mumofthehoarde Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Hypothetical: 50 jarred juvies in 1L beanie boxes. 100% WC every 2 days = 750L per month just on water changes. Can you somehow reuse the water? Could you "filter" it in a planted uninhabited tank? or add it to filtered tank for future use? Could juvie WC water be used to top our 350L tanks? Water is a premium out here when it doesnt rain and we have a lot of babies rapidly growing up. How can we recycle WC water so arent just tipping on the garden or down the sink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 get something like an IBC (holds 1000litres so should do your monthly water easily) and run a fluid bed filter on it - should get rid of the ammonia / nitrites easily and then just grow a lot of plants in it to soak up the nitrates - something like frogbits floating would do it easily (can give you heaps if you want it)..... can double as a huge growout tank for fish as well..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Frogbit would be the easiest as Wayne said, I wouldn't add a filter though plants prefer to take up ammonia rather than nitrates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 All my water changes go on the Bananas, Pawpaw, and lemon trees and the black worm water as well it realy dose bring on vegies as well. I have never reused water for other fish, Not saying you shouldnt Just saying I chose to use it on the garden and use conditioned for the fish Cheers les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Nut Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I use mine to water the pot plants inside and out. I also use some to top up my blackworms' tank. I might look into your idea more Wayne. I've always wondered if there was some way you could recycle water so it was fish safe again. My dad would be all over that. He about cries when he sees me pouring fish water down the sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Mum, had you mentioned running hydroponics at your place? Vaguely recall you posting something about this in the "addiction" thread. You could use the WC water in the hydroponics system. Alternatively, as Wayne has said, water recycling using plants, then filter just before re-use in tanks. I'm envisaging a very elaborate setup for water recycling, including fast growing water plants/rushes etc. I remember seeing something similar in a brief docco about recycling household grey water, where the had like a little stream/pond setup outdoors. Worth investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 yes, you certainly can reuse it via a planted tank, ideally with non-submerged (emerse? I can never remember the name for it) plants. They seem to use more nitrates up than the submerged ones. So duckweed, frogbit, water lettuce and the like would do a good job. Obviously don't recycle water from jars with any signs of illness. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumofthehoarde Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Thanks for the advice. With a couple fo spawns on the go, I am preparing for a lot of jarring which will in turn use a lot of water but I dont have a massive water tank and unless it rains I will run dry and will be in quite a pickle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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