Catalina water not even from Catalina?

[Tony]

For the past 6 months I have been getting my water at a local fish store....they carry Catalina water. I was under the impression they take a boat out in the channel, scoop up some water and bring it back.

I was at a coral shop today and they claimed that Catalina water doesn't even do that...they just back the truck up to the harbor in Catalina and pull from there.

So I was curious and I found this website here:


http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/water_works_where_our_water_comes_from

More specifically this paragraph here:

A company called Catalina Water supplies our water, and they bring it in from the Pacific Ocean. Contrary to what the name implies, however, this water does not come from Catalina Island. Instead, they have a facility located on the Los Angeles Harbor where they draw the water through a small inflow pipe reaching about 40 feet out. The water that is collected is then treated using several types of filtration to remove particulate matter as well as removing or breaking down any toxic chemicals. It is then brought to the Aquarium via large trucks and pumped into one of our 125,000-gallon reserve tanks.

So basically Catalina water pulls their water from the LA harbor....and filters out the dead bodies, snoop dogg, meth head tweekers, ship oil and all sorts of fun stuff found in our local water?

 

[barbazoid]

I heard that its from Pedro, but that what I read somewhere

 

[Clifford]

Long beach harbor. Not that long ago the water was pulled from the back side of Catalina. When tourism slowed to the island they stopped doing it. This I understand it.

 

[Six2seven]

Yea I've seen them in San Pedro. Pier s, off of terminal island. I no longer used "Catalina water" after that.

 

[lovingacans]

lol…...

 

[wickedfish]

And the other company literally drops hoses around Redondo beach. It's the water most of the wholesellers use. Wanna call it "borrachostip water."

 

[lowbudget]

lol.... yes its true.

 

[nex]

I've used it for years without much complaints.. besides being a bit low in mag, beats making the shite

 

[sklywag]

Pretty popular stuff. I believe Seaside sells it. Or use to. Repeat. May or use to. 405 Tropical sells it and the guy there says he sells a little over 650 gallons a week. So people are using it. Catalina is only a name. Just like 405 Tropical is really on Golden West. Not on the 405. And Reef Raft really isn't on a Raft.

 

[pgr11]

I believe Cylix uses it. His tank is pretty nice

 

[SchnitzelReef]

For a fish only tank, it's great stuff. When we have thousands of dollars in a tank, skimmer, corals, etc ...what's another $200-$300 in a ro/di unit, heater, pump, and brute trash can??. To me it's a no brainer.


Hot Dogs are GOOD!

 

[barbazoid]

For a fish only tank, it's great stuff. When we have thousands of dollars in a tank, skimmer, corals, etc ...what's another $200-$300 in a ro/di unit, heater, pump, and brute trash can??. To me it's a no brainer.


Hot Dogs are GOOD!

And it's better than moving 5 gallon bottles around