Filtered Ocean water and mixed saltwater

Amass78 · 02-24-2004, 07:00 PM

Hey guys...Im planning to buy water from the LFS. My question is the LFS im going to carry filtered ocean water, in the future if i want to go with mix salt water for water changes, will it hurt my tank? Thanks for the help, im pretty new and just want to do it right.

02-24-2004, 07:03 PM

I have seen it but have not heard of anyone use it yet.... I plan on the wait and see approach.

omard · 02-24-2004, 11:39 PM

I use "filtered" (UV treated) sea water in my tank. Critters love it and price is right for me.

Used for initial fillup and now for water changes. Get fresh RO/DI water from LFS for top offs.

Only problem is water this far north (Seattle) tends to be a bit lower in salinity then what "tropic" water is. Need to watch that.

Adjust by using seawater to top off first couple of days after a major water change.

Just make sure coming from "reliable source."

Rgds,

OmarD