NYC Water TDS Readings

[alan.reef]

out of tap 27 through 5stage RO 28 TO DI zero

 

[NYCEnglish]

45 here in midtown

 

[beastium]

So anyone using NYC tap water besides BK?? Would be great to use lol.

Its true, it depends what ions are present. According to the nyc water report it does have Some of the things we look for.

Would phosban, dechlorinator, and macro possibly be able to do the trick?

 

[Waleedwale1]

Yea I've been using tap water to top off and do water changes with whenever I don't have the time to get RO, i usually do one water change with RO, and the next with tap, and top off with tap water. I use seachem prime as a dechlorinator. I do this in my 29 gal mixed reef, have a lot of SPS that are encrusting and doing great.

 

[cmantis]

Waleed is a BK renegade!

 

[beastium]

Yea I've been using tap water to top off and do water changes with whenever I don't have the time to get RO, i usually do one water change with RO, and the next with tap, and top off with tap water. I use seachem prime as a dechlorinator. I do this in my 29 gal mixed reef, have a lot of SPS that are encrusting and doing great.

Salute

 

[5thChorseman]

I uased tap water that is run through my drinking water filter. The filter is supposed to remove chlorine and phosphate, but I never test for them. Some time I just use tap water when I am in a hurry.

 

[Will]

I get a reading of 35 ppm on tap water in East Quogue. After I run it thru carbon tho , I get 51 ppm. So the carbon is raising the TDS reading. I used to get 0 from my R/O unit but for some reason , I started get an elevated reading so I had to add a DI filter to my RO unit to get it back to 0???

 

[TimberTDI]

534 ppm in. 50 out.

 

[bkstang]

I have 36-37 here in Bay Ridge but I would never think about using tap water in my tank. NYC water is one of the best in the country however it's very high sediments. Some people in other parts of the country like Arizona reports TDS in range of 500-600 or even higher.

 

[ChrisB]

Staten Island 39 ppm in , out 0

 

[Nandez13]

I used tap water in Bay Ridge when I started my tank. CYANO everywhere

Bought an rodi and after several water changes got rid of it

I have 36-37 here in Bay Ridge but I would never think about using tap water in my tank. NYC water is one of the best in the country however it's very high sediments. Some people in other parts of the country like Arizona reports TDS in range of 500-600 or even higher.

 

[beastium]

Bayside is ~22ppm.

 

[BKLYNREEF123]

Bergen Beach Brooklyn here 27-28ppm

 

[Frank@Wall]

All the way downtown Manhattan 83 ppm, after RODI a big donut...0

 

[beastium]

What if phosban and dechlorinator was all you needed.

 

[bkstang]

Phosphate and Chlorine are not the only elements in tap water. You need RO/DI unit to remove the rest.

 

[A4edwin]

Resurecting an old thread. Every time I run my brs 75gpd system In Richmond Hill queens I I get 3 to 4 tds reading before. I keep asking myself if that?s right.

 

[Reef Trends]

It is probably reading after the first two cartridges and before the membrane then again after the DI. That number when it starts to go up will tell you its time to change those cartridges.

 

[Vjl]

New to forum and want advice.
If TDS is about 30ish. Do you need ro/di unit in nyc.
Thanks