Fmxmatt Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Anyone in CHC use NSW? I'm thinking of doing a mission to get a large number of litres so I can "flush" out my tank and get rid of the tap water. Am in the process of doing it with RODI, but with the decent salt being bloody expensive, I thought I'd see if nature could help out I'm assuming lyttelton is a big no no, hate to think what kind of crap is in the water in the harbour. Do I need to mission out to Woodend Beach? Also, is it "illegal" to take the water like it is the sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 the guy at a pet shop here in chch takes water from Sumner beach to do his brine shrimp. i also need to take over 600L of water soon so i will be keeping an eye on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBlog Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I am not good at all with the names of the beach locations, but I can describe it to you. We get ours at the far end of Sumner (sp?) at the boat ramp just before you go over the hill to Tailors Mistake (sp?). Does that make any sense? We've only done it a couple times since we don't have the collection setup sorted just yet. We hired a water trailer, which wasn't all that cost effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yep I know where you mean. I was thinking of popping out to Spencer Park/Woodend beach to get some. Can take the 4WD up to the water, then it'll just be lugging the 40litre containers a short distance to be able to fill them up. (Or taking them to the water, filling them up, then throwing my toys cuz its too heavy to bring back and i'm sinking in the wet sand) Its definatly not illegal though is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 i was thinking of getting one of those 1000L big plastic containers in a steel cage off trade me for about $50 i know it would take a wee while. but it would be worth it IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 If i'm concerned about 40kg of water, then 1000kg of water is definatly impossible hahaha Or are you meaning just to store it once home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 well if i went to sumner its concrete so i wouldn't sink as i need 600L i thought if i got 800-900 i would have enough for my first few water changes. it might be a pain to move it off the trailer tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 You'd need a chain & tackle, or some sort of lift to get it off the trailer Remember, 1 litre of water = 1kg, so salt water could be heavier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 was just thinking maybe 2 of them would be good then i could pump the water from the one on the trailer to the other. or there are those blue plastic barrels that are $15-20 each they hold between 150 - 200L so they might be a better way of going :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 When I was keeping cold water marines I used to get the water from the sumner jetty as described but made up a 12volt bilge pump from a boat on a float with the hose down below the surface and under floating debri. Hooked it up to the car battery and pumped it on to containers on the trailer, then pumped it off again at the other end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Redwood Aquatics has NSW in 40L containers I think. Dont you have to be careful near boat ramps and Jetties with all the desiel and stuff floating in the water? You would have to do it at High tide so there is less sediment etc. HTH Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 alan has a very good point that wont be to hard and not much lifting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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