Scripps Water : Google Map, Quality, Transport

[Haeun]

Anytime, all day, at your convenience.

There are people who say otherwise, but IMO Scripps is (almost) always good.

[weksoss]

was just wondering guys about your dosage,do you guys dose your calcium,mag in the display tank or can you do it in the sump?after change or before water change?

[SuperDragon]

anyone know if the water is good rite now?
i never got water from there?
is it reef safe??
i'm due for a water change and tired of mixing em salt.

Corbeano619 and I got water the other day and he tested it.
First time I saw a test kit (pretty fancy).
Everything tested out very well, calcium was high, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, pH was slightly low 8.4 or so, even phophates were almost 0.
However, Nitrate with minimal.

Remember though, we get our water at midnight when plankton is at highest levels.

There are pleanty of people who use Scripps and have great tanks... gosh even the Scripps Aquarium uses Scripps. You can not beat the real thing, especially when it's N/C.

Guess what guys... the large truck "Marine Quality Water" (Fallbrook,CA) has been spotted around my pad.
I'll take pics of his truck next time I see it so EVERYONE knows what it looks like.
FYI: called UCSD plant management when the truck was there last and they didn't care he was getting water from there. I was told to wait until he was done

[DaveMorris]

8.4 is right on for ph. I would not consider that low. Scripps consistently is low in calcium. The 50 gals I got a few days ago had calcium at 320. I run it at 420 - 450 in my tank. Any dosing you do to compensate for Scripps or any other salt water mix should be done before it is added to your tank. Doing it that way helps keep your system stable.

[Haeun]

the "Marine Quality Water" truck was there tonight when I was filling up!

[Techknowledgy]

I dose everything into my sump. At the outflow from the display tank. Mixes it real well for me. 8.4 PH is a bit high. I keep try to keep my parameters at the following:
Test Ideal
Temperature 78-80°F
Calcium 350-450 ppm
Specific Gravity 1.023 - 1.025
Ammonia (NH3) Undetectable
Nitrate Less than1.0 ppm
Nitrite (NO2) Undetectable
Ph 8.1 - 8.4
Alkalinity 8-12 dKH
Phosphate (PO4) < 0.2 ppm
Magnesium 1250-1350 ppm
Iodine .06-.010 ppm
Strontium 8-14 ppm

I don't regularly test or all of these. Temperature, daily or more often, (*every time I check the tank out) CA, PH and Alk, once ot twice a week.

I dose after water changes. 20% a week, wait an hour or so, then adjust according to the reef calculator. Just the way I have always doen it. Seems to work okay

[SuperDragon]

I spy a certain rusty saltwater truck, has anyone seen this truck before?

[DaveMorris]

I've seen it there many times, usually being filled by a dude that seriously needs to lay off the Big Macs. They are allowed to fill up there, by the way.

[SuperDragon]

Yeah, I heard facilities management said it was ok when I called them.
Don't talk fish with him, he dosn't know fish from food. Just knows how to fill up the truck.

[jacksandgo]

I remember seeing that truck there months ago, and the guy looked REALLY guilty as I drove up...like he'd been caught doing something he shouldn't have been doing. Makes me believe he thought he shouldn't be there, or had never sought permission and thought he should have it? Didn't chat with him...just left and came back later.

How interesting that Scripp's has no issues with it. I thought they were going to start trying to meter and charge the big trucks hauling so much water that sell it for profit? That's what some of the facilities guys told me. Though I guess they can't meter it at the present time, or don't want to.

[JoeJ]

After going through the motions of dosing 5 gallon buckets of Scripps, I decided that I'm just going to use undiluted Scripps water for water changes (I think DaveMorris mentioned this a few times, but I didn't see an explanation. Now, I think I know why). Scripps at 1.206 (35 ppt) consistently measures out at 420 ppm Ca, 8 dKH Alk and 1050 ppm Mg in my hands. I was diluting it down to 1.025 ppm (and consequently, diluting Ca) for fish health, but I think they'll do fine in natural salinity.
It's kind of a hassle trying to bring up Mg levels in a 5 gallon bucket and having to correct for the increase in salinity without having the bucket overflow.
It's easier to just heat it up, aerate, check salinity and go.
I'll just dose the main tank with 2-part B-ionic (dosed at equal volumes) and Reef Advantage Magnesium instead. I've already brought up my main tank to 1200 ppm Mg with some interesting results (Idaho Grape is now on the move and Xenia starting to pulse). I used 30 TBS Mg in a 3 qt bottle with RO daily on an assumed 100 gallon main tank. It consistently increased Mg by 75 ppm. Doing a back calculation, my system (tank, fuge, sump) may be holding 130 gallons.
This a good guide on figuring Ca/Alk/Mg dosing:
http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chemcalc.html

For what it's worth, here are my measurements after dosing 5 ml part 1 and 15 ml part 2 B-ionic (as suggested in this thread) to a 5 gallon bucket of Scripps which was brought to 1.025 SG with RO water and heated.
1125 ppm Magnesium (ELOS)
440 ppm Calcium (API)
12 dKH Carbonate Hardness (API)
I just recently purchased Seachem Reef Adv. Magnesium for boosting, so I'll update this post with the dosage. I know it's been posted before, but I think it's good to verify with different products that people may be using.
UPDATE1: After adding 5 tsp Seachem Reef Adv. Mg (in hot water) to the prep above, the final is still measuring at 1125 ppm (ELOS).
UPDATE2: After adding 5 tbs Seachem Reef Adv. Mg to another prep, the final Mg is 1275 ppm (ELOS).

[low]

hey cool calculator, thanks for the link.

[goody]

I did not read through the entire post since it goes back 2 years, but I am going to switch from mixing my own saltwater to Scripps. I just bought a 30g drum from Shawn up in O'side. I know I'll need to adjust Mg, Ca, and Alk. My main questions are:

I don't want to have to lift a full 30g drum, so is there a hose that is always there and availble for use?

How do I go about switching from my own salt mix to Scripps? (10&#37; WC)?

[nahtanoj]

yes there is a hose always there. just start doing your waterchanges with it. eventually you will be all scripps.

[goody]

Thanks Jonathan. Another question since it is my first time. When I turn down the street that leads to the pier, is the area to fill up obvious? Will I know which hose to use or is there only one? Lastly, is there a good time to go when the "big" trucks won't be there or is it just hit and miss as far as how many people or big trucks are there?