just got this crazy idea...

[sps_dude]

hi... just got up this morning and got this idea..... i wonder when we are doing water change, we throw away alot of water..... why not save some of it..... i intend to save 2 tupperware full of seawater... then microvave it........ then freeze the water....... then add it to the next batch of seawater i am making....... wonder if this works.... anybody can verify it..... its something like newwater..... actually thats my inspiration......

[sps_dude]

the tupperware is really big..... i mean really big./......

[tigershark]

what is the point? taking out dirty water... microwave it? for what? freeze it? for what? then mix it back with the new bacth of SW? for what? you are making a batch of clean SW dirty only.... just my 2 cents...

[sps_dude]

to save water.... according to my source..... microwaving water will kill all the germs and nasty stuff...... its the same principal as newwater...... to save water and save money.......

[ervine]

it's not the germs and bacteria and whatever you want to get rid off when you do a water change bro.. it's stuff like dissolved organics, nitrates, etc...

Microwaving won't do a thing to get rid of these things...

And I don't think newwater does any microwaving...

[ReDDeviLs]

i think the nutrients will be gone.

[maKo]

bright idea of the century...did you have a bad night's sleep?

[tigershark]

like what bro ervine mentioned, microwave and freezing the water doesnt remove the pollutant in the water... plp change water becaused:

a- to reduce the concentration of nitrate/ammonia/nitrite/other harmful substance

b- to replenish the useful mineral such as Calcium, iodide, strontium, magnsium...

etc.

c- Other misc reason which i dun really know...

[Tanzy]

Microwaving doesn't kill germs unless the water boils for a certain amount of time.

I don't think you want to have boiling saltwater in your microwave! Why don't you just use a pot and gas stove?

I don't know what you want to do with sterile sea water.

[RAV-65]

Bro,

I suggest dat if you dun wan to waste the saltwater, use it to rinse your sponges or maybe filters or coral chips if you have them, dats about all you can do with it...

Vincent Ho

[Domino]

Yeah, all comments are very right and make a lot of sense. Micro waving and freezing will in theory only eliminate live stuff which in most cases is beneficial to the system...

[SBS_Transit]

y not u boil the water until it evaporates ? than re use the salt want nutrients, buy the bottle 1 and add

[blueheaven]

i can always put mine in an autoclave... :lol:

[dravan]

haha juz use the water to flush ur loos lohz... autoclaving only makes it sterile but wats the use... the NO3 n PO4 is still present in water... which over time if u continue with ur methods wld cause buildup of them to high ppm then ur tank will get lots of unwanted algae.... or do u plan to haf an algae farm? hehe jking

[sps_dude]

hmm.. since it is high in nutrients and sterile...... why not use it for plankton culture....... so how seniors ???

[blue.tang]

why dun u convert it back to distilled water so that u can drink

[Morgan]

hmm.. since it is high in nutrients and sterile...... why not use it for plankton culture....... so how seniors ???

Use it to hatch bbs.....

[Marineman]

Your idea is just like your topic "I just got this crazy idea" ....crazy... hjought I just like to confirm it for you ..ha ha ha

[sps_dude]

marine man..... i dont know what are ur intention by saying "i just like to confirm it for u "ha ha ha".........

[Marineman]

marine man..... i dont know what are ur intention by saying "i just like to confirm it for u "ha ha ha".........

I do not have any bad intentions, I just say that the idea is crazy, not practical, thats all, don't go crazy over what I say.