UCSB Santa Barbara NSW Natural Sea Water...

[SolidDetail808]

Thanks! I'm headed there on Sunday.

 

[beachsidejuj]

What a find!!!!

What a find!!!!

YOU mean I can just go and fill up buckets and pressto!!! I don't need to buy instant salt??? I can just fill up my tank with it???

 

[beachsidejuj]

where is the "blue" hose?? and should be just go a night??

 

[Lompoc Reefer]

Thats right, filll as many tanks or buckets as you like. I have been using it for some time now. Did you see the map, its very easy to find and use. Welcome to the central coast.

 

[beachsidejuj]

well thanks Lompoc!!!! Is it better to go at night or on the weekend????

 

[d0cdave]

Go whenever you want. Its rare that you have to wait in line for water.

 

[Lompoc Reefer]

It is available 24/7. Go during school hours to see some honeys, thats when I normally go.

 

[beachsidejuj]

k, thanks

 

[joesynodontis]

I made my fist trip to ucsb .it was easy to get to with the map. there is a reef center there down the road it is open on sat. try to make it there it is to get out of the city.

 

[Reefski's]

i just tested the water for phosphate and got a reading of 0.24ppm

has anyone else tested for phosphate? what was your reading?

Carl

 

[SurfnFish]

No, but that would make sense, because I have a phosphate problem in my tank, and only use UCSB Water. I'm not up to par on Phosphates, and what's high or low. Where does .24 rate?

 

[Reefski's]

0.24 is the upper limit of tolerable according to Eric Borneman et al. zero or very close is best. a recent article in Coral magazine recommends <0.10ppm. mabey that is why my sps are not growing much and i have a lot of cyano or maybe it is all the heavy feeding i do.

my tank level was 0.42ppm in my 260.

Carl

 

[Ian]

Reefski, what did you use to test??

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Anything higher than 0.10 ppm is high and could run to major algea promblems and corals health decline.

 

[Ian]

I have no algae at all, but some of my colors and growth isn't as good as others...

 

[Reefski's]

i have a Hanna C200 meter.

my new tank that is filled only with UCSB NSW water tests the same.

has anyone else tested the water?

i will repeat this week.

Jose, my corals i got from you are doing ok, not a lot of growth but some.

time to bust out the GFO. now if i can only find it in the construction stuff.

Kalkwasser will also form an insoluble salt of calcium phosphate. time to start dosing Kalk again i guess.
Carl

 

[Ian]

Id like to know. Im going to send a sample to a friend and see what he comes up with... 0.24 is high... I have no algae but I run GFO and dose Prodibio...

 

[Reefer Brian]

NSW

NSW

What does the prodibio do, and which one? I have been using the NSW for about 6 months now, a little cyano at first, but definetly no phosphate problems. Nothing better than something free in this hobby.

 

[Reefski's]

brian, have you measured the phosphate level before putting it in your tank?

Carl

 

[JOSE CASAS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12521069#post12521069 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefski's
i have a Hanna C200 meter.

my new tank that is filled only with UCSB NSW water tests the same.

has anyone else tested the water?

i will repeat this week.

Jose, my corals i got from you are doing ok, not a lot of growth but some.

time to bust out the GFO. now if i can only find it in the construction stuff.

Kalkwasser will also form an insoluble salt of calcium phosphate. time to start dosing Kalk again i guess.
Carl

glad to here just wait till the tank settles in and they will be fine.Diffen kalkwasser will help, I love Kalkwasser!