"nacree" wrote in message oups.com...
Also, I forgot to add that I put in softened water in to the aquarium.
I was going to add hard water from a faucet outside till I realized
that that was going to be hard water and I put in soft water. Now I
read that I should put in hard water and not soft. Is that true? Is
that a big mistake or am I ok for now with the soft water and from here
on out use the hard water. Any ideas??

I would stay away from any chemically-treated water...
Get the RO/DI filter if you plan to have a healty reef tank.
They are cheap ($120-150) and produce purest water.
Just add salt and off you go...