RO system????

[rvalen]

is this a must have just because vegas tap water??? i lived in new mexico when i had my 150g fish only NO live rock,, and i used plain old tap water NEVER had a problem,,,, since i just got back into the hobby again everyone is mentioning these systems are they more for reef or whAT???

[tomgl]

A fellow New Mexican. Ya this water is terrible. An RO/DI is a must in my opinion.

[rvalen]

YUP,, from alb n.m home of red/green chile....

i havent got around to comparing the water from n.m and n.v of the websites,,, i was gona purchase a system,, just dnt feel like setting up guy fr homedepot was saying i have to cut an extra hole in granite for the fixture ect,,,,i almost wanna push the envelope and just try without it and see what happens,,, I kno I may regret later,, does anyone here use tap water???? lolol someone has too

[tomgl]

Rio Rancho my self. Went to high school in Alb. Left In the mid 80's as soon as I graduated. Inlaws live in T or C. That's the only reason I go back.

[rvalen]

i went to rio grand high school,,, been here since 2004 only been back once,,, but have chile shipped in on a regular basis lol... it has grown so much

[tomgl]

Sent you a PM about RO. I went to Cibola, Rio Rancho only had an Elemenrty when I lived there. Carlitoes on Patrick and Pecos specializes in NM cuisine. They also run a truck from Hatch filled with green chilie at harvest. They should be roasting chilie next month. Love that smell.

[rvalen]

really,,i met another guy here from santa fe and he mentioned the same place,, so now i definatly have to go tomorrw lol,
WOW they roast the chile too, do they sell it as well mmmm yes the smell is lovely
yeah rio rancho is big now

pm sent

[tomgl]

Yes you cam also preorder before they truck it in. My in laws stay here in the winter so they bring us a bunch of Chile then we have a freezer just for it and frozen stuff for my tanks.

[rvalen]

im gona call em first thing in the morning to place an order i still have lots in freezer but freshly roasted mmm chile rellenos,,, and green chile with sopapillas

[TheGreatAukSociety]

Our water is pretty high in everything, so they're a really good idea. You can get one and hook it up to a garden hose, faucet, or bathtub. No need to remodel the kitchen unless you want to.

[rvalen]

i just finished remodeling kitchen so NO THANKS lol the bathtub is good place tho

[bigronbo]

you used plain tap water? wow thats crazy even on fish only. unless you treated the water for the additives. the total desoved solids here are around 600 from the tap. half of that is birthcontol pills and 25 percent other drugs 25 percent other to include who takes a leak in lake mead. you get stoned just by drinking water and it helps with population control lol.

[rvalen]

you used plain tap water? wow thats crazy even on fish only. unless you treated the water for the additives. the total desoved solids here are around 600 from the tap. half of that is birthcontol pills and 25 percent other drugs 25 percent other to include who takes a leak in lake mead. you get stoned just by drinking water and it helps with population control lol.

haha nice way to put it,,,, yeah i did use plain tap water,,, if all levels are fine what else kinda problem should i be looking for from using it???

[bigronbo]

tap water has phospates and promote algee but also has clorine and other stuff that can kill a lot of salt water life

[Narazbad]

Plus assorted heavy metal ions

[mesafire]

Not to mention the perchlorates. :p