LFS man gone crazy! (i think)

I didnt mean to imply that all houses have copper pipes, and to be honest, I dont know if that was even a metal used in pipes, but that was what I was told. I know lead was used in some really old homes in the US at least, so sorry if I misquoted anything there.

And also, not trying to defend the use of live sand or not using it, but most of the stuff in my live sand, can also be found in cured live rock. I just dont want anyone to think it is completely useless and a bad thing.
 
Tommy Gun said:
I didnt mean to imply that all houses have copper pipes, and to be honest, I dont know if that was even a metal used in pipes, but that was what I was told. I know lead was used in some really old homes in the US at least, so sorry if I misquoted anything there.
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Actualy, some of the plumbing is exposed in my house, and it looks like copper to me (if it's not, I know it's atleast some kind of metal that loks similar to copper) . It also seems to me that a lot of newer houses also use copper plumbing. Lead - well, that's another story.

I personally doubt that there's enough contact with the plumbing in most homes to dissolve even the most miniscule amount of copper from the pipes. If there is, then my snails, crabs, corals and other inverts atleast have not shown any effects.
 
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I was just looking into some of the more common plumbing materials these days and you are right about the copper pipes, they are actually the best for carrying water and do not contaminate the water. The bonus is also that bad bacteria cannot grow on it or in water that is in copper pipes supposedly.

I must not be remembering what exactly the material was to look out for. Point is still, if the tap water isnt full of bad metals and contaminants or phosphates, it is ok to use in a SW system, or no?
 
yes but, if you have a new house make sure your water is tested for copper! Inverts are very sensative to even trace ammounts.
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Max
 
definatly depends on where you live. my friend two towns over uses tap. he used a TDS meter to see how good it was first and only got a rating of like 22 (better than most RO units will produce on my house) and is able to keep sps no problem
 
Almost all pliming in the U.S. is done with copper pipe. No matter how old or new you house is, or apartment for taht matter, I probably has copper pipe.
 
Hmm, now I just moved into a new house and asked the contractors about that. He said no copper was used, that it was PVC. Should I get a second opinion or is that possible?
 
timmy44221 said:
Almost all pliming in the U.S. is done with copper pipe. No matter how old or new you house is, or apartment for taht matter, I probably has copper pipe.
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house built in 1981 no changes or reconfigs, All PVC piping. Old house in WI, built in 1940, PVC piping (changed over in the early 60's)
 
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