Waste salt water usage... - Aquarium Advice

weekf · 03-05-2006, 03:14 AM

Does anyone know if I can use the waste salt water for the lawn and plant? What do you guys normally do with the water after water change? I dare not pour them on the lawn worrying that may kill my water or plant but would love to fully utilise them and save some water.

Could anyone let me know if it is possible to use them for watering the plant?

Thanks guys.

Wood_Dog · 03-05-2006, 03:24 AM

Do not use it on your lawn or plants...this would most definately kill them. I don't know of any way to utilise it the way you would like to....but I do know that the salt will hurt your plants etc.
Maybe somebody else will have some ideas...good to see you caring for the environment though.

weekf · 03-05-2006, 03:27 AM

Nah dun really care for the environment. Just want to save some water on the plant and therefore save $$$ for myself lol...

Wood_Dog · 03-05-2006, 07:14 AM

Ahhh...righto then

bamaboy2go · 03-05-2006, 06:24 PM

Don't know about Australia, but here in Alabama I take it out to the edge of our back yard and dump it. The deer come up and lick the salt that has been left behind. That way I get to enjoy the deer.

h8z2luze · 03-05-2006, 06:33 PM

I pour it down the toilet lol. Its the closest and best way to get rid of it here. The water stinks and has uhh well crap in it so I dont want that around my house on the outside lol. I dont think there is a way to recycle it.

Gatorfreak · 03-05-2006, 06:38 PM

I pour it on my lawn. Grass has shown no ill effects.

Maybe I just don't do water changes often enough.

weekf · 03-05-2006, 08:37 PM

Hi Gator, really nothing happen to your lawn??

Gatorfreak · 03-05-2006, 10:10 PM

I have "St. Augustine" grass. Don't know if that makes a difference. Every time I dump the salt water in the same spot right out my front door. I can't see any difference between that area and the rest. Maybe if I were doing it every single day it would kill it. Who knows. But every few weeks... hasn't hurt it one bit.

weekf · 03-05-2006, 10:30 PM

I see. I have a 20gal nano I do waterchange EVERY week. But **** won't risk killing my lawn or plant will just pour them into the toilet.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

03-05-2006, 03:14 AM	#1
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Waste salt water usage... Does anyone know if I can use the waste salt water for the lawn and plant? What do you guys normally do with the water after water change? I dare not pour them on the lawn worrying that may kill my water or plant but would love to fully utilise them and save some water. Could anyone let me know if it is possible to use them for watering the plant? Thanks guys.

03-05-2006, 06:24 PM	#5
bamaboy2go Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orange Beach AL Posts: 90	Don't know about Australia, but here in Alabama I take it out to the edge of our back yard and dump it. The deer come up and lick the salt that has been left behind. That way I get to enjoy the deer. __________________ Love that sweet salt water smell, that's why I owe I owe, so off to work I go.

03-05-2006, 06:33 PM	#6
h8z2luze Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nor*Cal Posts: 385 Images: 12	I pour it down the toilet lol. Its the closest and best way to get rid of it here. The water stinks and has uhh well crap in it so I dont want that around my house on the outside lol. I dont think there is a way to recycle it. __________________ Working on my 37G to be up soon i hope... The 50G Tank i used to have is in my gallery...

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03-05-2006, 03:24 AM	#2
Wood_Dog Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 266	Do not use it on your lawn or plants...this would most definately kill them. I don't know of any way to utilise it the way you would like to....but I do know that the salt will hurt your plants etc. Maybe somebody else will have some ideas...good to see you caring for the environment though.

03-05-2006, 03:27 AM	#3
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Nah dun really care for the environment. Just want to save some water on the plant and therefore save $$$ for myself lol...

03-05-2006, 07:14 AM	#4
Wood_Dog Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 266	Ahhh...righto then

03-05-2006, 06:38 PM	#7
Gatorfreak Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 617 Images: 2	I pour it on my lawn. Grass has shown no ill effects. Maybe I just don't do water changes often enough.

03-05-2006, 08:37 PM	#8
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	Hi Gator, really nothing happen to your lawn??

03-05-2006, 10:10 PM	#9
Gatorfreak Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 617 Images: 2	I have "St. Augustine" grass. Don't know if that makes a difference. Every time I dump the salt water in the same spot right out my front door. I can't see any difference between that area and the rest. Maybe if I were doing it every single day it would kill it. Who knows. But every few weeks... hasn't hurt it one bit.

03-05-2006, 10:30 PM	#10
weekf Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 333	I see. I have a 20gal nano I do waterchange EVERY week. But **** won't risk killing my lawn or plant will just pour them into the toilet. Thanks for the feedback guys.