Using Well Water

jimicasper · 04/01/2008, 10:34 PM

I was wondering if anyone has used filtered well water sucessfully in reef tank. If so did you have to use a iron removal, softner, or any other similar systems before your ro or di resin?

werdlone · 04/01/2008, 11:12 PM

just get a good ro/di system and be prepared to change your filters on a regular basis. Monitor your water with a tds meter...relativley cheap...and change as needed. My water is horrible and I have to change filters every 3-4 months. RO filter probably every year.

mborkush · 04/02/2008, 10:44 AM

I was using my well water durring my new tank start up/cycling. I couldnt understand why my nitrates/nitrites were so high, I tested the water from the tap and found they were off the chart! I now use a sedament prefilter, booster pump to 60 PSI, carbon prefilter, 2 X75gpd ro membranes, 2 X DI resins then one more carbon block. 285 to 300 TDS on inlet, 0 to 1 TDS on out let. Well,Well worth it! Tank is doing great!!!

sabbath · 04/02/2008, 11:55 AM

Well water is OK. But mine looked like this. lol

donski · 04/03/2008, 12:14 AM

I use well water and a typhoon III RODI. I change the DI resin about 3 times a year and the other micron filters about once a year. TDS stays at 0-10 depending on how close an eye i keep on it.

Krazy · 04/03/2008, 07:21 AM

Well Water here as well.

8ppm out of the RO, and 0-3ppm out of the DI, I have to change it every other month... (the DI that is)

kevin gu3 · 04/03/2008, 10:40 AM

Well water for 10 yrs, same as others; RO/DI and change resin every 4 months or so.

mborkush, are you near an old dairy farm or something? I wouldn't drink your tap water without treating it, its likely there is, er... contamination if your nitrates are high.

mborkush · 04/03/2008, 10:53 AM

You arnt kidding--no dont want to drinking this "Stuff"..Things that make you go Hummmmm....

joem1cha3l · 04/03/2008, 11:24 AM

the water will end up being one of the least expensive parts of this hobby. For the money that it costs to get ro/di water and the headache you can avoid its well worth it. A bad choice in water could be detrimental to you whole aquarium. If you want to waste your money, ill send ya my paypal address haha. But definitly go with ro/di if you can bud, you will thank yourself for spending the money.

04/01/2008, 10:34 PM	#1
jimicasper Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: virginia beach Posts: 158	Using Well Water I was wondering if anyone has used filtered well water sucessfully in reef tank. If so did you have to use a iron removal, softner, or any other similar systems before your ro or di resin?

04/02/2008, 10:44 AM	#3
mborkush Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raymond, NH Posts: 122	I was using my well water durring my new tank start up/cycling. I couldnt understand why my nitrates/nitrites were so high, I tested the water from the tap and found they were off the chart! I now use a sedament prefilter, booster pump to 60 PSI, carbon prefilter, 2 X75gpd ro membranes, 2 X DI resins then one more carbon block. 285 to 300 TDS on inlet, 0 to 1 TDS on out let. Well,Well worth it! Tank is doing great!!! __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy Current Tank Info: 220 Reef with Remote sump filtration,

04/03/2008, 10:40 AM	#7
kevin gu3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Whitmore Lk, MI Posts: 732	Well water for 10 yrs, same as others; RO/DI and change resin every 4 months or so. mborkush, are you near an old dairy farm or something? I wouldn't drink your tap water without treating it, its likely there is, er... contamination if your nitrates are high. __________________ Divert all money to life support. Your wallet will be assimilated. Resistance is futile. Current Tank Info: 90g reef, 29g anemone exile tank

04/03/2008, 10:53 AM	#8
mborkush Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raymond, NH Posts: 122	You arnt kidding--no dont want to drinking this "Stuff"..Things that make you go Hummmmm.... __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy Current Tank Info: 220 Reef with Remote sump filtration,

04/03/2008, 11:24 AM	#9
joem1cha3l Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,158	the water will end up being one of the least expensive parts of this hobby. For the money that it costs to get ro/di water and the headache you can avoid its well worth it. A bad choice in water could be detrimental to you whole aquarium. If you want to waste your money, ill send ya my paypal address haha. But definitly go with ro/di if you can bud, you will thank yourself for spending the money. __________________ IM10G Nano - MP10, AI Nano, RKL

04/01/2008, 11:12 PM	#2
werdlone Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 273	just get a good ro/di system and be prepared to change your filters on a regular basis. Monitor your water with a tds meter...relativley cheap...and change as needed. My water is horrible and I have to change filters every 3-4 months. RO filter probably every year.

04/02/2008, 11:55 AM	#4
sabbath Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Twin City's Mn. Posts: 1,771	Well water is OK. But mine looked like this. lol

04/03/2008, 12:14 AM	#5
donski Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: oakhurst CA Posts: 115	I use well water and a typhoon III RODI. I change the DI resin about 3 times a year and the other micron filters about once a year. TDS stays at 0-10 depending on how close an eye i keep on it.

04/03/2008, 07:21 AM	#6
Krazy Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 2,941	Well Water here as well. 8ppm out of the RO, and 0-3ppm out of the DI, I have to change it every other month... (the DI that is)