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meowzer
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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3219269
There's an emergency in your tank...... how much aged saltwater do you have on hand to make a water change? Enough? Any?
NONE....LOL....But I always have 11g's of ro/di on hand
http:///forum/post/3219269
There's an emergency in your tank...... how much aged saltwater do you have on hand to make a water change? Enough? Any?
NONE....LOL....But I always have 11g's of ro/di on hand
novahobbies
Well-Known Member
5-10 gallons of seawater always around, an empty 10g tank, plus a 5 gallon nano that has been running with no fish for months. If a tank were to spring a leak (knowck on wood!!!) or whatever I think that would be enough to house the critters for 24 hours.
cranberry
Active Member
I keep them in water carboys. Some are closed up while others are bubbling. I drill holes in the back vents and run the rigid airline tubing through there so I can leave the big cap on. Keeps the ants out and helps with evap and pollutants. It's good until used.
I have about 50g on hand... maybe more.
I'm going to start storing the water in the thin tall portable water 6 gallon thingy. I'll be able to store a lot more. In the garage I have one of those 50g water storage drums.
I have about 50g on hand... maybe more.
I'm going to start storing the water in the thin tall portable water 6 gallon thingy. I'll be able to store a lot more. In the garage I have one of those 50g water storage drums.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3219386
I keep them in water carboys. Some are closed up while others are bubbling. I drill holes in the back vents and run the rigid airline tubing through there so I can leave the big cap on. Keeps the ants out and helps with evap and pollutants. It's good until used.
I have about 50g on hand... maybe more.
I'm going to start storing the water in the thin tall portable water 6 gallon thingy. I'll be able to store a lot more. In the garage I have one of those 50g water storage drums.
I had to look up what a water carboy was
with a 225G, 29G, and 54G....Ithink I would need at least 30G....if not 50G's. I have NO clue where or what I would do with it
http:///forum/post/3219386
I keep them in water carboys. Some are closed up while others are bubbling. I drill holes in the back vents and run the rigid airline tubing through there so I can leave the big cap on. Keeps the ants out and helps with evap and pollutants. It's good until used.
I have about 50g on hand... maybe more.
I'm going to start storing the water in the thin tall portable water 6 gallon thingy. I'll be able to store a lot more. In the garage I have one of those 50g water storage drums.
with a 225G, 29G, and 54G....Ithink I would need at least 30G....if not 50G's. I have NO clue where or what I would do with it
flower
Well-Known Member
I have no water on hand. I would have to go to the LFS with my 5g jugs for water in an emergancy, I have 8 of them...in the middle of the night, I would be up the creek.
I have two 37g plastic cans for FISH ONLY that I use for water changes, I would salvage what I could from my main tank to those tubs so the critters could live...if there was a slow leak.
I have no room for storage, no basement, not even in the garage, which would freeze anyway.
I have learned the hard way to not putts with the tank in the middle of the night when all the stores are closed.
socal57che
Active Member
6 gals for my 72 bow ready most any time. I'm going to run out due to the rain. Maybe this week I can go get 75 gals from Scripps. Rain messes up my water source.
I also have a genny in the garage for power outages.
I also have a genny in the garage for power outages.
contraband629
Member
Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/3219459
6 gals for my 72 bow ready most any time. I'm going to run out due to the rain. Maybe this week I can go get 75 gals from Scripps. Rain messes up my water source.
I also have a genny in the garage for power outages.
How is that water working out for you anyways? I wish I knew I could get free SW from Scripps when I was attending UCSD. I'm planning on moving back to SD at the end of the year and was thinking of using Scripps as a free water source.
http:///forum/post/3219459
6 gals for my 72 bow ready most any time. I'm going to run out due to the rain. Maybe this week I can go get 75 gals from Scripps. Rain messes up my water source.
I also have a genny in the garage for power outages.
How is that water working out for you anyways? I wish I knew I could get free SW from Scripps when I was attending UCSD. I'm planning on moving back to SD at the end of the year and was thinking of using Scripps as a free water source.
halamaya
Member
I have about 25 gallons in a rubbermaid trash can, with a powerhead in it. About 20 gallons of R/O water. Then I fill up 5 gallon buckets with salt water if I can. My Mom still has a bunch of my clothes in my old closet. Been out of the house for about 12 years now. I should probably go move it, poor Mom.
stanlalee
Active Member
with the small tank I have now I keep ZERO emergency water presently but I have a fishless biocube 14g so it would have to be two emergencies to at least not spare the fish. I'm glad I kept a 35g saltwater bin when my 100g broke otherwise NOTHING would have been saved but because of it everything but a single fish I didn't find under a rock survived and so did all the rest of the livestock (and even the liverock, sand and snails I could dig up made it unscaved until I got sell them off).
gill again68
Active Member
Well I keep a 35 gal hooked to my RODI and it stays full but is always in circulation. I have been on and off with the salt water in my second 35 gal. So if I hear you peeps you say you can store ready made salt water for long periods?
How long and is this a must to have it sealed so evaporation doesnt change the salinity?
How long and is this a must to have it sealed so evaporation doesnt change the salinity?
socal57che
Active Member
Originally Posted by Contraband629
http:///forum/post/3219463
How is that water working out for you anyways? I wish I knew I could get free SW from Scripps when I was attending UCSD. I'm planning on moving back to SD at the end of the year and was thinking of using Scripps as a free water source.
It's great. Certainly appreciated when it was time to fill our 72. We avoid it after heavy rains to be sure we don't get a load of stuff that was just washed into the ocean, but I havn't heard of anyone actually having a problem with it. I think it's just that everyone is avoiding the possibility of getting polluted water. As far as I know, Scripps still uses the water for Birch Aquarium after rains. Of course, they can constantly renew the water at Scripps...not like hobbyists that have a closed water column.
Here's a link to info on how to get the water...
http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/Scripps_Ov...Qs/#question16
http:///forum/post/3219463
How is that water working out for you anyways? I wish I knew I could get free SW from Scripps when I was attending UCSD. I'm planning on moving back to SD at the end of the year and was thinking of using Scripps as a free water source.
It's great. Certainly appreciated when it was time to fill our 72. We avoid it after heavy rains to be sure we don't get a load of stuff that was just washed into the ocean, but I havn't heard of anyone actually having a problem with it. I think it's just that everyone is avoiding the possibility of getting polluted water. As far as I know, Scripps still uses the water for Birch Aquarium after rains. Of course, they can constantly renew the water at Scripps...not like hobbyists that have a closed water column.
Here's a link to info on how to get the water...
http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/Scripps_Ov...Qs/#question16
