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03-30-2006, 09:44 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New York
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I am shortening the term from "garbage" pail. I could not bring myself to call them garbage pails...and yes they are plastic.
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03-30-2006, 11:08 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New York
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Update
UPDATE:
I built the weatherson saltwater hold/salt mixer today!
Works awesome!
Thank You
Pic attached
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03-30-2006, 11:09 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Cartersville, Georgia
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I can't wait til you come and visit!! I can put ya to work!! ha 
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03-31-2006, 06:58 AM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
Posts: 7,759
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Looks great!
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03-31-2006, 09:17 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
Posts: 16,922
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Thats cool.
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03-31-2006, 10:16 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: new jersey
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why does everyone need to make so much water? i have a 65 gallon tank and I have a 5 gallon paint bucket! 5% is 6 gallons of water needed ea week.... plus top off water. Even if you have a 200 gallon tank.... thats 20 gallons and maybe 5 gallons for top off?? I was always told that havin salt water sit for a long period of time is bad, even if there was a heater and PH in it......
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03-31-2006, 10:21 AM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Originally Posted by johnny505
why does everyone need to make so much water? i have a 65 gallon tank and I have a 5 gallon paint bucket! 5% is 6 gallons of water needed ea week.... plus top off water. Even if you have a 200 gallon tank.... thats 20 gallons and maybe 5 gallons for top off?? I was always told that havin salt water sit for a long period of time is bad, even if there was a heater and PH in it......
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I am not convinced that that's the case.
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03-31-2006, 10:31 AM
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Tang Lover
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Rockville, MD
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if the SW is mixed/heated...you can store it for about a week or two. If it's sitting stagnant...maybe 3 days tops.
As for why we need so much......you NEVER know! What if your tank crashed..and you suddenly need to do a 50% water change? you gonna wait all day for the water to be ready?
Not to mention, I use it to clean the stuff too. SO while a water change only takes me 15 gals...I use another 10-15 washing/rinsin' stuff off.
that and I have 4 diff tanks...so when I do my WC's, I need about 40 gallons total! (sigh)
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03-31-2006, 10:33 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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I make up about 400 gallons a month and use it, I have a alot of Top off and big water changes.
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03-31-2006, 11:06 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: New York
Posts: 110
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I may never make 44 gallons of salt water at a clip but it nice to know that I can if I have to. I figured with a 90 gallon tank...a 50% WC is never more than 12 hours away. God forbid!
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03-31-2006, 11:25 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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well You will never get the whole 44 gallons That will be to the brim
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