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fkshiu 09-11-2010 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mandosh (Post 547592)
They do pump the majority of their water straight out of the Burrard Inlet, but the water in the one live-coral tank gets shipped from the Red Sea. Not sure how much of a difference that makes though considering my tanks look nicer than theirs using cheap salt and having very limited knowledge.

Yeah, their coral tank is pretty sad looking for a public aquaria. Last time I checked it had pretty much been overrun by blue mushrooms. I've always wondered what kind of surge system they used in that aquarium.

banditpowdercoat 09-11-2010 12:47 PM

Wow, all the way form the Red sea, that's cost effective for sure..

lockrookie 09-24-2010 05:22 AM

after thi thought and startng this thread what does my local fish store bring in... but ocean water ina bottle go figure a little pricey mind you 30 bucks for 4.4 g i supose it would b k to helpjump start a system with all the micro organismns in the water. who knows

Rbacchiega 09-24-2010 04:01 PM

I'll be using water from the ocean to set up....then bottled ocean water to maintain.

lockrookie 09-24-2010 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbacchiega (Post 551182)
I'll be using water from the ocean to set up....then bottled ocean water to maintain.

id stay away from the water in east river.... nothing will survive


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