Use seawater or water mix w/salt for water change?

[trader_best]

hi shi fus...

would like to know your opinion:

during a water change, is it better to:

1) use seawater bought from LFS or

2) mix salt in water

thanks in advance!

[terryansimon]

I think if you searched the old threads on this forum, you would find that this issue has been discussed over and over again. (=

[JustinK]

Personally prefer to mix my own. Had some bad experiences with water from LFS, bought a bag once and found out the salinity is only 1.019, and you never know what is inside the water you buy. Safer to mix your own i guess. Salt mixes contain trace elements that will be replenished during your water changes.

[LoadnReady]

hi shi fus...

would like to know your opinion:

during a water change, is it better to:

1) use seawater bought from LFS or

2) mix salt in water

thanks in advance!

nothing beats wat natural has given to us...me bought a container n equip myself w a foldable troller...buy from farm....use it to change water every sun. juz to make sure that water is not overnite in a bag...bcos it will die off within two days.

also alot cheaper than mixing salt...

cheers,

loadnready

[trader_best]

thanks shi fus...

there's another reefer who also told me that he has been mixing salt for months and till now his tank is matured n problem free....maybe you're right that e salt mix will replenish the trace elements....will give tat a shot....someone also told me that water from LFS might contain some dirty or bad bacteria in it...dun know how true is tat..

[LoadnReady]

thanks shi fus...

there's another reefer who also told me that he has been mixing salt for months and till now his tank is matured n problem free....maybe you're right that e salt mix will replenish the trace elements....will give tat a shot....someone also told me that water from LFS might contain some dirty or bad bacteria in it...dun know how true is tat..

me no shi fu... juz want to share...wat im doing.

loadnready

[hamannbmw]

i guess mixing salt is still the best alternative.... cos i jus start to recall wat happen this morning about my tank crash..... i always buys sea water from farm, though it may not be the actual reason...

[hamannbmw]

me no shi fu... juz want to share...wat im doing.

loadnready

[trader_best]

cool, so i guess most reefers here rather mix salth than use seawater...safer rite....think i'll also mix salth the next time i change water

[ReDDeviLs]

i used to use sea water,but recently changed to using own mix water,reason is because my no3 have been very high,no idea why.. so i decided to use own mix salt water.. no3 0..more safe

[terryansimon]

first things first.

do you have any idea where the natural sea water is taken from? do you have any idea what sort of pollutants is in there? do you have any idea what sort of parasites might be living in that bag of natural sea water you just bought from some shop?

unless you have this monster of a tank that requires massive amounts of water during water change *can only think of Morgan who uses NSW I think*, using your own salt mix will be the best way to go.