I do not believe that the other salt caused bleaching either, but rather the spead at which people do change overs.. yes there could be differences in the salts so doign large changes will only lead to a sudden change and hence stress, I think if you did small water changes like 5% and smaller for a long time you would not notice any ill effects.
I do not say one is better than the other, I am just skeptical of the way in which the testing was done and how so many people jumped on the band wagon in the US based on a unscientific test in a online article.
but when you think of it.. this is par for almost everything in this hobby. one person says something and every one buys it.. thats why I spent 2000.00 or more on lights I didn't need
now as for report od Mysis and such .. I use IO and I have more bugs than I can shake a stick at.. my mandrin is fat and content and I still see copopods, worms, mysis, and others that I do not know what they are called. this stuff all road in on rock I bought and multiplied. Maby I would have more with Bio Assy maby I woulden't but I have 220 more gallons of IO to mix up befor I even think of switching.. also there is the fact of no one on the Island selling it or I might have bought a small bag and tried a comparason in a small tank.
It just seams funny to me that because one person says this is better than that all of a sudden the brand (IO ) that makse up a good majority of the market share in salt.. is sudenly no good.. when 2 days befor it was the most recomended salt you could find.
Steve
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