Moderate Consumption of Reef Water
 

Hi All,

So today as I was multi-tasking; water-change and coral acclimation, I managed to receive dose of reef water through sucking on the cyphon and drip valve to pull up water. I spit most of it out, but is this harmless? Just as long as I spit it out right. or should I start using a hand pump?

My tank levels are good lol. But, for my inhabitants, not for me. :mrgreen:

Thanks,

Pinnochio5

I personally wouldn't worry about it. As you stated you spit it out.

Oh-oh...:drinking:

lol, i actually wondered about that myself, after seeing little organisms running around on the glass panes with a handheld microscope.. i stopped "manually siphoning" (after getting a few mouth rinses myself) the same day and now use a pump.

the saltwater from your tank is not any better than directly from the ocean,how many of us had swallowed that ocean water while swimming :biggrin: i had it few times as a kid learning how to swim or playing in the ocean.:lol:

Oh by the way welcome to Canreef.:biggrin:

it wont hurt you even if you were to drink it (dont know why you would) i just dont do it i got a hand pump it just makes me think of creepy crawly's and itchy! ugh!

Thanks! I'm a member of nano-reef.com as well. Disappointed I didn't find this forum earlier, ITS GREAT! Its loaded with as much of the great content as nano-reef.com, plus its Canadian. :biggrin:

your only do it a few times
 

you'll only do it a few times before you get to where you dont get a mouth full. I have definitly drank a few shot glasses in the time I have had the tank.

Bottoms up!

It's worse to get FW tank water in your mouth. SW just tastes .. well .. salty. Besides, what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger ... right? Something like that anyhow. :lol:

Sometimes I use a syringe to start a drip siphon when acclimating someone. For water changes if you're using a siphon hose with a little flapper thing then all you have to do is give the tube a few shakes and the siphon starts.