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Isn the water I get out of my tap OK for freshwater aquariums if I add dechlorinator?

April 26, 2017Aquariums dechlorinator freshwater Ok tap water

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Isn the water I get out of my tap OK for freshwater aquariums if I add dechlorinator?

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Yes. For freshwater aquariums you may use tap water if you add a dechlorinator. Planted systems actually do well with standard tap water because of the trace mineral elements. Saltwater systems are the exact opposite. They require highly filtered water from an RO/DI system.