Reef crystals with sps
 

Didn't want to hi jack another members post, reef crystals, how many people use it with sps?

Does it seem different or make a difference to sps over the regular IO?

I am curious to see if the extra $$ is worth the change, thanks in advance for anyone who answers....

I use it, and my sps seem happy.

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/...7/DSC00283.jpg

Are you just using IO salt? I think reef crystals are totally worth it, there are so many more essential elements in it then just the salinity salt. IMO I'd make the switch to reef crystals. Mind you I never used just the salt before.... ..... .... ....... .. .. .. . . . .:lol:

Ya, I'd say those look pretty happy :)

The advantage is probably just the elevated levels for Ca/Alk/Mg...maybe some other stuff. It reduces or eliminates the extra dosing required, especially with new make up water. If you dose the tank to Ca of 440, you don't want to do a large water change with IO at 380ppm, so lots of people dose the new water first. RC means you may not have to do that.
If you dose though, or have a good Ca or kalk reactor, there may not be any advantage. But what's the price difference over a year? You might recover that cost from the 4 extra frags you grew....

My tank uses 1dkh and 25ppm cal per day,, Due to work, i can only do wc every 2 weeks. doesnt matter what salt i use, i'd have to dose. however there is something in rc that my rbtas and sps love, they swell up and hve great polyp extension after wc. i ty to keep at 425 ca and 9dkh.

Interesting. Do others see that?

Looks great man! I love the cap on the sandbed....I swear I'm going to build a cap only tank one day. I love M' caps! heh

Who built the tank?

Ray

Concept aquatics made it for me.

Thought so. I Love Dave's tanks!

I use it and my SPS really like it as well. I have been using it for nearly 2 years now and before I had copper poisoning from carbon, my SPS were growing 1" per month, at least a few of them were.

My 75g is stuffed with SPS, and seem to do a little better with Reef Crystals than IO.

Dave made my tank too.. did an awesome job!!