switching salt soon

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by legendboy

This might be a stupid question but are there any companys that sell real ocean reef water say by the gallon?

Could there be any benifit to maybe adding this say, once a month?

I am sure cribsea had "purified" ocean water in 4 gallon jugs, but don't quote me on it. That might be an interesting aspect. Expensive but worth it.

[Reef-Geek]

Has anyone tried Seachem Reef Salt? I am thinking to switch to it because I was told their Ca value is awesome.

I am using H2Ocean now, and prior that I used IO. Maybe I got a bad batch, I think the H2Ocean salt is cloudier than the IO.

[Rogue951]

I started with IO, now I'm on Seachem, and I honestly can't say I notice a difference. but then I also dose kalk, and magnesium so maybe that's why.
The only difference I notice is that when I get lazy and stop dosing kalk corals stop growing lol...

[phi delt reefer]

IMO...

buy some cheap salt and just dose calc/mag/alk as needed.

calc/mag/alk are SUPER cheap so instead of buying really expensive salt that supposedly has the correct levels just dose and keep your parameters more stable.

Trace elements in all salts are pretty good.

One batch of salt varies from another even though they are from the same company.

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

IMO...

buy some cheap salt and just dose calc/mag/alk as needed.

calc/mag/alk are SUPER cheap so instead of buying really expensive salt that supposedly has the correct levels just dose and keep your parameters more stable.

Trace elements in all salts are pretty good.

One batch of salt varies from another even though they are from the same company.

AGREED

[globaldesigns]

I just wanted to post what I am seeing using Reefers Best.

1.) Firstly as I stated before, it does seem to mix much cleaner with virtually no residue in the mixing pail. Mixes fast and very clear.

2.) I use to dose my magnesium, and such, but for the past couple months, I have ceased the daily dosings of MG, ALK, Str, Ca and so on. Now I only do one water change, but a much bigger one that I use to do. With the bigger water change, using RB salt, I haven't had to dose anything extra for over a month to keep parameters at the recommended levels.

Not saying others salts can't claim the above, maybe they can, but I can say RB salt is doing what I claim.

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

I just wanted to post what I am seeing using Reefers Best.

1.) Firstly as I stated before, it does seem to mix much cleaner with virtually no residue in the mixing pail. Mixes fast and very clear.

2.) I use to dose my magnesium, and such, but for the past couple months, I have ceased the daily dosings of MG, ALK, Str, Ca and so on. Now I only do one water change, but a much bigger one that I use to do. With the bigger water change, using RB salt, I haven't had to dose anything extra for over a month to keep parameters at the recommended levels.

Not saying others salts can't claim the above, maybe they can, but I can say RB salt is doing what I claim.

THANKS FOR THE INFO, I WILL BE STARTING RB ON SUNDAY. HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME TEST RESULTS POSTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTH. I HOPE WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM THESE FINDINGS.

JUST CURIOUS. WHEN YOU SAY YOU DON'T DOSE ANYMORE, DO YOU MEAN NOTHING AT ALL? IE CALCIUM REACTOR, TWO PART, OR BALLING.

REGARDS

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I am sure cribsea had "purified" ocean water in 4 gallon jugs, but don't quote me on it. That might be an interesting aspect. Expensive but worth it.

Living in victoria i can pretty much walk out my front door and hit water. I should start bottling it up and carting it back in the car to sell to all of you suckers...I mean, land locked people on my way back to calgary over christmas

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by freezetyle

Living in victoria i can pretty much walk out my front door and hit water. I should start bottling it up and carting it back in the car to sell to all of you suckers...I mean, land locked people on my way back to calgary over christmas

Do it, I am burnaby, I can do the same thing. We should start my owe business and make a killing. Lol.