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Old 04-06-2011, 04:33 AM
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Default Moderate Consumption of Reef Water

Hi All,

So today as I was multi-tasking; water-change and coral acclimation, I managed to receive dose of reef water through sucking on the cyphon and drip valve to pull up water. I spit most of it out, but is this harmless? Just as long as I spit it out right. or should I start using a hand pump?

My tank levels are good lol. But, for my inhabitants, not for me.

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Old 04-06-2011, 04:35 AM
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I personally wouldn't worry about it. As you stated you spit it out.
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Oh-oh...
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Old 04-06-2011, 04:41 AM
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lol, i actually wondered about that myself, after seeing little organisms running around on the glass panes with a handheld microscope.. i stopped "manually siphoning" (after getting a few mouth rinses myself) the same day and now use a pump.
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the saltwater from your tank is not any better than directly from the ocean,how many of us had swallowed that ocean water while swimming i had it few times as a kid learning how to swim or playing in the ocean.
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Old 04-06-2011, 04:57 AM
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Oh by the way welcome to Canreef.
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Old 04-06-2011, 05:20 AM
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it wont hurt you even if you were to drink it (dont know why you would) i just dont do it i got a hand pump it just makes me think of creepy crawly's and itchy! ugh!
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Oh by the way welcome to Canreef.
Thanks! I'm a member of nano-reef.com as well. Disappointed I didn't find this forum earlier, ITS GREAT! Its loaded with as much of the great content as nano-reef.com, plus its Canadian.
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