Catalina Water

[MadMax]

This company has been around for decades serving hundreds of stores, offices, and other businesses.

Who out there uses Catalina natural seawater for their reef tank and what are your experiences? (good or bad)

 

[Reefcube29]

I'm using it for my new build, but don't have any past experience besides a few small water changes with it.

 

[limaluis17]

I think the lfs I go to uses water from Catalina and I have not had trouble with that water.

 

[TankMasta]

If your referring to pet world i wouldn't use there water unless your dosing..my water parameters were always unstable with there water..

I think the lfs I go to uses water from Catalina and I have not had trouble with that water.

 

[limaluis17]

Really my water parameters have always been good

 

[TankMasta]

Are you dosing? Whats your alk at

Really my water parameters have always been good

 

[limaluis17]

Oh wait it may be that I have a FWLRO with no coral lol

 

[will21xl]

I've used that water that a store had an I see unhappy corals all around..not the best thing to use in my opinion

 

[barbazoid]

Better off using tap water and salt imo

 

[wickedfish]

Catalina water which is taken from somewhere off Long Beach, is low in magnesium and calcium. And certainly low in things like boron and other trace elements that coral enjoy. Would use that for FO tanks. Unless you use a CalRx or dose on a doser.

 

[lowbudget]

back in the days when i started my tank i used Catalina water, but after a few months i got tired of lugging bottles around and made my own. for the time i used it no problem here.

 

[MadMax]

Thanks for the feedback guys.
besides Catalina and OIM, has anyone tried other sources of natural seawater???

 

[janiners305]

This company has been around for decades serving hundreds of stores, offices, and other businesses.

Who out there uses Catalina natural seawater for their reef tank and what are your experiences? (good or bad)

Just stick to your red sea coral pro!

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[o2manyfish]

The Catalina water is very inconsistent. They pull water from in front of the Queen Mary right where the LA river dumps into Long Beach.

 

[MadMax]

The Catalina water is very inconsistent. They pull water from in front of the Queen Mary right where the LA river dumps into Long Beach.

What the helll do you know? You're a newby with only 94 posts! :tongue (2):


LOL, for those who don't know the inside joke, Dave's been around this hobby even longer then I, which makes us both older than dirt I suppose..
Good to see you sticking it out.

 

[cymaster007]

Thanks for the feedback guys.
besides Catalina and OIM, has anyone tried other sources of natural seawater???

I used Oceans in Motion (Andy) he delivers to stores like The reef in Fullerton, and Jans Tropical. He gets his from a source in San Pedro. Used it for over 5 years. Good stuff, lots of growth with my corals & Non-photosynthetic corals.

 

[squid]

Thanks for the feedback guys.
besides Catalina and OIM, has anyone tried other sources of natural seawater???

I use scripps nsw in San Diego, no complaints here.

 

[MadMax]

isn't there another company that delivers scripps?