DongShenYin Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Okay, so I asked various store personnel, members of my aquarium society, and random aquatic customers... and most of them tell me that they mix water with salts right out of the tap for marine tanks... and even reef tanks. Is NYC water THAT pure? Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 NYC has some of the best quality tap water in the nation Link to comment
Crakeur Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 They used to bottle it and sell it. Unfortunately, the water is good but most buildings have crappy plumbing. My tap water comes out in various shades and there are often things floating in it. Link to comment
DongShenYin Posted March 7, 2003 Author Share Posted March 7, 2003 Hm... maybe I should hook up AP's tap water purifier Link to comment
Mnesarchus Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Originally posted by Crakeur They used to bottle it and sell it. Unfortunately, the water is good but most buildings have crappy plumbing. My tap water comes out in various shades and there are often things floating in it. lol - good ol' New Yawk Link to comment
Satchmo Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Our water is delicious when it's running clear. My gf actually bottles the stuff to bring back to Jersey whenever we've got the car in the city. She says NJ water tastes like feet. No argument here. DongShen- I know a reefer in Queens who uses tap treated by AP's purifier. It's just a DI unit, so it exhausts itself too quickly to be worth it for most of us. But according to this guy, his resin lasts a very long time due to the high quality of NY water. May be a good way to go. Link to comment
DongShenYin Posted March 8, 2003 Author Share Posted March 8, 2003 Cool. When I drop by That Pet Place, I'll pick up a unit and a couple of resin cartridges. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Originally posted by Satchmo She says NJ water tastes like feet. Hey at least it doesn't taste like the state smells - arse. Link to comment
Guy Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 I used to use the water straight from the tap for makep and topoff. I had problems with the usual algae etc. I bought a ro/di unit 2 years ago and still have that problem. even in new set ups using ro/di water only. The algae looks like it was my fault and not due to the water, but now that i have the unit there's no reason not to use it. I live on Staten Island and fortunately the water is consistently clear and free of floating debris as some of the others mentioned. since NY water is chlorinated and filtered you can get a kent marine baresbones set up and add the DI part far a fair price. Good luck Guy Link to comment
Satchmo Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 I could very well be wrong, but I think SI's water is from a different source than the rest of the city. I think SE Brooklyn and Queens is on a different aquafer too. Link to comment
XtremeSport Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 I dont know about NYC water but Long Island water tastes like a chlorene tablet Link to comment
DongShenYin Posted March 11, 2003 Author Share Posted March 11, 2003 I basically hate the taste of water, so I hardly drink it. I was also wondering if linking two water purifiers together was a good idea. I read about it on several sites. Link to comment
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