stargazer Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 my well is contaminated so it looks like those are my choices distalled or r.o. Which would be better? also, is there any minerals or anything else to add to the water, or is there a way to get ammonia out of tap water? It would not be in a gas form as it comes from run off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 What is the well contaminated with? And RO water is best. Unless you want a $1000/month power bill just to boil water then you can go with distilled. You'll need to add some trace elements back in, Probably just some baking soda, mag sulphate or something should be enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stargazer Posted July 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 thnx ira for the info my well has 3ppm ammonia in the water possibly due to run off or a septic tank leaking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Are you able to catch rainwater from your roof? A large plastic barrel under the downpipe may be all you need? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 You'd wanna make sure your roof was clean- im not sure if id want bird poop and all sorts of other things in my tanks :lol: Star- i know that there are products similar to that 'rift lake salts' that african keepers use to put in RO water but most people would make up their own, there should be a few recipies floating around on the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy_Lips Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I've heard that zeolite is a good remover (by absorbtion) of ammonia and any other nitrogenous substances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozski Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I use rainwater for my fishies (small tank). Dwarf gouramis were breeding happily, and plants growing out of tank, so don't think its caused me any problems. As to the bird poop in water comment, I think its a relatively natural additive Be more of a problem if your roof is copper I *think* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Nah, copper wouldn't be a problem for fish. And you'd have naturally snail free tank, if that's your thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Rainwater will be your cheapest option and is not likely to be contaminated with any more bird droppings than many of the worlds water supplies. It may be a bit acid from acid rain if you are getting SO2 from from air polution. I use rainwate to breed killies as it is soft and acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Copper is very toxic to some fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 stargazer do you drink this water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 Copper is very toxic to some fish. If there that sensitive to the minute traces of copper you'd get off a roof they'd die from just about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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