squirreloso
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Originally Posted by srfisher17
Why would you want to use this water? It really won't help to cycle your SW tank; that is done by bacteria that live in the sand, rock, filter media, etc. Given what goldfish can live in, this water is probably worse than any tap water you could find. However, if you do use it (please don'T, and it works, please let me know! I might quote it in the never ending tap or RO discussion. (I don't call it a debate; because, as so many have said, it depends on your tap water---and many other variables).
i keep their water at optimal levels, as you can see i listed thier water param's above. nitrates are only 5ppm. i do weekly 25% water changes on this tank and wash out the canister filter every week, which is kept very clean, no gooky stuff is it in.
goldfish have to be kept in extremely good water quality, its a myth that they can live in filth, they cannot. they need nitrates below 20 ppm or they develop problems. keep in mind i dont keep regular comet goldfish(aka feeders)
i keep exotic high quality goldfish with unatural body shapes (made that way by man) unfortunelety these ball shaped bodies are loaded with problems, problems that high nitrates only make worse and will lead to their death in time.
the reason why i thought of using the same water is because its really hard to drain 220 gallons. ive done it only once before and i nearly had to call the plumber to fix a problem.
the tank is down the basement, with only one small bar sink that was added because of the tank. the sink cant drain like a normal sink can, it has an electric sump pump thingy that flushes the water up to the drain. this is incredibly slow and doesnt hold much water, after around 50 gallons it tends to over flow slightly. i have to wrap it up with towels etc. to keep from flooding the floor.
and to use an aquarium pump to drain it, well the closest window is 20 feet away, i know pumps will turn to a trickle at just 10 feet away, so 20 it might not even do anything.
so this is why i thought of using the goldies water
but if i have no choice then of course i'll have to use my odd sink and a ton of towels to drain this sucker
this is Elmer, hes a high quality imported ranchu
Why would you want to use this water? It really won't help to cycle your SW tank; that is done by bacteria that live in the sand, rock, filter media, etc. Given what goldfish can live in, this water is probably worse than any tap water you could find. However, if you do use it (please don'T, and it works, please let me know! I might quote it in the never ending tap or RO discussion. (I don't call it a debate; because, as so many have said, it depends on your tap water---and many other variables).
i keep their water at optimal levels, as you can see i listed thier water param's above. nitrates are only 5ppm. i do weekly 25% water changes on this tank and wash out the canister filter every week, which is kept very clean, no gooky stuff is it in.
goldfish have to be kept in extremely good water quality, its a myth that they can live in filth, they cannot. they need nitrates below 20 ppm or they develop problems. keep in mind i dont keep regular comet goldfish(aka feeders)
i keep exotic high quality goldfish with unatural body shapes (made that way by man) unfortunelety these ball shaped bodies are loaded with problems, problems that high nitrates only make worse and will lead to their death in time.
the reason why i thought of using the same water is because its really hard to drain 220 gallons. ive done it only once before and i nearly had to call the plumber to fix a problem.
the tank is down the basement, with only one small bar sink that was added because of the tank. the sink cant drain like a normal sink can, it has an electric sump pump thingy that flushes the water up to the drain. this is incredibly slow and doesnt hold much water, after around 50 gallons it tends to over flow slightly. i have to wrap it up with towels etc. to keep from flooding the floor.
and to use an aquarium pump to drain it, well the closest window is 20 feet away, i know pumps will turn to a trickle at just 10 feet away, so 20 it might not even do anything.
so this is why i thought of using the goldies water
but if i have no choice then of course i'll have to use my odd sink and a ton of towels to drain this sucker
this is Elmer, hes a high quality imported ranchu
