Di water vs. tap water
#1 Guest_jdl_*
Posted 08 April 2010 - 08:20 AM
the reason i ask is because i would still like to use the Di water for my new setup to help with any type of algae control. This will be for a 120g aquarium.
thanks
#2 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 08 April 2010 - 01:21 PM
#3 Guest_jdl_*
Posted 08 April 2010 - 02:11 PM
What kind of fish are you planning to keep? Except for a few blackwater specialist species, most N.A. natives do better with tap water than deionized water. Fish food contains phosphate, so if you're planning to keep big fish or lots of small fish, DI probably wont help much in keeping P low. Why do you NOT want live plants? They are an easy and effective way to remove excess P and N.
i'll keep whatever i can either catch that is small or easily get via mailorder. Hopefully rock bass (catch).
I plan on using an algae scrubber to remove N and P so that wont be an issue. I've used one with saltwater and it worked well.
I may stick some live plants in my sump since it will be a 50g rubbermaid stock tank. I also most likely have 2 months before setup so i can decide if plants will work and i want to try them.
#4 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 08 April 2010 - 04:21 PM
i'll keep whatever i can either catch that is small or easily get via mailorder. Hopefully rock bass (catch).
I plan on using an algae scrubber to remove N and P so that wont be an issue. I've used one with saltwater and it worked well.
I may stick some live plants in my sump since it will be a 50g rubbermaid stock tank. I also most likely have 2 months before setup so i can decide if plants will work and i want to try them.
#5 Guest_joshuapope2001_*
Posted 09 April 2010 - 05:55 PM
#6 Guest_TonsOfFun5_*
Posted 09 April 2010 - 08:50 PM
#7 Guest_Gene2308_*
Posted 11 April 2010 - 06:25 AM
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Posted 18 May 2010 - 03:39 AM
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