Water filling

[Joshifer]

Ok the walmart water vendor RO thingy. It's gonna take several trips. I only have one 4.4 gallon container with a lid. The manager yelled at me for using that. Now imagine trying to use 5 gallon buckets. I could go to quantum reefs but I don't trust 15 miles of water filled buckets with no lids in my brand new car lol.

 

I was told not to use tap. Can I mix tap with RO and prime?

 

Lets say I do 15 gallons RO and 10 gallons treated tap. Or no good ?

 

Sorry for the new thread just wanna get the setup right. To avoid having to tear it down later

[lutz123]

Just get the gallon jugs of distilled water at Walmart, or Giant, or Food Lion - doesn't matter.  Once you put tap in - treated or not - you can't take it out without massive water changes.  They are $0.85 - $1.00 each.  It will be fine for getting you started.

[Joshifer]

Just get the gallon jugs of distilled water at Walmart, or Giant, or Food Lion - doesn't matter.  Once you put tap in - treated or not - you can't take it out without massive water changes.  They are $0.85 - $1.00 each.  It will be fine for getting you started.

The walmart RO unit is 39 cents a gallon. Guess I'm gonna have to take a few trips to fill this thing.

[surf&turf]

+1 on distilled!

[camelcruiser]

I have an ro unit with new filters I'll sell you for really cheap.....PM me if interested.

[smallreef]

Consider how much gas it's going to take going back and forth...

Then consider the max of $30 for 30 single gallons of distilled.. Is it really worth your time driving back and forth int traffic to save $15?

Not me! Or buy a few more of those containers to fill all at once...

[Joshifer]

Consider how much gas it's going to take going back and forth...

Then consider the max of $30 for 30 single gallons of distilled.. Is it really worth your time driving back and forth int traffic to save $15?

Not me! Or buy a few more of those containers to fill all at once...

That is true. But I'm gonna have to wait still didnt get live rock. And I have no idea how many lbs the dry rock is

[Orion]

I would just invest in an RO/DI unit.  Going to the store, and buying distilled every time you want to do a water change is going to get old really really fast.  

[Orion]

Hit up camelcruiser for his RO/DI unit, or this one http://wamas.org/forums/topic/58614-fs-rodi-unit/

Used ones are just as good as new.  Just replace whatever filters need to be replaced and you are good to go.

[lnevo]

Really fast...plus you need top of water and water to clean things water for doing tests (some have you dilute the tank water) etc. $30 for 30 gallons is not bad. Most LFS charge about $1/gallon anyway. Do yourself a favor and invest in a ro/di.

 

You never know when you might have to do emergency water changes..