Petco Catilina Water ?
- Thread starter ChangDriX
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there are two major natural water sources in California, theres that of Catalina and the other from Scripps Institute.
Both waters offer little to no supplementation in calcium or any other trace elements for that matter, and is recommended for use in FO or FOWLR tanks
with that said
heres the break down:
Catalina has been a staple of natural saltwater, but it is unfortunately harvested on the backside of the island where there is more boat traffic resulting in mediocre water quality. But it is cheaper.
http://www.catalinawater.com/
Scripps water comes from the Scripps ocean institute down in San Diego. The water is taken out of the bay and prefiltered before delivery, giving slightly better water quality.
http://sio.ucsd.edu/
i personally prefer Scripps
Both waters offer little to no supplementation in calcium or any other trace elements for that matter, and is recommended for use in FO or FOWLR tanks
with that said
heres the break down:
Catalina has been a staple of natural saltwater, but it is unfortunately harvested on the backside of the island where there is more boat traffic resulting in mediocre water quality. But it is cheaper.
http://www.catalinawater.com/
Scripps water comes from the Scripps ocean institute down in San Diego. The water is taken out of the bay and prefiltered before delivery, giving slightly better water quality.
http://sio.ucsd.edu/
i personally prefer Scripps
Catalina Water Analytical Results
Parameter
Rep-1
Rep-2
Lithium
193 µg/L
178 µg/L
Magnesium
1,560,000 µg/L
1,220,000 µg/L
Potassium
470,000 µg/L
416,000 µg/L
Aluminum
29.2 µg/L
29.0 µg/L
Vanadium
1.61 µg/L
1.62 µg/L
Chromium
1.02 µg/L
0.998 µg/L
Manganese
1.09 µg/L
1.11 µg/L
Cobalt
0.038 µg/L
0.055 µg/L
Nickel
2.97 µg/L
3.29 µg/L
Zinc
16.6 µg/L
16.1 µg/L
Arsenic
1.65 µg/L
1.73 µg/L
Thallium
0.0094 µg/L
0.0030 µg/L
Lead
0.122 µg/L
0.079 µg/L
Calcium
4.3 µg/L
5.15 µg/L
Iron
9.58 µg/L
10.4 µg/L
Copper
3.79 µg/L
4.26 µg/L
Selenium
0.859 µg/L
0.670 µg/L
Molybdenum
8.56 µg/L
9.693 µg/L
Silver
0.021 µg/L
0.022 µg/L
Cadmium
0.085 µg/L
0.087 µg/L
Tin
0.030 µg/L
0.025 µg/L
Antimony
0.112 µg/L
0.159 µg/L
Iodine
14.3 µg/L
14.5 µg/L
Ammonia
0.03 mg/L
0.01 mg/L
Nitrate
0.28 mg/L
0.27 mg/L
Nitrite
0.02 mg/L
0.02 mg/L
Silica
ND
ND
Residual Chlorine
ND
ND
Rep-1
Rep-2
Lithium
193 µg/L
178 µg/L
Magnesium
1,560,000 µg/L
1,220,000 µg/L
Potassium
470,000 µg/L
416,000 µg/L
Aluminum
29.2 µg/L
29.0 µg/L
Vanadium
1.61 µg/L
1.62 µg/L
Chromium
1.02 µg/L
0.998 µg/L
Manganese
1.09 µg/L
1.11 µg/L
Cobalt
0.038 µg/L
0.055 µg/L
Nickel
2.97 µg/L
3.29 µg/L
Zinc
16.6 µg/L
16.1 µg/L
Arsenic
1.65 µg/L
1.73 µg/L
Thallium
0.0094 µg/L
0.0030 µg/L
Lead
0.122 µg/L
0.079 µg/L
Calcium
4.3 µg/L
5.15 µg/L
Iron
9.58 µg/L
10.4 µg/L
Copper
3.79 µg/L
4.26 µg/L
Selenium
0.859 µg/L
0.670 µg/L
Molybdenum
8.56 µg/L
9.693 µg/L
Silver
0.021 µg/L
0.022 µg/L
Cadmium
0.085 µg/L
0.087 µg/L
Tin
0.030 µg/L
0.025 µg/L
Antimony
0.112 µg/L
0.159 µg/L
Iodine
14.3 µg/L
14.5 µg/L
Ammonia
0.03 mg/L
0.01 mg/L
Nitrate
0.28 mg/L
0.27 mg/L
Nitrite
0.02 mg/L
0.02 mg/L
Silica
ND
ND
Residual Chlorine
ND
ND
?????????????
I have heard good and bad things about the Catalina,dont know about the Scripps.Personally I use RO/DI water and Red Sea salt mix.
"lol, I'm guessing that you didn't run all those tests"
How did you know?
PS. Grins I miss the old pic....haha
yeah I had to rain check 10 boxes of the water my jeep is full of boxes now....then the cardboard boxes break apart from all the weight, I almost had my buddy conveinced to drink some I told him it was wine in a box..muhaha I wouldn't let him drink it though
How did you know?
PS. Grins I miss the old pic....hahayeah I had to rain check 10 boxes of the water my jeep is full of boxes now....then the cardboard boxes break apart from all the weight, I almost had my buddy conveinced to drink some I told him it was wine in a box..muhaha I wouldn't let him drink it though
