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scooter86
12/19/2004, 07:35 PM
I received the following parameters from my local water district for my tap water. Was wondering if Kold-steril would work for me.
Also can you please comment on its overall FOWLR suitability. Does the fact that they do not list phosphates mean that there are none(unlikely)?
lead-7.4mg/l
copper-.23mg/l
Na-12.6mg/l
Zn-.06mg/l
Cl-18.3mg/l
Fe-590ug/l
nitrate-4.9mg/l
sulfate-33.8mg/l
MTBE-.5ug/l
perchlorate-1.4ug/l

Randy Holmes-Farley
12/20/2004, 09:27 AM
The copper is too high to use as is. If they did not report something, it is most likely they did not test for it, or were not required to report it for some reason. Many water supplies do not report phosphate.

I'd use an RO or RO/DI over a kold steril unit.

Here's an article on tap water:

Tap Water in Reef Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2004/chem.htm