Using Established media from a FW tank
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hammerhed7
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while the cycling process for fresh and salt water is the same, they are not interchangeable, you will need to cycle you salt tank from scratch.
seasalt101
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Originally Posted by mckaax
I don't want to sound like an asz but I would like a second opinion on this. I feel that bacteria is all the same. I am not in anyway saying that I don't believe this I am just asking for a second opinion.
ok 2nd opinion is the same as the first short and sweet...tobin
I don't want to sound like an asz but I would like a second opinion on this. I feel that bacteria is all the same. I am not in anyway saying that I don't believe this I am just asking for a second opinion.
ok 2nd opinion is the same as the first short and sweet...tobin
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anmldr
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Ok, I learned this a long time ago but will give it a shot - the osmolality of the bact that live in FW and SW are completely different. If you put a FW cell into SW then it will shrink and die because the water will move through the membrane to try and make the surrounding water the same as what is in the cell. It is just the opposite with a SW cell, it would expand and bust.
It would be like putting a FW fish into a SW tank. The fish would die.
It would be like putting a FW fish into a SW tank. The fish would die.
sk8shorty01
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Originally Posted by anmldr
Ok, I learned this a long time ago but will give it a shot - the osmolality of the bact that live in FW and SW are completely different. If you put a FW cell into SW then it will shrink and die because the water will move through the membrane to try and make the surrounding water the same as what is in the cell. It is just the opposite with a SW cell, it would expand and bust.
It would be like putting a FW fish into a SW tank. The fish would die.
You are correct. This is the exact reason why freshwater species (including single cell organisms) are unable to tolerate the high salinity of a saltwater tank. This will also explain why inverts have such a hard time adjusting to salinity changes. Great bit of information, and obviously you have a good memory!
Ok, I learned this a long time ago but will give it a shot - the osmolality of the bact that live in FW and SW are completely different. If you put a FW cell into SW then it will shrink and die because the water will move through the membrane to try and make the surrounding water the same as what is in the cell. It is just the opposite with a SW cell, it would expand and bust.
It would be like putting a FW fish into a SW tank. The fish would die.
You are correct. This is the exact reason why freshwater species (including single cell organisms) are unable to tolerate the high salinity of a saltwater tank. This will also explain why inverts have such a hard time adjusting to salinity changes. Great bit of information, and obviously you have a good memory!
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anmldr
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Thanks I try to remember what I paid for 
My education that is
My education that is