Natural sea water

[coralsnaked]

Here is just a short list of critters that can be found in your bucket of NSW that I would not want in my tank: a million microscopic diatoms, billions of dying zooplankton, any other type of unrooted plant, Dnoflagellates, larval crabs, one of over 100 million viruses present in a teaspoonful of sea water, unwanted bacteria like human pathogens, and the list goes on and on...

 

[Paul B]

Here is just a short list of critters that can be found in your bucket of NSW that I would not want in my tank: a million microscopic diatoms, billions of dying zooplankton, any other type of unrooted plant, Dnoflagellates, larval crabs, one of over 100 million viruses present in a teaspoonful of sea water, unwanted bacteria like human pathogens, and the list goes on and on...

OMG so I have been putting that stuff in my reef for 41 years. Now what should I do? :debi:

 

[120reefermadnes]

Here is just a short list of critters that can be found in your bucket of NSW that I would not want in my tank: a million microscopic diatoms, billions of dying zooplankton, any other type of unrooted plant, Dnoflagellates, larval crabs, one of over 100 million viruses present in a teaspoonful of sea water, unwanted bacteria like human pathogens, and the list goes on and on...

This in my opinion is extremely misleading and not info that anyone should go by thats for sure becuase there have to be hundreds of succesful reefs(including my sps reef) that use nothing but NSW. Just saying based on my personal expeiriance and just look at all the post on this thread alone from very reliable people with first hand expieriance and success with NSW.

 

[Khemul]

Here is just a short list of critters that can be found in your bucket of NSW that I would not want in my tank: a million microscopic diatoms, billions of dying zooplankton, any other type of unrooted plant, Dnoflagellates, larval crabs, one of over 100 million viruses present in a teaspoonful of sea water, unwanted bacteria like human pathogens, and the list goes on and on...

So, basically, free food for the filter feeders? Score! :idea: :lol:

 

[r-balljunkie]

if you test the water, it wont be nowhere near "ideal", from a reefers standpoint. like paul said, dont try to buffer or match the water you collect notwithstanding temperature (i dont even do this...seawater is actually warmer than my tanks water). like i stated earlier, i sometimes sometimes is blend with ASW

 

[Mike Ordner]

I use NSW from the Gulf of Mexico. One thing I have to worry about is toxic algal species, mainly Karenia brevis. Part of my job is regulating the oyster industry here, so I know before hand what algal species is out there, so I feel pretty safe. Otherwise, I like all the free coral food I get from freshly collected water.

 

[palmcity]

I don't like the cold water and I am a Native Floridian as we call a Florida Cracker, so it being around 70 or even upper 70 is a BURR to me (It sucks getting old). I am still slacking going out there and filling some buckets, it's just finding the time to go plus I will need help from roommate. I'm still not even sure where I would like to collect the water because I do not want to pick up dirty water either. (

 

[saf1]

Hmm...diving on the West Coast ranges from 49 @ 100 feet - 54 @ surface Fahrenheit. On a good summer day sometimes we'll see 59 - 61 Fahrenheit. I don't dive dry and can muster a solid 3 dives using my 8 mm wetsuit with 3 mm heater chest and hood. Boat dives typically leave early morning so the trip out on the surface is pretty cold especially on a windy morning but I wouldn't trade it. First dive are the deepest because someone always certs or we just get it out of the way so its the coldest. Then we get shallower it seems and after the 3rd dive I'm ready to be done. Stop and a food joint for a meal and then head home.

Monterey has some incredible dive locations for the West but it is cold water diving. Nothing warm about it at all but I just don't want the dry suit management while diving and I really don't want my daughter to deal with it either and she has been diving since 16.

Point being I'd love to dive in 70 degree water Even in Lake Tahoe the water is so flipping cold I had to double check my regulators as we pushed 45 degrees Fahrenheit