If money was not a issue what salt mix would you used for a reek tank?
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fretfreak13
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I wouldn't use reef salt, I'd buy the entire ocean. xD
johnr2604
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Originally Posted by loopy101
http:///forum/post/3154332
monry or no money i would still stick with my reef crystals
Same here
http:///forum/post/3154332
monry or no money i would still stick with my reef crystals
Same here
reefaholic33
Member
I also say reef crystals and I used several others and won't go back
coral keeper
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If money was not an issue then I'd use 100% Natural Ocean water.
stanlalee
Active Member
Instant ocean just like I'm using now. I simply like the parameters I'm getting from it (10dKH, 400ppm ca, 1350mg). I find this easier to dose and work with then typical reef salts (with elevated ca and lower alkalinity). Is $20 for a more expensive bucket of salt really going to put anyone in the poor house? I assume for most size tanks a bucket last at least a few months worth of water changes. I think I'd give up buying the 5th of booze or a saturday at applebees one out of the several times I do so in that period of time if I thought there was something truly superior and $20 was going to make that big a dent in my budget.
coral keeper
Active Member
Originally Posted by Stanlalee
http:///forum/post/3154425
Instant ocean just like I'm using now. I simply like the parameters I'm getting from it (10dKH, 400ppm ca, 1350mg). I find this easier to dose and work with then typical reef salts (with elevated ca and lower alkalinity). Is $20 for a more expensive bucket of salt really going to put anyone in the poor house? I assume for most size tanks a bucket last at least a few months worth of water changes. I think I'd give up buying the 5th of booze or a saturday at applebees one out of the several times I do so in that period of time if I thought there was something truly superior and $20 was going to make that big a dent in my budget.
Costs around $190 a year for my 180 gallon on just salt alone. lol
http:///forum/post/3154425
Instant ocean just like I'm using now. I simply like the parameters I'm getting from it (10dKH, 400ppm ca, 1350mg). I find this easier to dose and work with then typical reef salts (with elevated ca and lower alkalinity). Is $20 for a more expensive bucket of salt really going to put anyone in the poor house? I assume for most size tanks a bucket last at least a few months worth of water changes. I think I'd give up buying the 5th of booze or a saturday at applebees one out of the several times I do so in that period of time if I thought there was something truly superior and $20 was going to make that big a dent in my budget.
Costs around $190 a year for my 180 gallon on just salt alone. lol
gritchie2
Member
Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/3154431
Costs around $190 a year for my 180 gallon on just salt alone. lol
so about fidy cent a day
http:///forum/post/3154431
Costs around $190 a year for my 180 gallon on just salt alone. lol
so about fidy cent a day
btldreef
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We started with Tropic Marin, then went to Instant Ocean for a long time and now just switched to Coralife to see if there were any differences. Found that all are the same ... Tropic Marin is just too much money and I've no difference between them and the "cheaper" Instant Ocean and Coralife. The one plus with Coralife is that it comes in three separate bags inside the 5G bucket, and living in a damp place like Long Island, keeping the humidity out is always an issue. Plus, you get a tee shirt, LOL
We actually will probably go back to Instant Ocean though, if it's no different that Coralife, we're not going to mess with the good thing we've got going on in our tank
We actually will probably go back to Instant Ocean though, if it's no different that Coralife, we're not going to mess with the good thing we've got going on in our tank