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05/06/2012, 08:25 AM
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Salt survey????
What salt does everyone use for a reef tank?? I use tropic Marin but after doing some tests I think I might need to switch!!! Both mag and cal are way low.
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05/06/2012, 08:53 AM
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05/06/2012, 09:00 AM
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05/06/2012, 09:42 AM
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Moved On
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Bad batches are common from time to time when any salt brand and any chemical mfg. I'm currently using IO
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05/06/2012, 09:49 AM
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I'm going to finish off the bucket I have but, I'm going to have to test the water I make and dose it before I add it to the tank
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05/06/2012, 09:54 AM
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Moved On
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05/06/2012, 10:03 AM
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IO Reef Crystals
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125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO |
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05/06/2012, 10:09 AM
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Reef Crystals, and I keep the salinity at 1.026. I think someone already did this survey, and IIRC, reef crystals and IO were the two most commonly used salts. Check out that link provided by BowedFloor. The salt numbers were put together by Bertoni, one of the chemical gurus here at RC.
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Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam |
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05/06/2012, 11:37 AM
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I.O. for me. Have to 2 part dose to keep Ca. Mg. and Dk. up but it is very consistent salt.
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05/06/2012, 04:14 PM
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What do you guys think about BrightWell Aquatics NeoMarine for a FOWLR?
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05/06/2012, 04:35 PM
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IO reef crystals
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05/06/2012, 04:36 PM
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Was using reef crystals mixes dirty
used esv pita to mix brightwells mixes brown went back to saltwatercorrect / old name gettanked mixex same every batch |
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05/06/2012, 04:56 PM
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I'm think about using oceanic or SeaChem Reef Salt. I think they will get me where I want to be at.
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05/06/2012, 04:59 PM
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I use Seachem Salinity and have been very happy with it
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05/06/2012, 05:04 PM
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I use Tropic Marin Pro-Reef, it has higher Calc and Mag levels, but like others mentioned you'll get batches at time that are off or you'll get batches that settle in the bucket.
To combat it I have my kids roll the bucket around the patio for a little while before I use it.
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05/06/2012, 05:27 PM
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Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam |
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05/06/2012, 05:31 PM
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Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam |
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05/06/2012, 05:44 PM
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Red Sea Coral Pro... no problems with it yet
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05/06/2012, 05:47 PM
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Moved On
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Red sea coral pro. Love it.
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05/06/2012, 05:50 PM
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Red sea coral pro as well...great salt, switched from reef crystals. I've only seen a few bad posts about RSCP and it was due to a bad batch, it happens. Just test your new salt water off the bat.
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05/06/2012, 05:59 PM
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Why do I do this?
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IO for the past 10 years.
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05/06/2012, 06:59 PM
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reef crystals
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05/06/2012, 09:08 PM
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Don't mean to ask a stupid question but are there different salts for a fish only tank vs full reef?
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05/06/2012, 09:17 PM
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i am new to salt water tank but i used instant ocean
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05/06/2012, 09:25 PM
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I have used tropic Marin, io, seachem and bright well but switched to redsea coral pro a year ago and love it
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