what do you use RO/DI OR Tap water...... POLL ~VOTE~

straight from the tap, and dose PRIME right into the tank as it's filling up

Rowerzysta said:

straight from the tap, and dose PRIME right into the tank as it's filling up

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Same here. (As soon as I get some Prime!):thumbsup:

I've used straight tap water for my entire life and have never had an issue.

Edit: No Prime, nothing.

i use straight ro water.

i think you whould have another option though because i think most people use a mixture of ro or ro/di water and tap

Tap via Python...
and topping off evaporation with RO from work.

CAN A MOD ADD 50/50 MIX TO THE POLL? is that possible?

Cboss said:

I've used straight tap water for my entire life and have never had an issue.

Edit: No Prime, nothing.

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You're probably on well water with no chlorine or chloramines. Most of us city-folk have city water which is sterilized and supplemented with fluoride and minerals. Make sure you state that, because it would be a bummer for someone to read your comment and stop using prime, killing their fish in the process.

Tap with tetra safe

You're probably on well water with no chlorine or chloramines. Most of us city-folk have city water which is sterilized and supplemented with fluoride and minerals. Make sure you state that, because it would be a bummer for someone to read your comment and stop using prime, killing their fish in the process.

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I was told from several people on this thread:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/equipment/115018-buckets-hoses-wet-carpets-must-doin.html

that they don't even use prime...just straight tap.

I was using a mixture but it was just to much work for me so now i use straigt tap.
I use ro for drinking and cooking and test standards

City tap water via python hose
treat with prime as water starts flowing into tank

I use RO because I really dont like the water that comes out of my tap. If I wont drink it why should I give it to my fish.

I use tap water, but I use 3 gallons or so of DI water weekly to top off for evaporation.

Tap water treated with Aquasafe or Prime.

Tap straight outta my DIY "Python"... add Prime directly into the tank as it fills.

I use tap water that I've run through a Brita filter. I store it in gallon jugs to which I've added prime. I keep the jugs on top of the refrigerator to warm up the water a bit (great for winter time). I change out water Saturday mornings, Tuesday afternoons, and as needed if I have a little concern about anything (like a dead fish -- rare, no deaths this year yet! -- or maybe a bit more algae than I want to see). I have a 10G, a 6G and a 2.5G (and soon some more nano tanks), so this method of water storage and the way I use it is good for me.

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Tap water, but i fill it up into a 5 Gallon tank and let it sit for over 3 days before using it, and when pouring it in, i always leave the base of the water in the bottle, because i figure thats where everything settles.

Straight from the tap. Very pure well water out here. But I also have an RO unit that I just got that I am looking to use about a 50-50 mix in the future to reduce the hardess and pH of the water in the future.