can I clean tank with non ro/di water then rinse with ro/di water?

[Bk2Reefin]

can I clean tank with non ro/di water then rinse with ro/di water?

will it harm anything? I have alot to clean up and am having to wait on ro water......

[ajn81]

I assume you are talking about cleaning an empty tank. If so, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't clean it with tap water. Vinegar is also a cleaning agent that is great for cleaning aquariums.

[Bk2Reefin]

well.... I always read bout people rinsing stuff down with ro water, So I guess I assumed i should use ro to clean everything. lol its bout garden hose time then.

last time around I used tap on the whole system... battles algae issues the entire time the tank was up.

[Bk2Reefin]

everything is empty and dirty, picked up a used system.

[SjadeD]

Tap water & vinegar. Let it set & scrub till clean. Drain & rinse with garden hose then wipe dry with fish towel.

[jrp1588]

Some people are a little overzealous with this sort of thing. A little bit of tap water isn't going to hurt anything.

[Cod Fish]

I'm just trying to think of the logistics of cleanings large tank with ro water, that sounds radiculous.

[bertoni]

I agree that tap water should be fine for rinsing a tank.

[klepto]

well.... I always read bout people rinsing stuff down with ro water, So I guess I assumed i should use ro to clean everything.

It's pretty standard practice in most chemisty labs to give 3 tap water rinses followed up by a single RODI rinse. It is more effective to rinse multiple times instead of a large volume once.

I like to carry this over to my aquarium practices. Especially when; making up new saltwater, two part, after cleaning powerheads etc... where purity is a concern.

[Bk2Reefin]

thanks ev1, I haven't gotten any email updates for this and didnt think they was any replies. Yea waiting on RO was gonna take a while and would waste a lot of water.