Storing ocean water

You can store any salt water as long as you want. It won't
go bad. The only exception is that water taken from the
ocean will have some plankton in it, and that will dye,
and effect the water. Also you don't want to get poluted
water.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



miskairal wrote on 1/9/2006 4:51 PM:
If I were to go to a beach and get salt water, how long could I store it
for and how should it be stored?

I can probably get around 800 litres in one trip (2 1/2 hours each way)
but the water would then be in 200 litre (44gallon) drums with only a
small opening in the top. It's really not practical to go that far for
just one drum of water and hubby's ute is not comfy and airconditioned
and it's summer here.

Would the water go off?

Ummm Wayne.... seawater has many many living organisms in it.

I have used seawater from my backyard, out past the second sandbar
and even farther out, over the years and had far more trouble that it's
worth.....

Just asking for giant algae outbreaks that come all of a sudden
from minute particles in the water, even from the same spot of collecting
that have been no problem in the past... And you have red tide type
organisms
that show up from time to time and other marine diseases that float through.

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Wayne Sallee wrote:

You can store any salt water as long as you want. It won't go bad. The
only exception is that water taken from the ocean will have some
plankton in it, and that will dye, and effect the water. Also you
don't want to get poluted water.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



miskairal wrote on 1/9/2006 4:51 PM:

If I were to go to a beach and get salt water, how long could I store
it for and how should it be stored?

I can probably get around 800 litres in one trip (2 1/2 hours each
way) but the water would then be in 200 litre (44gallon) drums with
only a small opening in the top. It's really not practical to go that
far for just one drum of water and hubby's ute is not comfy and
airconditioned and it's summer here.

Would the water go off?


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RicSeyler wrote on 1/10/2006 11:59 AM:
Ummm Wayne.... seawater has many many living organisms in it.


Yea no kidding. I already stated that. Read below in the
quoted section.

I have used seawater from my backyard, out past the second sandbar
and even farther out, over the years and had far more trouble that it's
worth.....

Just asking for giant algae outbreaks that come all of a sudden
from minute particles in the water, even from the same spot of collecting
that have been no problem in the past... And you have red tide type
organisms
that show up from time to time and other marine diseases that float
through.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/_/r_seyler/porch2.jpg


I never stated that sea water was a better choice. My
statement was that salt water when kept long term did not
need to be kept airated.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets




Wayne Sallee wrote:

You can store any salt water as long as you want. It won't go bad. The
only exception is that water taken from the ocean will have some
plankton in it, and that will dye, and effect the water. Also you
don't want to get poluted water.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



miskairal wrote on 1/9/2006 4:51 PM:

If I were to go to a beach and get salt water, how long could I store
it for and how should it be stored?

I can probably get around 800 litres in one trip (2 1/2 hours each
way) but the water would then be in 200 litre (44gallon) drums with
only a small opening in the top. It's really not practical to go that
far for just one drum of water and hubby's ute is not comfy and
airconditioned and it's summer here.

Would the water go off?

Wayne Sallee wrote:



RicSeyler wrote on 1/10/2006 11:59 AM:

Ummm Wayne.... seawater has many many living organisms in it.


Yea no kidding. I already stated that. Read below in the quoted section.


I never stated that sea water was a better choice.

Sorry, didn't mean to infer you thought it was a better choice.
I was just yammering about my experience with it.
But I do disagree with your storage procedure with raw seawater.
But hey this hobby is chocked full of contradictions. :-)

My statement was that salt water when kept long term did not need to
be kept airated.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets




Wayne Sallee wrote:

You can store any salt water as long as you want. It won't go bad.
The only exception is that water taken from the ocean will have some
plankton in it, and that will dye, and effect the water. Also you
don't want to get poluted water.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



miskairal wrote on 1/9/2006 4:51 PM:

If I were to go to a beach and get salt water, how long could I
store it for and how should it be stored?

I can probably get around 800 litres in one trip (2 1/2 hours each
way) but the water would then be in 200 litre (44gallon) drums with
only a small opening in the top. It's really not practical to go
that far for just one drum of water and hubby's ute is not comfy
and airconditioned and it's summer here.

Would the water go off?





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Oh, nice backyard!!!!
What a waste that you can't use the water.

RicSeyler wrote:
Ummm Wayne.... seawater has many many living organisms in it.

I have used seawater from my backyard, out past the second sandbar
and even farther out, over the years and had far more trouble that it's
worth.....

Just asking for giant algae outbreaks that come all of a sudden
from minute particles in the water, even from the same spot of collecting
that have been no problem in the past... And you have red tide type
organisms
that show up from time to time and other marine diseases that float
through.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/r/_/r_seyler/porch2.jpg


Wayne Sallee wrote:

You can store any salt water as long as you want. It won't go bad. The
only exception is that water taken from the ocean will have some
plankton in it, and that will dye, and effect the water. Also you
don't want to get poluted water.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



miskairal wrote on 1/9/2006 4:51 PM:

If I were to go to a beach and get salt water, how long could I store
it for and how should it be stored?

I can probably get around 800 litres in one trip (2 1/2 hours each
way) but the water would then be in 200 litre (44gallon) drums with
only a small opening in the top. It's really not practical to go that
far for just one drum of water and hubby's ute is not comfy and
airconditioned and it's summer here.

Would the water go off?

You can use it, many do. But you are opening
yourself up to possible natural occurring problems from it.

miskairal wrote:

Oh, nice backyard!!!!
What a waste that you can't use the water.



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