Does Instant Ocean have a new formula?

mike31154 · #1 07-13-2009, 04:27 AM

Yep, saw two different pails at one LFS in Vernon last week. I think the new formula is called IO reef crystals and is indeed designed to provide better levels of mag, calcium etc for reef tanks. Costs substantially more too.

fkshiu · #2 07-13-2009, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mike31154

Yep, saw two different pails at one LFS in Vernon last week. I think the new formula is called IO reef crystals and is indeed designed to provide better levels of mag, calcium etc for reef tanks. Costs substantially more too.

Reef Crystals has been around for a while. Is the OP simply referring to Reef Crystals or a whole new formulation for plain old IO?

Snaz · #3 07-13-2009, 04:54 AM

There is no information on the IO website about new formula or new product but it can be seen new purple branding.

http://www.instantocean.com/sites/in...d=1294&cid=964

whatcaneyedo · #4 07-13-2009, 05:43 AM

I was only refering to regular Instant Ocean (not Reef Crystals) in the first post. I just thought that with the new branding that maybe they changed something about the product. I had checked their website too and saw nothing. I even did a Reef Central search but all I found was one thread that was a few months old with someone asking the same question as me.

Oh well I guess I'll just carry on supplementing like before.

mike31154 · #5 07-13-2009, 03:21 PM

I may have gotten the nomenclature wrong but it was something along the 'reef' line and the bucket had a different colour as mentioned above. There were two pails stacked on top of each other, unmistakeably IO and the 'new' one had the additional information on it regarding being more suitable for reef tanks with the elevated ca, mag levels.

Aleks · #6 07-15-2009, 03:53 AM

pic of the pail?

whatcaneyedo · #7 07-15-2009, 04:17 AM

Dont worry only 9 of those were full... I try to buy all of my salt for the year all at once. The new Instant Ocean are the stack of three behind the old style buckets and beside the Seachem.

banditpowdercoat · #8 02-05-2010, 07:54 PM

I really can't see a 5g bucket of salt "settling out" It will compact a bit, but will not stratify and separate the elements and minerals.

And I have heard the new salt is higher too. I have a bucket but havn't tested it

mark · #9 02-05-2010, 08:06 PM

all my pails test low, even the ones bought recently, did I just pick up old stock?

How does one know buying latest. Do pails look the same, lot/batch numbers?