Filling New Tank With Snow?

[MarkoD]

Ok this is probably a stupid idea but I came up with it in the shower:biggrin:

have a new 180 coming this friday and its gonna be hooked up to a 40 gallon sump and 30 gallon refugium....

... my RO/DI only produces 50GPD

so 5 days to fill it up

i was wondering, would it be possible to fill the tank with fresh, clean snow and let it melt to fill it?

as long as the snow is clean, the water should be pure just like RO/DI right?

maybe run the water through a UV sterilizer for a day just to make sure nothing is in it.

what do you guys think?

[reefwars]

patience patience.....5 days is a very short time to have to wait and if im reading it right if your not getting it untill friday coming and your ro/di produces 50 gpd then you should have more then enough come friday anyways??


cool idea but would take alot of time as snow doesnt melt down to very much and edmonton isnt really known for its clean snow lol:):) cheers buddy im interested in if it works for you:)

[MarkoD]

i dont have 250 gallons worth of containers to store water... i was planning on dripping it directly into the tank and then mixing the salt.

[reefermadness]

Just curious but what makes snow any more pure than rain?

I surely wouldnt use rain water in my tank.

[Jason McK]

Yes Snow is by no means pure.

Like above patients. Just drip your RO, it's the safest

[AquaticFinatic]

Just go to your local ro water store and get however many empty bottles you need they should just charge you a deposit on them then you can take them back when your done and get your deposit back.

[szymek]

I'm not a scientist or anything... but based on all the garbage we release into atmosphere.... some of it will come back in snow and rain.....

I'd say stick to RO/DI!! 5 days is nothing in this hobby... I think 5 days of reefer time is equal to 5 sec of non reefer.. hahaha... just be patient.

[StirCrazy]

skip the snow, as well as being a risk for contaminations you would only get about 10 to 20 gall of water out of 180 gal of snow.

Steve

[DCDN]

Not worth taking the risk

[MarkoD]

thanks for the advice guys.... like i said, stupid idea :)

[The Grizz]

there is a thread here about large barrels that were used for veggies, I think they were like $35 for a 55 gal.

[MarkoD]

thanks i dont think im gonna go buy a bunch of barrels just to use once. ill probably try to make up 100 gallons or so ahead of time and then make the rest directly into the tank

[jr999]

A few days at the beginning of your new set up to fill your tank with RO/DI to ensure years of enjoyment thats the way to go.

Maybe a scoop of yellow snow for an ammonia source to kick start the cycle....

[RedCoralEdmonton]

if you feel like moving buckets i have a ton you could borrow, i even have 500 gallons of fresh ro/di ready at any given time....shoot me a PM!

Steve

[Canadoc]

May not necessarily be the best idea.However, I do have to say congratulations sir, for having the most Canadian solution for filling your tank I have ever heard!

[mark]

thanks i dont think im gonna go buy a bunch of barrels just to use once. ill probably try to make up 100 gallons or so ahead of time and then make the rest directly into the tank

find barrels great for water changes.

Here's the link to local barrels (Edm) (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72354) and RC thread SW mixing stations (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1711626)