NSW and Petsmart

[fishgate]

I was in my local Petsmart yesterday and they sell 2 1/2 gallon jugs of "Natural Sea Water". I looked at it and it says it is real sea water (purified). It was pretty pricey and I make my own so I wasn't interested but wow what a scam this is! Live near the Ocean, filter the water and sell it. I got to get into that!

[telijah]

What exactly is "pretty pricey"? Those of us with ro/di units can easily dismiss the cost of almost any water.

[ImNotLion]

Haha i wouldnt do it but i know a guy who buys that in bulk and thats all he ever uses

[that Fish Guy]

It is like 15.00 for a 2 Gallon Jug.

[telijah]

OK, yeah thats a bit ridiculous.

[sleepydoc]

$7.50/gallon????!!! yikes! You could pay for a RO/DI filter pretty quick with that!

My brother in law had a FOWLR tank and used exclusively water from PetCo. After about a year he had a horrible algae bloom that he never got under control. Don't know for sure, but I suspect he was getting phosphates in the water. All things considered, I think you're best off making your own. that way you know and can control what's in it.

[Megatrev62]

$7.50/ gallon. That's insane and I'd tell them to shove it!!!!!!

[Anemone]

Natural sea water (Catalina Water) is about $4/5 gallons. It's all I ever use.

Kevin

[that Fish Guy]

Make your own water with reef crystals 0.25 a gallon

[Anemone]

Make your own water with reef crystals 0.25 a gallon

Yep. Mix, measure, mix, measure, heat, hope. I'm too lazy. :D

Kevin

[meanpressure]

It is like 15.00 for a 2 Gallon Jug.

Its actually 12.99 for the 2.3 gallon jug I saw it on Tuesday.

[rogermccray]

Yep. Mix, measure, mix, measure, heat, hope. I'm too lazy. :D

Kevin

It will take you longer to get all the water out of the boxes than it will to mix up a batch of saltwater...

Once you get it down you know how much salt you need for your bucket. If you are only doing a 10-20% change you don't need to get the water fully heated, as long as the water isn't ice cold....

I find mixing up my water and doing a water change pretty relaxing. I have every other Friday off of work and my wife does daycare so, spending 30 minutes in the basement away from all the kids is a good time for me :)

[GSMguy]

Yep. Mix, measure, mix, measure, heat, hope. I'm too lazy. :D

Kevin

I used it for two years when I started keeping saltwater. Who knows, I might have quit the hobby Had I had attempted to make my own. I used Catalina from Petco and distilled from wall mart for top up.

I have a BRS 5 stage now and love it, i use RO for cooking, my dogs water and my freshwater tanks. I have very hard water and the RO unit has been proven to be a fantastic purchase.

[Green Chromis]

I find going out in the boat and collecting mine very relaxing and all I do is add it to the tank. Plus we usally catch a fish or two for dinner.

[FTDelta]

Natural sea water (Catalina Water) is about $4/5 gallons. It's all I ever use.

Kevin

Then you must have money to burn. :)

I'd rather mix than buy water by the gallon. It's cheaper.

[agreeive?fish]

when i build my 999 trillion gallon tank for 1 little goby ill fill it with prepackaged water until then ill mix my own