Question about water well

Oilers · #1 05-04-2013, 01:11 AM

I have a friend that lives in Camrose and she wants to start a reef tank. Will she be okay using the water well for her tank or will she need to do anything extra before she can use it? I would assume she'll be best investing in RO water but is it a must??

11purewater · #2 05-04-2013, 01:34 AM

She'll need to get a proper water analysis(full matrix),and I would say an RO is a must on well water.

Dearth · #3 05-04-2013, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by 11purewater

She'll need to get a proper water analysis(full matrix),and I would say an RO is a must on well water.

+1

I grew up on Well water and while it has natural filtration it may have heavy metals and other goodies while not harmful to us it may be a killer to her tank its well worth the money to invest even in a basic RO system which cheap ones will run about $150 this is the one I have http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt...+-+100GPD.html

The Grizz · #4 05-04-2013, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 11purewater

She'll need to get a proper water analysis(full matrix),and I would say an RO is a must on well water.

+100000000000000000000000000

If I used water directly from my well it would kill everything in minutes, we can even think about drinking the well water without it going though our whole house RO.

Mike-fish · #5 05-04-2013, 02:32 AM

A rodi is a must on well water. Just an FYI I'm born and raised on well water and its the only water I can drink without a side effect of some creation.

Oilers · #6 05-04-2013, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 11purewater

She'll need to get a proper water analysis(full matrix),and I would say an RO is a must on well water.

Any idea where she would be able to get such an analysis? Maybe a test kit?

The Grizz · #7 05-04-2013, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Oilers

Any idea where she would be able to get such an analysis? Maybe a test kit?

Take a 2 liter sample of the well water into any where that deals with commercial water systems & they should be able to send it out for testing.

11purewater · #8 05-04-2013, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

Take a 2 liter sample of the well water into any where that deals with commercial water systems & they should be able to send it out for testing.

+1 and the government labs are required to test your water, but only for pathogens,E-coli,etc. the phone book will have Water/soil testing labs in your area.

carnut · #9 05-04-2013, 12:41 PM

a booster pump will also be needed on the well to get the ro to run properly.

Even with a booster pump our well is so cold we get slow water production.