General Care Discussion :: water

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Post Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:22 am   water

it's been raining for days in vancouver
the water quality has been really bad
health officials warned people to boil water before use
i am wondering if turtles can use boiled water?
or is it better to use the tap water?????

plz help ASAP
ive changed my tank water
and put the turtles back in
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:09 am   

hmmmmm, boiled water, theoretically, would be safe. I'm paranoid though, I would end up getting some bottled water or something.
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:44 pm   

Boiled water should be fine. Just make sure it is cooled down before you add it to the tank! LOL!
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 7:43 pm   

industrial_girl_2000 wrote:Boiled water should be fine. Just make sure it is cooled down before you add it to the tank! LOL!


Just what I was going to say :P

However, I don't think boiling does anything for the turbidity (I know it was really high after the storm), it just kills the "nasties". So it might take the filter a while to make the water clear.
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Post Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:03 pm   

alright
thanks for the replies :)
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