Bottled Water

[gertie820]

My tap water has a lot of iron in it.

Can I use bottled water, spring water to fill my tank? Do I still need to use a water treatment such as Tetra's "AquaSafe"?

TIA,
Gertie

 

[WILDER]

Wouldn't advise bottled water, as it has mineral in it, the tetra aquasafe removes metals from the water.

 

[gertie820]

Thank you for the quick response!

I hate to use my water, because it will be orange looking. Any suggestions? Distilled?

 

[WILDER]

Do you run black carbon in your tank, as that removes chemicals.

 

[gertie820]

the tank kit came with a "Whisper 5-15 power filter with filter cartridge".

My tank is not set up yet. It is a 10-gal kit I bought.

 

[WILDER]

Have you tested the water for iron.

 

[gertie820]

I don't know how to test the iron
I have been reading the tips for beginners and the long post on "bacteria" from "new tank syndrome". I don't know how to test my water or what levels are correct. The links on the post were invalid.

 

[WILDER]

http/www.fbas.co.uk/Tapwater.html

 

[annka5]

Gertie, not sure where your from, but high iron in the tap water is likely to do you harm as well as the fish, surely....?