Urgent

Yarim · 01/22/2008, 10:53 PM

please help!!! i just did my first water change and im short. Can i use any other water to fill the missing?? its only about a gallon or two. I have a 110 gal tank with ocean water.

1628mna · 01/22/2008, 10:56 PM

go run to the grocery store and get some distilled water.

Aquarist007 · 01/22/2008, 10:57 PM

I answered this in another forum---its ok at this stage to use a couple of gallons of tap water

Yarim · 01/22/2008, 11:07 PM

Thanx. I posted in both because i wasnt sure which one to post in......better safe than sorry i guess. Thanks again both of u

Zoophile · 01/22/2008, 11:10 PM

If you're doing an emergency addition of salt to plain water, get it circulating and heated before you add the salt mix. That will help it dissolve a lot faster. GL!

01/22/2008, 10:53 PM	#1
Yarim Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Miami Beach Posts: 369	Urgent please help!!! i just did my first water change and im short. Can i use any other water to fill the missing?? its only about a gallon or two. I have a 110 gal tank with ocean water.

01/22/2008, 10:57 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I answered this in another forum---its ok at this stage to use a couple of gallons of tap water __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

01/22/2008, 11:07 PM	#4
Yarim Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Miami Beach Posts: 369	Thanx. I posted in both because i wasnt sure which one to post in......better safe than sorry i guess. Thanks again both of u __________________ FMAS Member Current Tank Info: 110 Gal Acrylic Salt Water

01/22/2008, 10:56 PM	#2
1628mna Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: brunswick ohio Posts: 725	go run to the grocery store and get some distilled water.

01/22/2008, 11:10 PM	#5
Zoophile Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NC Posts: 168	If you're doing an emergency addition of salt to plain water, get it circulating and heated before you add the salt mix. That will help it dissolve a lot faster. GL!