natural spring water

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natural spring water

Post by DarkDragon17 » Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:05 pm

Is natural spring water safe for crabs? I would image since it says natural spring water it's safe right? sorry idk ;-;
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Post by GotButterflies » Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:41 am

Natural spring water is great, but you still need to use a dechlorinator to remove chlorine, chloramine, and detoxify ammonia and heavy metals. A lot of us use Prime. :)
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Post by wodesorel » Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:13 am

If you are using bottled spring water it is safer to use a dechlor as the labels aren't always honest about the source of the water!
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Post by StarGirlxo » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:54 pm

HermitGirl2018 wrote:Is natural spring water safe for crabs? I would image since it says natural spring water it's safe right? sorry idk ;-;
I use Walmart gallon spring water my crabs are big and healthy never had any problems also use it to make my salt water. I use instant ocean

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Post by LadyJinglyJones » Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:46 pm

Dechlorinator used with tap water is cheaper in the long run. And I can't really think of any benefit to using bottled water.
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Post by wodesorel » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:54 pm

Some tap water from surface sources are heavily affected by fertilizer runoff leading to high ammonia or nitrate readings straight from the spigot. Well water can be super heavy with iron or sulfur, or be contaminated with bacteria or chemicals. Bad pipes can wreak all kind of havoc. There are legitimate reasons to go with bottled, but they are rare!
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