UCSB Santa Barbara NSW Natural Sea Water... - Page 35

Crusty Old Shellback · 04/13/2015, 01:41 PM

Thanks for your service in law enforcement. I have the utmost respect for most LEO's. My wife's uncle is a retired LEO in Northern Calif. Being retired military and having did a stint in law enforcement while in the Navy, it is not a career path I would choose, but one I do regard right up there with our fellow military service members.

I had no issues with the officers other than the attitude of her back up and supervisor when they showed up. I guess with the recent shooting in that area, they are still a bit "gun shy" if you will. It also goes to show how out dated their information is. The 9mm they said was registered to me I had sold over 10 years ago, going to the local gun shop and filing the required paperwork to transfer ownership.

I was up there on Friday morning and had no issues. Only saw some of the students riding their bikes to class as I filled up.

JustinK2 · 04/17/2015, 02:26 PM

wish I had seen this thread awhile ago.

misterjimmy · 05/22/2015, 10:47 AM

A friend just told me about the recent oil spill that happened. I really wonder how this will affect our trip to pick up water. Anyone know how can we get some insight on this?

Reefvet · 05/22/2015, 12:36 PM

I'm located in SB and I would highly recommend you wait. They've expanded the no fishing zone to a 12 mile radius of the spill. That definitely covers the area where the water intake is located. The beaches are all closed in that area and there is considerable marine life, lobsters and other bottom dwelling animals, that are washing up dead.

So far oil retrieval is by surface pumping but at any time they may begin using dispersants if deemed necessary.

It will likely be a week or more before things change.

misterjimmy · 05/22/2015, 05:29 PM

Thanks Reefvet for the information. I know it might take a while before we can see some improvement but it really sucks to hear this happening. Hopefully no one is hurting for a water run for the next month.

Do keep us posted if you hear more.

Yeroc9 · 05/22/2015, 05:30 PM

I was actually planning on going in the next week or 2

guess i will have to wait

Reefvet · 05/22/2015, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by misterjimmy

Do keep us posted if you hear more.

Will do.

The L.A. Times has a pretty extensive photo essay. Here's one of their photos that pretty much says it all.

The sea life at the bottom is dying. Not a time to collect water for your reef tank.

Reefvet · 05/22/2015, 10:42 PM

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-s...togallery.html

misterjimmy · 05/23/2015, 04:50 PM

man this is terrible. Everything is suffocating down there.

Reefvet · 05/27/2015, 10:23 PM

A friend and I have both done water changes in the last 24 hours and the UCSB water is fine.

Thank the currents that took the oil out to sea and never pushed it past Coal Oil Point reserve. That's about a mile away from the water intake for UCSB.

misterjimmy · 05/31/2015, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefvet

A friend and I have both done water changes in the last 24 hours and the UCSB water is fine.

Thank the currents that took the oil out to sea and never pushed it past Coal Oil Point reserve. That's about a mile away from the water intake for UCSB.

Good stuff. I'll keep my eyes and ears open since I won't need to go for another two months.

pencile · 06/18/2015, 12:54 PM

I just started using the UCSB water and noticed that the calcium level was at about 320. Is this normal? I noticed this before the spill happened so that wasn't factor.

805reef · 11/16/2015, 12:10 PM

Planning to go up to get water tomorrow morning. Does it get busy during the weekdays in the mornings? Not the faucet itself but the area where the faucet is in general. Hoping to be up there around 10 or so.

I've only ever gone on the weekend before.

sea witch1 · 10/09/2016, 08:03 PM

Is this water (or scripps) still available

carpas · 10/17/2016, 11:33 PM

Still available, don't forget a hose.

805reef · 11/04/2016, 11:15 AM

getting water!

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mannyhernz · 11/12/2016, 09:24 AM

So is this clean ocean water? Where can I find details about this?

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805reef · 11/12/2016, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mannyhernz

So is this clean ocean water? Where can I find details about this?

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More details on the first page of this thread. It is taken from far out in the ocean and filtered. A lot of people, including myself, have been using this for years successfully.

mannyhernz · 11/12/2016, 09:29 AM

Nice. Thanks for the info

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ecyoung · 04/27/2017, 11:15 PM

Is this still open to the public?

Fishtitious Per · 04/27/2017, 11:46 PM

I filled up a month or so ago. Should be available.

805reef · 04/28/2017, 10:19 AM

+1 on it should be. Be sure to take a water hose with you.

Boochika · 05/01/2018, 10:08 AM

May be old news but since i did the searching and found the info myself I thought I'd share it. For scripps:

Seawater Tap
The seawater tap at the Keck building (8861 Shellback Way, La Jolla, CA 92037) is open to the public 24 hours a day. The salt water collected at Scripps Pier and circulated throughout campus is sent through sand filters to remove the larger particles. This is the same seawater that our aquarists use at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps and is often used to fill private saltwater aquariums

dave168 · 12/25/2018, 01:31 PM

Merry Christmas, I got my water yesterday. they have hose there now. fishy_mcfish post a picture made the faucet super easy to find.

Boochika · 01/29/2019, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave168

Merry Christmas, I got my water yesterday. they have hose there now. fishy_mcfish post a picture made the faucet super easy to find.

Good to hear...I would be a little careful, I filled up there around christmas too and the water was a little high in phosphates for me, about .080 ppm. I also got some weird algae bloom from it, may be coincidental though, but I don't think so.

04/13/2015, 01:41 PM	#851
Crusty Old Shellback MASVC OG Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Home of the FREE, Thanks to the BRAVE! Posts: 5,089	Thanks for your service in law enforcement. I have the utmost respect for most LEO's. My wife's uncle is a retired LEO in Northern Calif. Being retired military and having did a stint in law enforcement while in the Navy, it is not a career path I would choose, but one I do regard right up there with our fellow military service members. I had no issues with the officers other than the attitude of her back up and supervisor when they showed up. I guess with the recent shooting in that area, they are still a bit "gun shy" if you will. It also goes to show how out dated their information is. The 9mm they said was registered to me I had sold over 10 years ago, going to the local gun shop and filing the required paperwork to transfer ownership. I was up there on Friday morning and had no issues. Only saw some of the students riding their bikes to class as I filled up. __________________ Have you THANKED a Veteran lately for the freedoms you take for granted each day? Best quote ever! "This is a hobby for God sakes and so many people get so uptite. A "hobby" so it should be fun and not a cause to worry or go broke." Paul B Current Tank Info: Tankless for a while. RIP my 8+ yr old pair of Naso tangs, 4 + yr old Moorish Idol

05/22/2015, 12:36 PM	#854
Reefvet Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,941	I'm located in SB and I would highly recommend you wait. They've expanded the no fishing zone to a 12 mile radius of the spill. That definitely covers the area where the water intake is located. The beaches are all closed in that area and there is considerable marine life, lobsters and other bottom dwelling animals, that are washing up dead. So far oil retrieval is by surface pumping but at any time they may begin using dispersants if deemed necessary. It will likely be a week or more before things change. __________________ "Skepticism is a method, not a position. It can be defined as a method of intellectual caution and suspended judgment." ~ Rich Ross

05/22/2015, 05:30 PM	#856
Yeroc9 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 63	I was actually planning on going in the next week or 2 guess i will have to wait __________________ 150 gallons of AWESOME! Current Tank Info: 125gal reef tank with a 30gal sump

05/22/2015, 10:42 PM	#858
Reefvet Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,941	http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-s...togallery.html __________________ "Skepticism is a method, not a position. It can be defined as a method of intellectual caution and suspended judgment." ~ Rich Ross

05/27/2015, 10:23 PM	#860
Reefvet Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,941	A friend and I have both done water changes in the last 24 hours and the UCSB water is fine. Thank the currents that took the oil out to sea and never pushed it past Coal Oil Point reserve. That's about a mile away from the water intake for UCSB. __________________ "Skepticism is a method, not a position. It can be defined as a method of intellectual caution and suspended judgment." ~ Rich Ross

04/17/2015, 02:26 PM	#852
JustinK2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 15	wish I had seen this thread awhile ago.

05/22/2015, 10:47 AM	#853
misterjimmy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 348	A friend just told me about the recent oil spill that happened. I really wonder how this will affect our trip to pick up water. Anyone know how can we get some insight on this?

05/22/2015, 05:29 PM	#855
misterjimmy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 348	Thanks Reefvet for the information. I know it might take a while before we can see some improvement but it really sucks to hear this happening. Hopefully no one is hurting for a water run for the next month. Do keep us posted if you hear more.

05/23/2015, 04:50 PM	#859
misterjimmy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 348	man this is terrible. Everything is suffocating down there.

06/18/2015, 12:54 PM	#862
pencile Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13	calcium levels I just started using the UCSB water and noticed that the calcium level was at about 320. Is this normal? I noticed this before the spill happened so that wasn't factor.

11/16/2015, 12:10 PM	#863
805reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 1,588	Planning to go up to get water tomorrow morning. Does it get busy during the weekdays in the mornings? Not the faucet itself but the area where the faucet is in general. Hoping to be up there around 10 or so. I've only ever gone on the weekend before. __________________ Vince 300 gallon peninsula, return:RD3 Speedy 230, Turbo's Rev4 L2 Algae Turf Scrubber, (2) Gyre 150s, Advanced Acrylic sump, (4) Ocean Revive T247s, Apex (classic w/ black sticker;):D)

10/09/2016, 08:03 PM	#864
sea witch1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 251	Is this water (or scripps) still available __________________ Will LED's grow my avatar???

10/17/2016, 11:33 PM	#865
carpas Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 95	Still available, don't forget a hose.

11/04/2016, 11:15 AM	#866
805reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 1,588	getting water! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________ Vince 300 gallon peninsula, return:RD3 Speedy 230, Turbo's Rev4 L2 Algae Turf Scrubber, (2) Gyre 150s, Advanced Acrylic sump, (4) Ocean Revive T247s, Apex (classic w/ black sticker;):D)

11/12/2016, 09:24 AM	#867
mannyhernz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: los angeles Posts: 770	So is this clean ocean water? Where can I find details about this? Sent from my LG-ls990 using Tapatalk

11/12/2016, 09:29 AM	#869
mannyhernz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: los angeles Posts: 770	Nice. Thanks for the info Sent from my LG-ls990 using Tapatalk

04/27/2017, 11:15 PM	#870
ecyoung Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 12	Is this still open to the public?

04/27/2017, 11:46 PM	#871
Fishtitious Per Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 24	I filled up a month or so ago. Should be available.

04/28/2017, 10:19 AM	#872
805reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 1,588	+1 on it should be. Be sure to take a water hose with you. __________________ Vince 300 gallon peninsula, return:RD3 Speedy 230, Turbo's Rev4 L2 Algae Turf Scrubber, (2) Gyre 150s, Advanced Acrylic sump, (4) Ocean Revive T247s, Apex (classic w/ black sticker;):D)

05/01/2018, 10:08 AM	#873
Boochika Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: San Diego Posts: 264	May be old news but since i did the searching and found the info myself I thought I'd share it. For scripps: Seawater Tap The seawater tap at the Keck building (8861 Shellback Way, La Jolla, CA 92037) is open to the public 24 hours a day. The salt water collected at Scripps Pier and circulated throughout campus is sent through sand filters to remove the larger particles. This is the same seawater that our aquarists use at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps and is often used to fill private saltwater aquariums

12/25/2018, 01:31 PM	#874
dave168 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 519	Merry Christmas, I got my water yesterday. they have hose there now. fishy_mcfish post a picture made the faucet super easy to find.