ESV BIONIC seawater system salt

[phi delt reefer]

i'll post a video review when i mix my first batch. Supposidly its ready to use after thirty minutes of mixing.

only con i see so far is the really cheap boxes they use to package the stuff. comes packaged in two boxes - each box wieghs close to 50lbs (makes 200 gallons) and they look like they have been through hell and back.

I will need to source some of those pump heads they use on the "bleach style" jugs to make things a little easier in the measuring and mixing stage.

[Aquaria]

After reading about this salt my only question is wth are the LFS thinking not carrying this stuff it sounds like heaven in a bucket or in this case buckets lol I wanna use this stuff in my nano Sounds awesome

[brianlow]

For the die-hards: premiumaquatics sells the 200 gallon package for about $160 with shipping.

[phi delt reefer]

lol i bought my 200 gallon kit for $71.99 shipped to the border.

I called ESV directly a while back to see if any Canadian retailer showed interest in carrying the product. They told me no one has ordered it or had any orders pending.

Also - when i ordered my batch from Premium Aquatics they advised they cant keep the stuff in stock for more than a week. Most of their "future shipments" are already pre-sold before they even arrive.

[brianlow]

What is the opened shelf life of this salt mix? (It would take me a long time to use the 200 gallon mix).

phi, did this come in two boxes of 100 gallon mix? Perhaps I could sell half.

[phi delt reefer]

200 gallon mix comes like this;

box 1 - pure salt;





box 2 - mag/calcium/alk




that piece of paper is the mixing guide - there is a pdf of it on the ESV site if you are interested.


I need to get a digital scale so I can mix this stuff perfectly.

You can try splitting everything but i dont think this stuff has shelf life as long as you keep it properly sealed. I only have a 45 gallon tank and will do 5 gallon changes weekly so it should last me 6+ months.

[brianlow]

Thanks the the photos! That box does look pretty rough.

I'll think I will order a batch.