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Old 11-18-2010, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Myka View Post
I am mistaken, it is my H2Ocean tub that gets the shiny flakes. Sorry, I have a tub of IO and a tub of H2Ocean.

Ya, I think their reasoning behind the shiny flakes being FO is kinda weird. For one, why would they add FO to the salt mix anyway? For two, since when is FO shiny? I'm not overly concerned about it because the salt seems to work just fine, but it doesn't make me go "Huh?". I just don't dump the flakes in the tank.

I use H2Ocean. I mix it in a mixing bin with an old pump. I put the salt in and let it circulate for a day or so... and leave the pump running the entire time I have a mixture in the bin. I have not experienced any flakes in the bottom.

The directions state do not use H2Ocean for 24 hours. Is it possible you are seeing the flakes before it has had the proper time to dissolve?

That is one thing I don't like about H2O, the wait time as in the past I can use my salt by the time I remove the waste water.

BUT it gave me a reason to set up a proper reservoir ha ha!


I have used IO in the past and have no regrets from leaving it. Went to Sea Chem Reef Salt and then to Bio-Sea when Sea Chem became hard to find for some weird reason. H2Ocean.... got so many good reviews from reefers, I figured why not.
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