Incubators Anonymous

[Indigosands]

I'm new to this (my first hatch) but I boiled my water for a few minutes to sanitize it in the container before I put it in the bator. I would think that should help keep it clean?

 

[DMRippy]

I'm new to this (my first hatch) but I boiled my water for a few minutes to sanitize it in the container before I put it in the bator. I would think that should help keep it clean?

I would think that is over kill. Just a couple of drop of bleach or oxine should do it. BUT This is the first I have heard of the issue. I don't even change the water, just keep refilling it.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

I would think that is over kill. Just a couple of drop of bleach or oxine should do it. BUT This is the first I have heard of the issue. I don't even change the water, just keep refilling it.

Nashville also has pretty high chlorine in the water so you could possibly never have an issue.

 

[DMRippy]

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REALLY? I didn't know that. How do you know that?

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

REALLY? I didn't know that. How do you know that?

I only live 2 hrs south of you lol. I go to nashville quite alot. I avoid huntsville and birmingham airports when ever i can too and fly out of bna

 

[DMRippy]

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Can you just smell it?

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Can you just smell it?

Im used to nasty alabama water i can taste the chlorine in it up by you.

 

[Impress]

I can vouch for the high chlorine content in Nashville water. I have a friend that lives there, and when I visit I bring my own water to use when brushing my teeth, I can't bring myself to use that bleach water. I am used to Spring water and that chemical water is blech!

 

[DMRippy]

I can vouch for the high chlorine content in Nashville water. I have a friend that lives there, and when I visit I bring my own water to use when brushing my teeth, I can't bring myself to use that bleach water. I am used to Spring water and that chemical water is blech!

I have used it my WHOLE life UNTIL last summer.... ALGAE in the water NASTY was not the word for it. No filter could remove it either. Bottled water for me!

 

[Impress]

Ewwww weird! I use distilled water myself, that way it is handy to the incubator when needed.