reef Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Check out TV 1 at 7pm on Monday. All about sewer being dumped into the Ocean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 big ocean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuzza Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I go NSW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I go NSW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I go NSW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I use NSW but the sailinity can go up and down depending on the day It is raining cats and dogs here so sailinity will be very low for the next week at least, so adding salt is going to be necessary /Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Me to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I dont use NSW , but probably will when i move to Kerikeri. (another tank upgrade coming up - bigger and better) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 NSW here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifty Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 asw here, i cant be stuffed going to the beach that often just to collect water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 i cant be stuffed going to the beach that often just to collect water ??? its not that much effort :lol: plus you still got a bit of work to do mixing up asw ...not to mention the cost! do your tank a favour, give it some nsw and up those sewerage levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0pius Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 What tests do you guys do prior to collecting the water, obviously ammonia but what else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 What tests do you guys do prior to collecting the water, obviously ammonia but what else Wait 3 or mores day with no rain. if water looks clear, its all go. There's not really anything thats going to be a problem in NSW that can be tested for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 obviously ammonia but what else obviously? not in seawater, theres too much of it for ammonia to be a problem. you'd have to be collecting from a stagnant pool to get it that bad main issue is higher than normal salinity (just add water ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifty Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I have thought about the cost and felt once I included my time and petrol etc it was cheaper to use asw than nsw. It takes less than 5 mins to make 80l of asw, but it would take me 3 hours to collect nsw. Do that once every month and the $200 I spend on asw per annum is cheap. Not too mention I know what I am putting in my tank and dont have to worry about rain etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Same as Drifty here. It's at least a 45 minute drive out to get water, so an hour and a half driving worth of petrol, half an hour to an hour of time to collect it, not being able to collect for months because the weather and tides don't match my schedule...Easier with ASW...But, my tank is fubar anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelifaxNZ Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 I go for NSW as Takapuna's not too far to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 thats probably the limiting factor - distance to the sea 2 minutes locally, or on the way home from work most days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneo Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 ha ha I can walk down my track and fill two 20 lt buckets and only takes 5 minutes actually takes longer to drive down but then I get 120lt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 will try nsw, next water change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I'm lazy!! :lol: Use ASW at present. Much the same as Drifty though, only use a couple of hundred worth of ASW a year. But I did use NSW once but the tank didn't seem to like it much and one of my fish died Not sure if it was the water or a coincidence. Despite what the media says about all the sewer spills in the BOI, the water is actually pretty good. Once Puttputt gets up here, collecting NSW may be another excuse to get the boat out :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 I take it you don't have a boat Puttputt :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Hers how it went Skippy, My 20' boat, became a nice tractor when the kids and the 10 acre block came along, but will quickly change back to a boat in Kerikeri My fishing mate currently runs a Mustang 24' walkaround, so it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Nice :lol: Another excuse to get on the boat :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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