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Septic Tank

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lane1822
, 07-08-2013 at 02:05 PM (3973 Views)
I am getting ready to setup a 500 gallon tank. I am on a septic system (concrete I believe) and am wondering if it is safe to do water changes into the septic system? What would it do to my drain field? Does anyone have any experience on this one please. I have spoken to several septic people. They tell me that it should be ok because people use salt to soften hard water. I think the salt mixture is a bit more concentrated in a fish tank than a water softer system, but I could be mistaken.

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  1. melev's Avatar
    I've read about this discussion before, and I'd suggest googling the topic to see what others have posted on the various forums. I would say due to the size of your tank, it may not be a good idea to dump your water changes into the septic system. If you were running a smaller tank, it probably would be okay.

    Caveat: I'm working off memory here, and could be wrong. Hopefully others will chime in with real knowledge of the situation. In the meantime, google is your friend. Click here: starting point. (If the link didn't work, I typed "can I dump aquarium saltwater into my septic system" into Google's Search)
  2. Electrobes's Avatar
    I am on a septic system, and my neighbor used to be a septic installer. I relayed my worries about doing just 5G water changes per week and he said it was fine. When I mentioned about possibly upgrading to something like a 300G tank, he said "No".
  3. lane1822's Avatar
    Thanks for the advise guys.