My Water Look Green

[Anemone]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7426294#post7426294 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
I am pretty confident in what I was saying regardless of others peoples misconceptions and their ignorance.

That's too bad.

You said:

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7406276#post7406276 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
Thats a big time no no. Never use sea water.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7406930#post7406930 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
FOWLR=Fish Only Without Live Rock

Then your definately going to need a refractometer if your going to have corals whether its softe LPS or SPS

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7410940#post7410940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
Regardless, you cannot use seawater. Trust me on that one. And yes it is the water. The sun does not make your tank green unless its in pure direct sunlight where you get ton of green algae on the glass all you see is green.

then

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7411258#post7411258 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 55semireef
First of all, it depends where you collect the water. Would you want to take the risk of having some oil in your tank spilled by a ship? I would hope not.

There are also many other factors assuming you know the relationship between currents and water quality. Ever heard of Red Tide? Yeah you put one drop of that in your tank and your done. How about introducing new pathogens to your fish or corals that kill them. Or introducing phytoplankton thats toxic or in too much quantity that can disrupt the chemistry.


There are some facts. exacta123.


Hate to break it to you smcnally, I am not wrong. Sure there are people that use it and get success, it all depends on location. Take the chance. Loose 500 dollars worth of corals see if I care after that I have told you my warning.

First, you say you can't use seawater at all. Twice. Then you say, people are successful using seawater, but it depends upon the location you draw water from... then your tone gets worse.

And I hate to break it to you, you are wrong. Many people use NSW successfully (I'm one of them - 12 years now). Yes, there are caveats, but you can't say "you can't use seawater" in one sentence, then say you're right in the next.

By the way, FOWLR is Fish Only With Live Rock. No, it is not Fish Only Without Live Rock. And yes, many people keep successful reefs using hydrometers. Small, accurate, cheap refractometers are a fairly recent occurrence, and are in no way mandatory for keep ing a reef (nice, yes, required, no).

Semi,

You know, I have only seen one other poster lately who was as adamant that he was right when he was so far off base, and who seemed to challlenge and disrupt a thread as much as you are here (calling others ignorant when they were correct is actually pretty indicative). Care to guess who that might have been?

Kevin

 

[Tat2demon]

thesaent14, is that Bottlebrush algae you have in the back of your fuge? I love that stuff but never see it in anyone tank.

 

[thesaent14]

yea i just got it from the sea

 

[thesaent14]

here are the lates pic of my tank

this is one side

and the other side

the skimmer dual beket diy

 

[ACBlinky]

The tank looks a million times better, nice going

Post some pics when you've got fish in the tank, I'd love to see it once it really gets going.

 

[VengefulSakhmet]

very nice progress with your tank...that electric green was a bit scary...radioactive even...looking forward to seeing more about your tank's development and ignore the idiots about the spelling/grammar errors. Never thought your thread would become a rumble, huh?

 

[DavidT99]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7427251#post7427251 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ek9vboi
I was serious about my comments. Me and my girlfriend were sitting here laughing about the comments people were making. She brought up the comment that sea water has alge in it and etc., which in fact makes the water green. Then you are really correct about using sea water... it can bring unwanted things. Good job and keep it up, if I have questions I know who to go to. I'm a super no0b at salt water, but im taking it slow or trying to.

I guess you missed the FOWLR comment!!

If you want a disaster on your hands then follow his advice, its your tank. But I advise you to listen to others with more experience.


PS How good is your Spanish.

 

[bjonesjr1]

As for the use of NSW, I live 2 miles from the beach, in florida and I know of a few people as well that use it, I personally don't because I have an RO/DI unit of a buddy's that I use since he lives down the road and I only have a 55gallon but the people that do don't have problems...

(1) They own a boat and they go way offshore
(2) They bring it home and they put it in a rubbermaid trash can for 24 hours with a heater and powerhead
(3) They check all water parameters and make sure everything is in check and fix anything that may be wrong, I.E. PH, Salinty, various other things. But they usally don't have to fix much

Also as for red tide here is some links to articles that have proven that red tide is pretty much gone. I do alot of fishing offshore and yes when red tide does hit its bad, this time it was really bad. I remeber going out one day when all the water was covered with bait fish and all other sorts of life... I had a buddy that went scuba diving and everything was dead under the water, I mean everything... But Red tide does go away, here is a link to the Fish & Wildlife Research Institute that takes samples of water around here and everywhere else, and they post it to their website so, here is some proof for (55semireef) that red tide is not currently around and that using NSW is ok

Fish & Wildlife Research Institute

here is another great website on red tide:

Red Tide Florida (START)

The only reason I'm posting this is to show that red tide is present like someone said above, & to show that it is gone if anyone is thinking about going offshore for some NSW... Hopefully this will help anyone in their decision making for their tank.

 

[bjonesjr1]

Here is the same report for different parts of florida:

FWC

 

[rustybucket145]

thesaent14: Wow, vast improvement. In a few months you are going to have a really GREAT looking tank. Glad you got past the green water episode. Best of luck! Keep up the good work and patience.

 

[reefer_for_life]

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