Natural Ocean Water Vs Mixed Salt & Water

halideman · 04/10/2006, 01:33 AM

Natural Ocean Water Vs Mixed Salt & Water

Just pondering, and no need to brag (laughs) but I live only about two minutes from a very clean mostly untouched beach in Australia and it would be no hasle to park the car and grab a few

buckets of Natural ocean water but on the other hand I see all you pros using Quick mix ocean salt and brands alike in my case what would you guys recomend I do. use the real stuff or the manmade stuff??

thnx Daniel

TekCat · 04/10/2006, 01:37 AM

IMO, if you're able to get a few miles offshore and collect water there then it is your best option. Otherwise use a mix.

halideman · 04/10/2006, 01:43 AM

oh is there any pros and cons to mixed????

halideman · 04/10/2006, 01:47 AM

and vise versa

timmyus · 04/10/2006, 01:57 AM

I use natural sea water but I do not attempt to go and get it from the sea myself. Our two oceans aquarium in cape town has a membership option where they provide their members with filtered sea water for home aquariums. I would also say that if you do ger water yourself get it from as deep as possible. even then their will be risk or so I am told

ho bag · 04/10/2006, 05:37 AM

I use fresh sea water i get from the beach. I dont filter it first BUT I do have a Fluval 404 on my 20g though. My tank loves the fresh sea water VS the mixed water.

kau_cinta_ku · 04/10/2006, 05:45 AM

the prob. with getting sea water so close to the beach is that you will have alot of nasties in it. as the beaches are natures skimmers

04/10/2006, 01:33 AM	#1
halideman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 23	Natural Ocean Water Vs Mixed Salt & Water Natural Ocean Water Vs Mixed Salt & Water Just pondering, and no need to brag (laughs) but I live only about two minutes from a very clean mostly untouched beach in Australia and it would be no hasle to park the car and grab a few buckets of Natural ocean water but on the other hand I see all you pros using Quick mix ocean salt and brands alike in my case what would you guys recomend I do. use the real stuff or the manmade stuff?? thnx Daniel __________________ D.Mitchell Current Tank Info: 4x2x2.5,3ft triddle filter chiller, metal halide, 4 fluorescent protein skimmer UV sterilizer

04/10/2006, 01:43 AM	#3
halideman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 23	oh is there any pros and cons to mixed???? __________________ D.Mitchell Current Tank Info: 4x2x2.5,3ft triddle filter chiller, metal halide, 4 fluorescent protein skimmer UV sterilizer

04/10/2006, 01:47 AM	#4
halideman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 23	and vise versa __________________ D.Mitchell Current Tank Info: 4x2x2.5,3ft triddle filter chiller, metal halide, 4 fluorescent protein skimmer UV sterilizer

04/10/2006, 01:37 AM	#2
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	IMO, if you're able to get a few miles offshore and collect water there then it is your best option. Otherwise use a mix.

04/10/2006, 01:57 AM	#5
timmyus Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cape Town South Africa Posts: 109	I use natural sea water but I do not attempt to go and get it from the sea myself. Our two oceans aquarium in cape town has a membership option where they provide their members with filtered sea water for home aquariums. I would also say that if you do ger water yourself get it from as deep as possible. even then their will be risk or so I am told

04/10/2006, 05:37 AM	#6
ho bag Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 52	I use fresh sea water i get from the beach. I dont filter it first BUT I do have a Fluval 404 on my 20g though. My tank loves the fresh sea water VS the mixed water.

04/10/2006, 05:45 AM	#7
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	the prob. with getting sea water so close to the beach is that you will have alot of nasties in it. as the beaches are natures skimmers