CaribSea’s Sea-Pure powers saltwater tanks here at MACNA
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If you aren’t attending MACNA then you might be wondering how all these huge saltwater tanks get all their water in them. No, we aren’t mixing our own water here. The water was actually provided by CaribSea. Their product aptly named Sea-Pure is used for saltwater. Sea-Pure is ocean water. Let me rephrase that. It’s water direct from the ocean. It’s not a salt mix. It’s real saltwater. Real saltwater from the ocean usually has a salinity of about 1.027 which is probably higher then most aquarists are used to when compared to synthetic-mixed-saltwater. As a reminder proper acclimation is always important when dealing with a higher (read: normal) salinity level. Sea-Pure is great for smaller aquariums or ones in which you don’t want to have fool around with mixing and hoping your parameters turn out correctly. 4.4 gallons retails for about $20, but you can catch deals on it for much less at your favorite local fish or pet retailer.
And did you notice how cloudy all the water was at MACNA? All except for Cherry Corals, and they brought their own water!!!
September 26th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
This has nothing to with Seapure…
September 26th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
$20 for 4.4g? That would make reefkeeping awfully expensive. Compared to $0.30 per gallon for synthetic SW ($0.60/g if I amortize my RODI costs), the choice seems to be a no brainer.
September 27th, 2009 at 11:41 am
i’m afraid the cloudy water had everything to do with the water. i’m told it’s been excellent at other shows, but this time it was funky.
i ran a HOB folter with carbon and filter floss, and the floss was a very dirty brown when i got done.
eh..no body’s perfect…
September 27th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
MACNA XXI is grateful that CaribSea provided the water for the show. We brought in over 4500 gallons of saltwater. Mixing that volume of water would have been no small feat (let alone transporting it)! Thanks CaribSea!
September 28th, 2009 at 7:02 pm