A few random questions

[wynagain]

1. When doing water changes is the old saltwater bad for your septic system? Can you use it to kill weeds?

2. I feed brocoli and zucchini in my freshwater tanks what about in a saltwater tank?

3. I've read different aerosols like freebreeze and lysol are bad to use in the same room as your tank but what about pooph?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

IMO, I wouldn't have any form of aerosol or spray going in the same room as your tank; that is just me.

Whenever I did water changes, I would dump the water outside (usually because I was also vacuuming sand while doing it). The times when I dumped it down my drain, I never had any issues

 

[commod0re]

1. Depends on the amount of saltwater I think, but I don’t have personal experience with septic. It does kill some weeds but not everything.

2. I haven’t kept many herbivorous fish yet, but I have heard of people doing this. Zucchini is a lot more nutritious than cucumber, and spinach leaves zucchini in the dust, so those are some options to consider as well

3. I don’t know much about pooph specifically but I try to avoid all sprays in the same room as my tank because any small amount that stays in the air can get into the tank

 

[StartingATank]

In response to question 2, my lfs feeds the tank a while romaine lettuce every day, but granted, this tank has very large fish in it and they are all pretty much herbivores

 

[wynagain]

Thanks for all the replies, really appreciate the information

 

[me & my baby]

Response for question 1 . You do not want to put your saltwater in your septic tank . You
Septic tank has bacteria that is there to help breakdown the nasty. Adding saltwater to your septic will mess with that bacteria so not good

 

[wynagain]

Response for question 1 . You do not want to put your saltwater in your septic tank . You
Septic tank has bacteria that is there to help breakdown the nasty. Adding saltwater to your septic will mess with that bacteria so not good

My thoughts too.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I would recommend feeding marine algae to herbivores in the tank. You can buy many types at grocery stores, including nori and dulse.

 

[Mid_Reefkeeper]

1. It will kill weeds but also salt the soil and poison it for everything else as well. I don’t have a septic and can’t comment.

2. Not really recommended. Algae has a different nutrient and fiber make up and those aren’t part of a natural diet. Every once in a while it shouldn’t hurt but I would not do it frequently or as a primary feed.

3. Any aerosol sprayed or anything you can smell will end up in the tank to some extent. Can’t image any of them are good and will be a pollutant at some level.

 

[Ryan - Serious Reefs]

Response for question 1 . You do not want to put your saltwater in your septic tank . You
Septic tank has bacteria that is there to help breakdown the nasty. Adding saltwater to your septic will mess with that bacteria so not good

Do water softeners flush the salt brine into the septic system? If so that probably adds a lot more salt than a few water changes. My household uses 2-3 bags of solar salt a month.

 

[me & my baby]

Do water softeners flush the salt brine into the septic system? If so that probably adds a lot more salt than a few water changes. My household uses 2-3 bags of solar salt a month.

Probably so