ATTN: OCEANIC salt users
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yellowtail
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good i was thinking about swithich because my lfs has a oceanic salt sale for a 50 gallons worth of salt water mix for $15 and 90 for i think $20 or $25
badkharma
Member
Originally posted by Thomas712
I don't think Beth meant to mix it for days, but rather to mix it slowly, as in to add the salt slowly not all at once to prevent calcification.
Beth, clairification please
Yes, I didn't mention/clarify that. Beth already did now anyway.
And yes, like Beth, I also get a huge kick out of using my refractometer....LOL :happy:
herkemer
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I use Oceanic but I have a little different way to mix it. I use my cordless drill with a paint mixer on it. It works great and adds a lot of airiation too. You can mix it fast that way with no calcification. After I get it mixed up I throw a powerhead in the bucket and let it run for a few days to age.
footbag
Active Member
Petsmart near me sells the 90g container for $45. I had it on the counter and when he rang me out I said that can't be right. He walked me to the aisle, it was right, they were just gouging on the price. Next time I'll mail order a bucket. At $80 a bucket, I could pay shipping over 4X.
fishtanker
Member
Originally posted by YellowTail
good i was thinking about swithich because my lfs has a oceanic salt sale for a 50 gallons worth of salt water mix for $15 and 90 for i think $20 or $25
Gotta love Eddies...is that sale still going on?
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kistheeze
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Originally posted by Beth
Whatever salt you are using, it should be thoroghly mixed using a PH for at least 48 hrs
I thought the point of this step was associated with Ph right?
Isn't the Ph on freshly mixed oceanic pretty much where it should be?
spmnarciso
Active Member
Originally posted by footbag
Petsmart near me sells the 90g container for $45. I had it on the counter and when he rang me out I said that can't be right. He walked me to the aisle, it was right, they were just gouging on the price. Next time I'll mail order a bucket. At $80 a bucket, I could pay shipping over 4X.
I pay $29.99 at Choice Pets as they match Petsmart price for Oceanic(90G). Its not on their website, but when I visited the local store they had it for that price. Since Choice Pets is closer to me, I buy it there. Great deal! But I like the stuff.
yellowtail
Active Member
Originally posted by fishtanker
Gotta love Eddies...is that sale still going on?
yes,someone there ordered too much so there is a sale!
also does everyone think that the switch fromtropic marin over to oceanic is ok to do in an 8 month established tank that i had beeen using tropic marin in for 8 months?
fishtanker
Member
i swithced from Tropic Marin to Oceanic and had no ill effects. I was using the Tropic Marin for about 3-4 months.