Salt

[shuldaqt]

as you all may know salt prices out in town are outragious. i used to use New ocean i beleive it was called and cost 20 bux a bag and it took 2 of them to fill my tank not to mention how much i would have to spend for water changes. so i started looking around and i found i can get a 160 gallon salt mix for 40 bux including shipping!!!!that would last me about 3-5 months for regular Water changes everyother week.

this is the one i ordered:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=4856&N=2004+113009

hope that helps.

Paul.

[vest0830]

get your saltwater from the fish lady. (marine lagoon) my take took a 100% turn around when i started using the water. its all i use now.

[vest0830]

the last time I was there I got about 10g for 200y. cant beat that.

[CoreyB]

how do you transport the water? cooler? And how do I get to the marine lagoon?

[shuldaqt]

Vest has directions in one these threads. its outside gate 4.

[vest0830]

I transport my water in rubbermade containers. Im about to get some accual water containers from the make-man store though. they also sell some smaller containers at the small grocery store across from the fish lady, which are like maybe 3g or so. They might be a little easier to lug around.

Her shop....ok. so as if you were to go outside of kadena gate 4, go across 58 and make an imediate LEFT. go down that road about 500yds and shes on the right. Right across from the little grocery store. Just go in there and ask for sea water. she doesnt speak english until you wanna buy something. If you dont know where gate 4 is, take 58n, go past gate 1, go past kadena marina. then go past the mcdonalds, and there will be a little car lot on the left. turn there, go up to the first street, make a right and shes on the left. its a small mamma-pappa son shop. sometimes she has decent stuff, sometimes its really ****ty stuff.

[fdokinawa]

I get my water from PPM, cant remember how much I pay though. I picked up 3 5gal water containers from makuman.

[vest0830]

I was thinking about trying there water. DO you supliment with anything?

[fdokinawa]

yea, im at work right now, so cant tell you what. But next time I'm at home I'll list my supliments.

[fdokinawa]

I use all Kent Marine

Strontium & Molybdenum
ZooPlex
liquid calcium
Micro-Vert

I need to find out how PPM gets there water. Im not sure if they mix there own or just get it from the ocean.

[okinawafish]

Who is PPM?

[vest0830]

PPM is a coral farm here in Okinawa. www.ppmokinawa.com is there site. Lots of really nice corals in the shop. A little more expensive, but top notch stuff.

Directions. Go out Kadena gate to, keep going until you hit 329, make a left go up the hill and its on the left. I'm 99% sure the road is 329. FD, can you correct me if im wrong?

Also, the last 2 times ive been in the fish lady shes been out of water. So I have went over to PPM and got it. I believe they get theres from the ocean someplace. Last night they had 2 huge tanks on the back of a truck and they were pumping the water from those tanks outside to the tanks inside. I got about 18g for 8y.

[okinawafish]

Any chance they speak English there?

[vest0830]

there is one guy there that sorta speaks english. Usally they can understand me when I ask how much something is, but I wouldnt try to go in there and carry a conversation with them. lol.


Recently they put prices on most things. You will see when you go in there what I mean.

[okinawafish]

Thanks for the warning and info :)

[jasalmanza]

PPM gets their water from Sosoko, and I can't remember what they charge exactly, but I know they wanted 1800Y for 22 Gal. You do the math. If you go in there, there is a sign against the back wall with all the details. They are super cool, but the english is limited, as stated before!