reefrubble
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I would like to know,how many SPS keepers use NSW? I would like to see a forum for NSW ,as well. Is this too much to ask for? Ted
SPS Keepers how many NSW ?
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Weatherman
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I did, for almost three years.
However, something happened after Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Not sure what, but I almost lost all my sps between August of last year and March of this. Over about two weeks in April, I swapped 75% of the water out and replaced it with IO. Now, almost all the original NSW is gone. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve seen significant improvement in the health of my coral since then.
As long as Florida continues to get battered by hurricanes, itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s just not worth the risk of using NSW.
However, something happened after Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Not sure what, but I almost lost all my sps between August of last year and March of this. Over about two weeks in April, I swapped 75% of the water out and replaced it with IO. Now, almost all the original NSW is gone. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve seen significant improvement in the health of my coral since then.
As long as Florida continues to get battered by hurricanes, itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s just not worth the risk of using NSW.
reefrubble
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I was using TM pro,but I started using NSW last week. It tested ok on everything,except it was only 1.024 SG. I bumped it up with TM pro. Everything in the tank seems to have perked up,after adding the NSW.
Weatherman
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I wish you luck.
Whatever was negatively affecting my coral didn't show up on any of the standard tests.
Whatever was negatively affecting my coral didn't show up on any of the standard tests.
reefrubble
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Thanks Weatherman,for your input.
I did a 60 gal water change,and the next one should be about 80 gal. If things start to look bad,I'll go back to TM Ted
I did a 60 gal water change,and the next one should be about 80 gal. If things start to look bad,I'll go back to TM Ted
humboldt reefer
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dippin61 how do you prepare the water for your tank? I'm on the coast also but never tried it.
reefrubble
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icliac,you have some beautifully large tanks there.
DarkXerox,you guys in Ca. are lucky,you just go down to the pier,and open the tap.
Richreef,is Io expensive,where you are?
DarkXerox,you guys in Ca. are lucky,you just go down to the pier,and open the tap.
Richreef,is Io expensive,where you are?
DitchPlains2
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weatherman
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Hey I live twenty five feet from the ocean here in Long Island, and the water is very clean, despite what people tend to think of LI. I am curious, so you feel that the hurricane season and these more recent larger cat3,4,5 hurricanes are brining up sediment and debris and thus polluting the water collumn in Fl? Could that even be possible? I could imagine that it stirrs up the local estuaries and such, but are you getting your NSW straight from the local beach? or deep water spot? Do you have a boat? Just curious.
David
weatherman
Hey I live twenty five feet from the ocean here in Long Island, and the water is very clean, despite what people tend to think of LI. I am curious, so you feel that the hurricane season and these more recent larger cat3,4,5 hurricanes are brining up sediment and debris and thus polluting the water collumn in Fl? Could that even be possible? I could imagine that it stirrs up the local estuaries and such, but are you getting your NSW straight from the local beach? or deep water spot? Do you have a boat? Just curious.
David
Weatherman
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On the southeast Florida coast, there are a couple of major distributors, which collect and sell water to both businesses and individuals. The one I used to buy water from collected it from the Miami Harbor entrance on the incoming tide. Theyââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢d filter and sterilize it then send it out. I didnââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t notice any problems until August last year, and would have highly recommended its use. Not any more.
Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m not the only one who noticed deteriorating water quality after Katrina. A number of other reefers along the southeast Florida coast experienced the same thing. The recommendation I got from a couple of employees at a lfs (who I trust), is that, if you have an sps tank, donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t use NSW anymore. Itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s ok for fish-only, soft coral or anemone tanks, but some toxin in the water is having a negative affect on hard coral.
Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢m not the only one who noticed deteriorating water quality after Katrina. A number of other reefers along the southeast Florida coast experienced the same thing. The recommendation I got from a couple of employees at a lfs (who I trust), is that, if you have an sps tank, donââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢t use NSW anymore. Itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s ok for fish-only, soft coral or anemone tanks, but some toxin in the water is having a negative affect on hard coral.
RichConley
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They also dump all sorts of crap into the gulf of mexico now, from sewage to toxic waste. I'm sure thats not helping.
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They also dump all sorts of crap into the gulf of mexico now, from sewage to toxic waste. I'm sure thats not helping.
reefrubble
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I really like using NSW,and I hope to continue to do so. I go off shore about 7 miles on an incoming tide,and the water has been good. I hope it gets better in SW Florida. It seems a shame that you live on the coast,and can't use the water. Ted
Weatherman
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Just one of those disadvanges of living in close proximity to about six million other people. 
I would think that it would be a risk. NSW found in most tropical reefs are very void of nutrients. By contrast, when I was in Alaska the water there was very rich in nutrients. Mainly nitrates. This is a natural condition that produced huge plankton blooms which in turn is the reason why the waters are so rich in salmon, halibut and crab. But not rich in inverts and corals.
Mike
Mike
DarkXerox
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Ehh actually the San Francisco Bay is pretty polluted and they tell us not to eat fish out of there too often, so I buy all mine. I think that if I got water from the ocean, I'd still have to run it through micron filters to make sure that any parasites or anything bad in it. The water they sell here is filtered and most of the LFS's get it from the same supplier.
I know that people in San Diego can get it from the pier since Scripps has some fluidized sand filters for their tap there. But I haven't come across anything like that near me.
