FOWLR system and water

[coachV]

I'm actuallt more curious than anything as I'll use RO but, to set up a FOWLR system, could we use tap water? I'm on a well. I'm setting up another system and as I'm making water for it I was wondering if we only use RO protect our corals. I can't answer my own question so I came here.

Thank you.

 

[Will Penfold]

City water has chloramine or chlorine in it which is an issue due to the ammonia- you wouldn't have to worry about that on well water obviously.

I'd think the biggest concern then would be all the things in the water that could cause algae blooms.

Or heavy metals in the water that could be poisonous to fish or inverts.

 

[coachV]

City water has chloramine or chlorine in it which is an issue due to the ammonia- you wouldn't have to worry about that on well water obviously.

I'd think the biggest concern then would be all the things in the water that could cause algae blooms.

Or heavy metals in the water that could be poisonous to fish or inverts.

That would be my guess the algea bloom.