Stocking Water - Beginner
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essop3
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You really shouldn't. You don't know what is in sea water. It is usually polluted close to shore.
chipmaker
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Best bet is buy salt water already made at a LFS or buy the salt and mix your own......Same for the sand.........buy it from a lfs or online source, so your on the safe side with not acquiring unwanted problems.
Saltwater will keep for a fair amount of time if its kept circulating with a power head or an airstone, and kept out of direct sunlight........Odds are it will have to be adjusted for sg due to evaportion but its a simple process......
Saltwater will keep for a fair amount of time if its kept circulating with a power head or an airstone, and kept out of direct sunlight........Odds are it will have to be adjusted for sg due to evaportion but its a simple process......
airforceb2
Active Member
Mix your own water. That way you can control what the SG is and can use the same brand of salt.
krisiks
Member
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I forgot to tell you that in my country, the LFS doesn't sell the special ocean salt. This is because, here it is not allowed to keep saltwater fish, therefore it is useless for them to import the special salt. As I am interested and want to keep saltwater fish, I will get the fish from the sea but my problem is the saltwater. That is why I was planning to get the water and the sand from the sea.
What can I do to keep these wonderful fish? Any advise.
Thanks.
Thanks for the reply.
I forgot to tell you that in my country, the LFS doesn't sell the special ocean salt. This is because, here it is not allowed to keep saltwater fish, therefore it is useless for them to import the special salt. As I am interested and want to keep saltwater fish, I will get the fish from the sea but my problem is the saltwater. That is why I was planning to get the water and the sand from the sea.
What can I do to keep these wonderful fish? Any advise.
Thanks.
airforceb2
Active Member
Get some scooba diving gear!
You can use water from the ocean but I would suggest going miles off shore to get it. You will have less of a chance of getting contaminated water.
Also remember that fish cought in the wild and put in a tank will be stressed. They are used to the ocean and are now stuck in a shoebox.
You can use water from the ocean but I would suggest going miles off shore to get it. You will have less of a chance of getting contaminated water.
Also remember that fish cought in the wild and put in a tank will be stressed. They are used to the ocean and are now stuck in a shoebox.
ctgretzky9
Member
What kind of system are you planning on having?
For fish only, sg of 1.020 or so is fine, but for reef tanks, you need to be around 1.025.
You need to determine if the sg of what you are collecting is close to what you want to keep.
For fish only, sg of 1.020 or so is fine, but for reef tanks, you need to be around 1.025.
You need to determine if the sg of what you are collecting is close to what you want to keep.
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essop3
Guest
You know that if the stores can't sell them it's probably really illegal for you to catch them. I would check local laws.
airforceb2
Active Member
It has already been stated that it is illegal to house saltwater fish in their country. But as someone posted before, speeding is illegal but people do that.
The way I see it: if you don't get caught it isn't illegal.
The way I see it: if you don't get caught it isn't illegal.
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essop3
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speeding is alot cheaper fine.
and collection is probably an even bigger fine than housing them.
and collection is probably an even bigger fine than housing them.
airforceb2
Active Member
Also a lot easier to get caught.