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If you haven't added substrate and live rock yet, then this is a no-brainer IMO -- start fresh with RO/DI. Again though, if you insist, then test your water first. The chances of you having glacier-clean water from your well is very low though. And if you do have something like a little bit of copper in your water, the longer you let it sit in the tank, the more likely it'll end up trapped in your seams.. Invertebrates, corals don't take kindly to copper and other heavy metals.
Here's the thing -- if you start with tap/well water, and later on end up having problems, you're going to find it very difficult to get help. Water is the single most important part of your system -- without controlling it, makes it difficult for the pros here to isolate the causes of problems you may have down the line (diatoms, hair algae, slime, etc..).
Start fresh. Wait for a good RO/DI unit to come in, get the tank nice and clean and know you're starting as pure as possible. Patience is the key.
Just my $0.02.
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-Chris
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