Instant Ocean reef Crystals
 

Anyone here use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals?

I had equal amounts of the Instant Ocean and Instant Ocean Reef Crystals and mixed them. When I do a water change my corals really pout.

When I used just the Instant Ocean normal never had this. Anyone else have this issue with the reef crystals?

Maybe some pictures might help.
Also when changing salt it's best to do it slowly.

I use and love Reef Crystals. I've used a couple other salts and like Reef Crystals the best.

I have used instant ocean since 2002 when I started out now this year I have switched to IO reef cystals and so far not to bad

Reef crystals have been fine for me but I can't say my tank is any better since switching from basic io 7 months ago.

Been using reef crystal for 2 years without any problem, quite the opposite. I suspect that you chocked your system with a too large water change and a spike in alkalinity. Reef Crystal is quite high in alkalinity and if your water was low in alkalinity, there could be quite a sudden change if a large water change was done.

If you have only a few corals, and no clam or SPS, there is no need to use Reef Crystal. I use it because I have 3 clams and lots of SPS and despite the fact that Reef Crystal is high in calcium and alk, I still need to dose each day. If you don't need that, you should not be using RC.

I only have softies so I should not be using it then. I have been doing a bit of it to use it up for a while now with the regular salt and noticed then that the reef crystals and my corals were not happy.

I do 8 cups of water change every 2 weeks. But I thought by mixing the two salts they would be okay, guess not so I will go back to just the regular as they were much better with that.

I talked with another reefer that said the same thing his alk was way off the charts with the reef crystals so i really don't need to be using it either.

Thanks all....:biggrin: