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03/07/2008, 04:44 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: East Yorkshire
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Sea Water
I live 100 yards from the North Sea. This may be a realy stupid question, but could I use sea water from the North Sea in a reef tank?
It seems stupid to bother making seawater when I have the real thing outside my door. Obviously it is not 28 degrees at any time of year, but does this mean the plankton etc in it would die and cause problems if the water was heated? |
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03/07/2008, 07:17 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Deep in the Heart of the Snowbelt (NE OHIO)
Posts: 5,698
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Many people use natural seawater in their tanks. However, there are several pitfalls. Usually the biggest is where you collect. In most cases, coastal waters are also the highest in nutrients, pollutants, etc. Being that I am from a landlocked area, I can't give you much first hand experience.
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03/07/2008, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Ca
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i use sea water that i buy it is collected a mile off shore the closer to the beach the more pollutants there are notice the foam on the beach its like a big skimmer, if you could collect from out aways there wouldnt be a problem
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