Filtered Ocean water and mixed saltwater

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  1. Amass78

    Amass78 Plankton

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    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.
     
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  3. Land_Fish

    Land_Fish Guest

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

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    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