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12/20/2017, 11:11 PM
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salt mix help please
i need some advice on the brands how they are and work
i have lps and softies in the tank coral life salt and kent reef salt all i can afford right now |
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12/21/2017, 05:50 AM
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12/21/2017, 06:59 AM
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What kind of help are you needing?
The second link above shows the mix parameters when properly prepared at 1.0264 specific gravity.
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12/21/2017, 08:16 AM
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Instant ocean is even cheaper and is what most of us use.
It can be found on amazon or foster and smith's website.
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12/21/2017, 02:23 PM
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12/21/2017, 06:49 PM
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12/22/2017, 06:01 AM
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yep.. they all work..
Its usually a smart move to purchase salt thats cheap/readily available and one whos parameters are close to what you intend to maintain in your tank. Or that you decide to maintain levels similar to your salt mix..
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12/22/2017, 08:29 AM
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^^^This^^^ Over the years I have used pretty much every brand out there. Other than some differences in actual parameter numbers between brands (and even between different batches of the same brand), they will all be just fine. I order mine from foster and smith - usually 5 cases of Instant Ocean and 5 cases of Ref Crystals at a time. The fedex guy hates me.
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12/22/2017, 09:59 AM
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I always use the cheapest salt available at the time. Right now Petsmart has IO on sale for $28 so I bought bunch of those. I dose anyways, so it doesn't really matter what salt i use.
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12/22/2017, 12:16 PM
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 they do that to me all the time
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12/22/2017, 12:38 PM
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Salt does matter, and while they all work, some manufactures are low on calcium and Magnisium.....your tests should show this deficiency.....so if your keeping say SPS....either a mix that's higher in calcium, Alk, and Magnisium.....it dose it up....
In the short term, all the same....but what about the long term? Usually you get what you pay for... |
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