pre rinse sand?

[Pallen81]

Ok, so I got my readings for my tap water

ammonia = 0
NitrITE = 0
pH - 7.8
NitrATE = 7.5
Phosphate= 0.5

I see I have some nitrate and phos levels... are those bad levels or acceptable?

 

[Reefscape]

to be honest, they are not that bad for tap water...to give you a comparison, the nitrates in my tap water at home are 20...

Niko

 

[Pallen81]

to be honest, they are not that bad for tap water...to give you a comparison, the nitrates in my tap water at home are 20...

Niko

So I take it that you think its okay to go ahead and try it out.

I will test my levels again today to look for consistency. I hear that levels can change periodically.

Also, if I use "prime" conditioner on my tap water, on the bottle it says it neutralizes nitrates. Would this addition treatment lower the nitrates in my water as well??

Also, whats a bad phosphate reading?

 

[Reefscape]

yes, i would go for it and use it untill you can buy an RO unit and yes, the levels do change as water companies are constantly changing the additives that are added to water...

Bad phosphate readings are anything other than Zero...however, even yours at 0.5 is that bad

Niko

 

[Pallen81]

so 0.5 is bad.... hmmm

are there phosphate conditioners/removers available that I could add to my tap water while I treat it?

thanks dude

 

[Reefscape]

not really, most poeple will install a phosphate reactor which you can put phosphate removing media inside..

The following link just shows what a reactor is, am not recomending this product...just wanted to make that point clear....

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Produ...ll&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N=2004&Nty=1

Niko

 

[Pallen81]

alright. thanks again.

I guess I will take my chances with my tap water. I'll treat it accordingly and hope that it all works out. I'm very good about weekly water changes so hopefully I can keep those nitrates down.

Any i'm great at scraping algae. LOL.

 

[Germanman]

Ok, so I got my readings for my tap water

ammonia = 0
NitrITE = 0
pH - 7.8
NitrATE = 7.5
Phosphate= 0.5

I see I have some nitrate and phos levels... are those bad levels or acceptable?

wow yea not bad at all! good luck man
my tap water is like this
ammonia=0
nitrite=0
ph=8.1
nitrate=.005
phosphate=0
so i use it when i have to

 

[Catpicklesdog]

so 0.5 is bad.... hmmm

are there phosphate conditioners/removers available that I could add to my tap water while I treat it?

thanks dude

I had a huge problem with Phosphates in my tank and used Rowaphos which worked like a treat. I'm sure there are other products out there but this one did the job for me.

 

[Germanman]

rowaphos is one of the best out there.