Quick Question: Where do I put water change water?

bacon5 · 04/21/2015, 08:14 PM

Alright so for my freshwater tanks, I can just water my plants with the WC water but I am assuming you cannot do that with saltwater due to the salt. Am I wrong, or what do you guys do with your water?

sleepydoc · 04/21/2015, 08:17 PM

well, not if you like your plants! Most people put it down the drain.

CafeReef · 04/21/2015, 08:21 PM

I put mine down the drain and then run my faucet for a little bit afterwards

bacon5 · 04/21/2015, 08:22 PM

Haha, yeah I thought I remembered something in APES class about salt and plants being a no-no

I guess to the drain it will go

homer1475 · 04/21/2015, 08:24 PM

Down the drain and out to the municipal sewer system, fresh and salt. Come to think of it, the freshwater tank water is so nasty and smelly, I don't think I would water my plants with it either.

bacon5 · 04/21/2015, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

Down the drain and out to the municipal sewer system, fresh and salt. Come to think of it, the freshwater tank water is so nasty and smelly, I don't think I would water my plants with it either.

Haha idk my plants seem to enjoy it

Azedenkae · 04/21/2015, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bacon5

Alright so for my freshwater tanks, I can just water my plants with the WC water but I am assuming you cannot do that with saltwater due to the salt. Am I wrong, or what do you guys do with your water?

Down the drain.

Otherwise, onto patches of earth where you don't want weed to grow.

Percula9 · 04/21/2015, 11:22 PM

The bath tub.

FlyingPigNJ · 04/22/2015, 01:01 AM

down the drain?
what if I don't have sewerage?
is this much saltwater septic safe?

fishgate · 04/22/2015, 05:52 AM

I have been dumping in my septic system for over 5 years. No issues at all. Can't even tell anything in the drain field that suggests salt water has been dumped. I've put as much as 200 gallons down at a time. Saltwater I think is about the same salt level as urine.

toothybugs · 04/22/2015, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fishgate

I have been dumping in my septic system for over 5 years. No issues at all. Can't even tell anything in the drain field that suggests salt water has been dumped. I've put as much as 200 gallons down at a time. Saltwater I think is about the same salt level as urine.

That's some high-strength urates

The ions are highly different though from urine.

I send my water down the tub drain. It helps tame mildew buildup.

BTW, I used to water my plants/ garden with FW water change water too. The more sludge the better they like it!!

150Ron · 04/22/2015, 06:30 AM

I'm on a septic system so my water goes for weed control on my front walkway and driveway.

Nina51 · 04/22/2015, 07:25 AM

i send the end of the siphon out the front door, onto the deck where is drains through the boards and i never have weeds under there.

FlyingPigNJ · 04/22/2015, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nina51

i send the end of the siphon out the front door, onto the deck where is drains through the boards and i never have weeds under there.

Interesting.....is that far from the tank? How did you manage to get a hose that long to start siphoning?

LeakyZ · 04/22/2015, 08:55 AM

Mine goes right into side yard where I keep my garbage pails on gravel. Weeds still grow though :-(

soulpatch · 04/22/2015, 08:57 AM

Onto my back patio pavers to keep the weeds at bay. Works great.

snorvich · 04/22/2015, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Nina51

i send the end of the siphon out the front door, onto the deck where is drains through the boards and i never have weeds under there.

Or skunks.

04/21/2015, 08:14 PM	#1
bacon5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	Quick Question: Where do I put water change water? Alright so for my freshwater tanks, I can just water my plants with the WC water but I am assuming you cannot do that with saltwater due to the salt. Am I wrong, or what do you guys do with your water? __________________ -William Tank Info: 20G TruVu AIO Cube "Humble Beginning" Cycling

04/21/2015, 08:17 PM	#2
sleepydoc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,907	well, not if you like your plants! Most people put it down the drain. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 120 gallon, coast to coast overflow w/beananimal overflow. Waveline DC 10000 II return pump, 40 gal sump, Octopus XS200 skimmer, T5 lighting

04/21/2015, 08:21 PM	#3
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	I put mine down the drain and then run my faucet for a little bit afterwards __________________ 50 Gallon cube

04/21/2015, 08:22 PM	#4
bacon5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 198	Haha, yeah I thought I remembered something in APES class about salt and plants being a no-no I guess to the drain it will go __________________ -William Tank Info: 20G TruVu AIO Cube "Humble Beginning" Cycling

04/21/2015, 08:24 PM	#5
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Down the drain and out to the municipal sewer system, fresh and salt. Come to think of it, the freshwater tank water is so nasty and smelly, I don't think I would water my plants with it either. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

04/21/2015, 11:22 PM	#8
Percula9 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 3,819	The bath tub.

04/22/2015, 01:01 AM	#9
FlyingPigNJ Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: The Armpit of America Posts: 117	down the drain? what if I don't have sewerage? is this much saltwater septic safe?

04/22/2015, 05:52 AM	#10
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	I have been dumping in my septic system for over 5 years. No issues at all. Can't even tell anything in the drain field that suggests salt water has been dumped. I've put as much as 200 gallons down at a time. Saltwater I think is about the same salt level as urine. __________________ 125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO

04/22/2015, 06:30 AM	#12
150Ron Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 117	I'm on a septic system so my water goes for weed control on my front walkway and driveway. __________________ My family asked if I love my aquarium more than them...I have not answered Current Tank Info: 150gal custom reef, 36" Ruby Trigger Sump, Halide/T5 Lights, Reef Octopus 170SSS Skimmer, Reef Octopus 5500 controlable return, Maxspec Gyre xf150, Hydor Koralia Power Head 1150X2

04/22/2015, 07:25 AM	#13
Nina51 biggliest cofveve champ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5th floor, Illinois, gewgaw expert Posts: 3,506	i send the end of the siphon out the front door, onto the deck where is drains through the boards and i never have weeds under there. __________________ of all the things i've lost, i miss my gary the most. Never hold your farts in. They travel up your spine into your brain, and that is where crappy ideas come from. Current Tank Info: i gave my reef away and i feel like a bird out of a cage!!

04/22/2015, 08:55 AM	#15
LeakyZ Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 60	Mine goes right into side yard where I keep my garbage pails on gravel. Weeds still grow though :-(

04/22/2015, 08:57 AM	#16
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	Onto my back patio pavers to keep the weeds at bay. Works great. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.