Tristan
Detritus
The University of Guam Marine Lab has a faucet that connects 400 feet into the ocean. if i use that faucet for my aquarium, would it contain plankton and other stuff like that?
along with all the crap that is in the water. if you use ocean water you need to get it a couple miles offshore to be shure it does not contain crap frome people and boats in it
I would test the water and then probably use it if it tested okay. One can only try it, right?
thanks for the advice. ill be sure to test it first. So if it's not polluted would the water contain all the calcium, trace elements, plankton, blah blah blah?
To ACTUALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, haha...sorry guys, but you guys are forgetting the 2nd part of his question...that water should contain all the trace elements (i.e. calcium, magnesium, etc.), BUT plankton probabally not. The other thing is, depending on the demands of your system, the levels of trace elements in this water may not be sufficient enough for your system, thus, you would either need to perform water changes much more frequently or still substitute minerals.
A question for you...How's living in Guam?!?!?! :shock:
To ACTUALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, haha...sorry guys, but you guys are forgetting the 2nd part of his question...that water should contain all the trace elements (i.e. calcium, magnesium, etc.), BUT plankton probabally not. The other thing is, depending on the demands of your system, the levels of trace elements in this water may not be sufficient enough for your system, thus, you would either need to perform water changes much more frequently or still substitute minerals.
A question for you...How's living in Guam?!?!?! :shock:
I only have one question, what are they using the water for? Maybe they use that as a check for pollutants or something. Sort of like a monitoring well here in Jersey!! :shock: You see here, we need to check our ground water for all the crap people pour into the rivers and ground.....
I also say if it's good enough for them it should be for you too. Can you ask someone who uses it if its ok for your tank? YOu will still need to add the plankton though, I guess. Maybe they can help you out there as well. What does everyone else around you use? I hear Guam is beautiful. I met a WWII guy and we were talking, he remembers how pretty the reefs are on your island. He also said at the edge of the reef the water drops off real quick to like miles deep.. he called it "Guam" deep!!!, LOL.
sounds like a great vacation if you just want to relax and crack open a beer:mrgreen:
Not to hijack your thread or anything but how much could I rent a 2 br house for over there?
To ACTUALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, haha...sorry guys, but you guys are forgetting the 2nd part of his question...that water should contain all the trace elements (i.e. calcium, magnesium, etc.), BUT plankton probabally not. The other thing is, depending on the demands of your system, the levels of trace elements in this water may not be sufficient enough for your system, thus, you would either need to perform water changes much more frequently or still substitute minerals.
A question for you...How's living in Guam?!?!?! :shock: