if any of you have a tank with corals that are doing ok and use nothing but dechlorinated tap water, without any supplements or additives, kindly name the tank size and what you have in it. i'm curious :thm:
these algae can grow on the corals too and potentially kill them i presume?It depends on the Total dissolved solids coming out of your tap (TDS) usually they are high and cause nitrate and phosphte problems which cause green hair algae, red slime, diatoms, dino's...the things that make you want to cry lol
i see.do you have a pic of it? i'll probably get a small RO later this year, but i'm not waiting till then to get some easy to keep ones. i've already been waiting 10 months. heheheI use tap water, have been for going on two years now. I do supplement B-Ionic two part in between water changes though, using Reef Crystals. I have various zoas, kenya trees, a leather, neon green candy cane, branching hammer, branching frogspawn, torch, and mushrooms. I do have slight algae issues (hair and cyano) but not to a terrible extent. I am looking for a RO/DI system to start using, but haven't been in much of a rush. I also run only 4x65w CF lights over my 55 reef so that might have something to do with lower algae levels.
which water parameters do you check regularly?I use tap water, have been for going on two years now. I do supplement B-Ionic two part in between water changes though, using Reef Crystals. I have various zoas, kenya trees, a leather, neon green candy cane, branching hammer, branching frogspawn, torch, and mushrooms. I do have slight algae issues (hair and cyano) but not to a terrible extent. I am looking for a RO/DI system to start using, but haven't been in much of a rush. I also run only 4x65w CF lights over my 55 reef so that might have something to do with lower algae levels.