Sea water

[Husein]

Hello. Anybody collecting sea water in Vancouver.Would it be good idea?

 

[JoshH]

Lots of people use NSW in there tanks with no ill effects to my knowledge, never done it myself but don't see it being a bad idea. Only downside I could possibly see is introducing some form of harmful bacteria into your system but I don't see it being a big risk

 

[Crabs McJones]

Lots of people use NSW in there tanks with no ill effects to my knowledge, never done it myself but don't see it being a bad idea. Only downside I could possibly see is introducing some form of harmful bacteria into your system but I don't see it being a big risk

I'd have to do some serious digging, but I read something quite some time ago about a guy who lived by the ocean and was able to rig up a system so that every time the tide came in it performed a water change on his tank. He used a system of pipes that when the tide came in the water was collected, put through a filtration system, and then went into his tank, and the old water overflowed down a drain. It was a remarkable setup and I haven't seen anything about it since.

 

[Husein]

Thank you guys.Just toying with idea of using water as natural as i can.Is there any difference in our water vs water in tropical region?Do i need to perform any filtration before goes in tank?