Hi.
I'm new to salt water, having had tropical aquariums before.
I'm in the beginnings of setting up a nano reef. I was advised at my LFS to get an RO system to prepare the water. I live in an area where the water is very hard, and most of the houses round here do not have water softeners.
However, I have a water softener, and I've tested it's hardness which comes out on the test strip as very soft (0 - though I'm sure it must be just slightly above 0 as it hasn't been purified!).
Is it still necessary to put the water through an RO system, or is the softened water likely to be ok?
Thanks!
I'm new to salt water, having had tropical aquariums before.
I'm in the beginnings of setting up a nano reef. I was advised at my LFS to get an RO system to prepare the water. I live in an area where the water is very hard, and most of the houses round here do not have water softeners.
However, I have a water softener, and I've tested it's hardness which comes out on the test strip as very soft (0 - though I'm sure it must be just slightly above 0 as it hasn't been purified!).
Is it still necessary to put the water through an RO system, or is the softened water likely to be ok?
Thanks!