feasable -- but I don't want to screw this up excessively.
Here're some water-quality results from my water district's wells that I think are relevant:
Ammonia: avg 0, high .17 mg/l
Calcium: avg 12.5, high 26 mg/l
Copper: avg .02, high .25 mg/l
Dissolved solids, total: avg 63, high 152 mg/l
Iron: avg 226, high 867 ug/l
Nitrate: avg 1.46, high 5.56 mg/l
Nitrite: not detected
Phosphate: avg 1.1, high 1.70 mg/l
Silicon: avg 5.7, high 8.1 mg/l
I'd like to get by without an RO if all I need is a little extra care or filtration -- putting one in isn't really feasable -- but I don't want to screw this up excessively.