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05-24-2006, 02:32 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: May 2006
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|  Anyone here use natural water?
I was wondering if anyone else here is using natural water in thier tanks? | 
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05-24-2006, 02:41 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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What do you mean by "natural water"?
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05-24-2006, 04:02 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Im assuming he means salt water from the ocean. I dont use that...but i might have to...the place i got my ro/salt water from is losing their lease! _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
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1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-24-2006, 04:45 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 39
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I used too. Then I switched to Catalina water (sea water that is sand filtered out here in California.) Now I am kinda lazy and use salt mix.
THe real stuff can work depending on when and where you get it.
I was a little insane and swam for my aquarium water once. Heh. I don't think I'll do that again anytime soon.  | |
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05-24-2006, 05:04 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: May 2006
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I meant filtered and sterilized ocean water. Ive been using it for a few years, my fish seem to love it. | |
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05-24-2006, 05:17 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin Age: 24
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I started my tank wish a couple boxes of IO Ocean Water. Now I just buy the mix.
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75 G Display, 12 G Refuge, 12 G sump, 1/10 Chiller, Coralife Skimmer, 300 Watts MH 14,000 K, 356 Watts of Actinic PC Lighting, 120 Pounds of Substrate, 109 lbs of Rock.
Corals: Pumping Xenia, colt, Hammer, 4 misc mushroom groups.
Fish: 2 Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Tang.
Inverts: turbo snails, astrea snails, tiger striped serpent star, sifting star, skunk cleaner shrimp, sally, red ball sponge, 50 or so hermit crabs | |
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05-24-2006, 06:06 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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That looked awsome, any bad side effects? | |
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05-25-2006, 01:15 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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I think prepped water is just as good as natural water. You have to remember that prepped water is sanitized of all crap and filtered well. You never know what you might bring in through ocean water. I just think it's risky, wouldn't do that to my reef.
Btw, what's wrong with water from the LFS? Or mixing your own? 
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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05-25-2006, 02:27 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Up here in Connecticut, you don't want to use the water from the Long Island sound for anything. I don't even like to swim in it! Very dirty and loaded with bacteria. I feel better using ro water with my synthetic salt. If I were living in the Caribbean or the Florida Keys, I would probably use the water then from the ocean. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Cerianthid Stars Hermits snails Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria Kenyon Tree Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa)
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05-25-2006, 02:47 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by rickzter I think prepped water is just as good as natural water. You have to remember that prepped water is sanitized of all crap and filtered well. You never know what you might bring in through ocean water. I just think it's risky, wouldn't do that to my reef.
Btw, what's wrong with water from the LFS? Or mixing your own? | We get our natural water from the LFS. Its UV sterilized ect... | |
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