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Posted by Mike Umana on May 11, 2005, 5:26 pm
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Just like to know if I can use ocean water from Miami Beach and put it
directly into my aquarium. Are there any precautions or additives that I can
use or should I just keep buying saltwater from my pet store. I know some
one who uses water from the beach when it is hide tide. He believes that it
has more nourishment then the water sold at the pet store and no chemicals
are needed.
MIKE
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Posted by swhastan on May 11, 2005, 7:24 pm
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Natural saltwater is better than synthetic one.
However, the water from beach may be contaminated. So, no one recommends
using that.
Absolutely, you can try, but in the worst case, you may lose all your live
stock.
Synthetic salt never gave me a severe problem.
Also, when you buy the saltwater from pet store, you'd better check if it's
made from synthetic salt or from nature. If it's synthetic, you don't need
to buy that. Just use RO/DI water with synthetic salt.
I recommend Instant Ocean product.
If that's from the ocean, it'll be pretty much expensive. (Around $15~20 per
4 gallon bottle)
Sungwon
> Just like to know if I can use ocean water from Miami Beach and put it
> directly into my aquarium. Are there any precautions or additives that I
> can
> use or should I just keep buying saltwater from my pet store. I know some
> one who uses water from the beach when it is hide tide. He believes that
> it
> has more nourishment then the water sold at the pet store and no chemicals
> are needed.
> MIKE
>
>
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Posted by on May 11, 2005, 9:47 pm
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> If that's from the ocean, it'll be pretty much expensive. (Around
$15~20 per
> 4 gallon bottle)
Alot of fish stores in south florida sell natural sea water for 50 to
75 cents a gallon. Many lfs gets sea water then they run it thru a
sterlizer. I have been using it for months. Works great. Ask your
lfs if they sell natural sea water.
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Posted by Kevin Muenzler, WB5RUE on May 12, 2005, 12:02 pm
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> > If that's from the ocean, it'll be pretty much expensive. (Around
> $15~20 per
> > 4 gallon bottle)
>
> Alot of fish stores in south florida sell natural sea water for 50 to
> 75 cents a gallon. Many lfs gets sea water then they run it thru a
> sterlizer. I have been using it for months. Works great. Ask your
> lfs if they sell natural sea water.
One concern about using "natural" sea water directly from the ocean is
disesase and parasites. If you buy it from a store it's usually sterilized
(as stated above.) Usually ozone or UV is used. Don't boil it in a metal
pot, even a stainess one. You can have metals (iron, chrome, nickel, etc.)
leach from the pot into the water.
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Posted by Boomer on May 13, 2005, 9:28 am
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Yes and quite often it is collect off shore where it is not polluted. Near shore
water is
not a good idea
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:> If that's from the ocean, it'll be pretty much expensive. (Around
: $15~20 per
: > 4 gallon bottle)
:
: Alot of fish stores in south florida sell natural sea water for 50 to
: 75 cents a gallon. Many lfs gets sea water then they run it thru a
: sterlizer. I have been using it for months. Works great. Ask your
: lfs if they sell natural sea water.
:
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> directly into my aquarium. Are there any precautions or additives that I
> can
> use or should I just keep buying saltwater from my pet store. I know some
> one who uses water from the beach when it is hide tide. He believes that
> it
> has more nourishment then the water sold at the pet store and no chemicals
> are needed.
> MIKE
>
>