How old of a tank for SPS?

Discussion in 'SPS Corals' started by FishThumb, Aug 25, 2013.

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  1. FishThumb

    FishThumb Astrea Snail

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    Good to know for the flow, I was thinking of adding more powerheads. The LFS I buy from uses nothing but tap water and all their tanks look amazing, but I will ask them what they treat the water with before it goes into the tanks.
     
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    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    If you dont have an RODI system, please please please stop buying coral for a few weeks and spend the $130 for an RODI system. SPS will not be happy until you do.
     
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  3. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    The problem is, your tank is (hopefully) being used to grow corals for many years; the one's at your LFS are not. Depending on the actual pollutants in the source water, it may take a long time for them to build to toxic levels in the corals.

    FWIW, RO/DI filtration was developed because very, very few could keep corals long-term in tap water. Some couldn't keep a SW aquarium at all. As far as treatment goes, I would not recommend it. That's just more chemicals to which your corals are not accustomed, and they don't really remove anything. If a successful reef tank came in a bottle of snake oil, everybody would have one.
     
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