ocean water in reef tanks?

[daniella3d]

It will work as long as you don't live in the Golf of Mexico, or other very polluted places. I have read of people taking this natural water but a mile off shore to avoid pollution. I would think it's ideal water.

It's just very heavy and transportation would probably be a problem. If I lived near the ocean, right on the beach, I would maybe try to get a very long hose as much away from the shore as possible and pump it in with a powerfull pump but I would have it fully tested before using it.

Originally Posted by lockrookie

this is probably a dumb thread for discussion i was just curious in my infinate boredom.

i was wondering if anyone (whom lived near the ocean being land locked in sask its not an option) has used actuall seawater to run thier hobby tank. you would think it would be the ideal water (given its clear enough to begin with) to grow the ideal habitat rather than mixing salts.

like i mentioned this may be a stupid idea thats popped into my tiny brain but if a company sold say hawian seawater in a bottle. would we as reefers buy such a thing to begin with? or do they actually sell such a beast already.

[Wingin It]

i say, just build a hut over the ocean, and put in a glass floor. Problem solved! lol

[mike31154]

....and there are hobbyists out there that use..gasp... natural sunlight to light their glass boxes. Search SolarTubes and see what you find. Up here past the 49th parallel, you'll still need some supplementation though, especially during the short winter days. Wouldn't need much extra for a FOWLR though.

[Chipie]

I live right by the Atlantic Ocean and have used Natural sea water without any problems. Salinity is at 1.022 so i have to add a bit of salt to bring it to 1.026. There's quite a few reefers from the Maritime provinces that use it. Where i live, there's not much pollution so i just get mine off a fishing warf on Miscou Island(15 min from my house) Google map Miscou Island

[Lance]

When I set up my first tank I tried it. Lugged 100gals of seawater home. Way too much work.

[PoonTang]

Lots of guys on RC doing it. Some even take their water from New York Harbour. Some use it raw some sterilize with bleach and some just run it through some kind of a filter. Lots of different theories out there for sure.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Actually on of my largest suppliers use filtered ocean water.

The fish come to us suprising healthy too.

Ken - BWA

[marie]

If I could figure out how to run a pipe up the hill without the city getting mad at me, I would use it.....definitely not into bucketing it home though

[Veng68]

In Hong Kong the toilet water is salt water

Cheers,
Vic

[petlaur]

Originally Posted by Lance

When I set up my first tank I tried it. Lugged 100gals of seawater home. Way too much work.

That's like over half a ton of water that you've hauled Lol.