can i use sea water??
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hairymushroom
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no problem , if youre worried do a couple of tests on it , where do you live ?
davocean
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We have access to filtered sea water here from scripps pier.
One of the main guys here at birch aquarium uses it in his home.
He says the alkilinity is a little different and adds a buffer,but that is it.
If it's convenient for you, you can, but as b4 mentioned good idea to test it.
One of the main guys here at birch aquarium uses it in his home.
He says the alkilinity is a little different and adds a buffer,but that is it.
If it's convenient for you, you can, but as b4 mentioned good idea to test it.
hairymushroom
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Go for it , are you on the east coast or the west coast ?
brownsugar
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yeh im in australia aswell, for my water changes use filtered seawater does the job perfectly
initially however i started off mixing a saltmix bcoz i couldnt afford 600 litres of water straight up to fill my tank
aslong as water isnt collected too close to busy shipping lanes or pollution high waterways it should be sweet.
think mine is sourced by deep ocean trawlers , then sold to lfs filtered and sold for 5 dollars for 25 litres
15 bucks a week but it saves me doing the saltmix , which isnt that hard im just lazy
initially however i started off mixing a saltmix bcoz i couldnt afford 600 litres of water straight up to fill my tank
aslong as water isnt collected too close to busy shipping lanes or pollution high waterways it should be sweet.
think mine is sourced by deep ocean trawlers , then sold to lfs filtered and sold for 5 dollars for 25 litres
15 bucks a week but it saves me doing the saltmix , which isnt that hard im just lazy
serial hugger
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i hear that you can collect the seawater yourself if you put it in a dark space for a couple of weeks and all the sediment will got to the bottom and you can pour the clear stuff right into the tank
