I'm changing salt - Page 2

mattdean · #1 01-17-2011, 09:19 PM

I have a bucket of H2Ocean that I am mixing with Royal Nature to ease into the switch to Royal Nature salt. the two are nothing alike. H2Ocean is much finer - more like powder. Royal Nature is like salt. Much grainier and course.

So, I doubt they are from the same process. Just MHO.

Tracey2 · #2 01-19-2011, 12:47 AM

I thought sps like higher alk?? I have a hard time keeping my dkh above 7 and have switched from H2O to IO to help bring it up. I thought the target should be 10 and my new salt tests 10-12.

cwatkins · #3 01-19-2011, 01:19 AM

My Alk always 7 or 8 with Sps. I don't worry too much. I automatically dose 66mils of both parts daily.

Snappy · #4 01-19-2011, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracey2

I thought sps like higher alk?? I have a hard time keeping my dkh above 7 and have switched from H2O to IO to help bring it up. I thought the target should be 10 and my new salt tests 10-12.

Natural salt water is closer to 7 DKH.

Myka · #5 01-04-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King

Why not just use IO and then Dose what you need, if you are dosing now , CAL RX then its not going to be a problem. and very easy to get. I have been using IO since 2002 and never had any problems with it. just my thought thou.

The only sucky thing about IO is the high alkalinity. Better suited to FOWLRs imo. Who wants an alkalinity spike in their SPS tank on every watechange? That's the main reason I switched away from IO. H2Ocean is easy to find, it's kinda like one step up from IO I figure.

Skimmerking · #6 01-05-2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

The only sucky thing about IO is the high alkalinity. Better suited to FOWLRs imo. Who wants an alkalinity spike in their SPS tank on every watechange? That's the main reason I switched away from IO. H2Ocean is easy to find, it's kinda like one step up from IO I figure.

Oh ya I didnt think tha 9 DKH was high ,but may be for SPS then that you should have between 7-8 /

Snappy was it hard to order a pallet ?

fishytime · #7 01-07-2011, 12:14 AM

You'll have to let us know how you like the salt Greg.....did some diggin and heard some rumors about this salt....

burrows14 · #8 01-07-2011, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

You'll have to let us know how you like the salt Greg.....did some diggin and heard some rumors about this salt....

Can you share? Good or bad? I'd like to know cause I have 4 buckets of the stuff lol pm me if you would not like to share with everyone

daniella3d · #9 01-07-2011, 12:52 AM

I too tried a lot of different salt, and did not have a good experience with zoanthids and H2O because my zoanthids stopped growing and many shriveled as well. I returned to IO but using Reef crystal and my zoanthids grew large and healthy again and now are starting to reproduce. 25$ less for a bucket, so it's a no brainer. I still had to dose with H2O anyway, so that did not change at all. I am very happy with Reef Crystal and the way my zoanthids are growing and gaining in size again.

I have never seen that Nature salt sold here in Montreal.

spawn · #10 01-07-2011, 01:00 AM

I use reef crystals and on my last water change finally tested it. When testing the alk I stopped wasting my test fluid at 15 drops. Elos kit & the water was still baby blue. so I'm done with that. I just ordered a box of Reefers Best last night, it cost more to get it because of shipping but I'm hoping it will test better.