Instant Ocean to Oceanic salt ok?

[fatcat]

Is it ok to switch from IO to Oceanic salt?
My tank 5years old it was set up on IO and used ever since.
I recall reading somewhere that you can't switch between synthetic salt and natural salt.

 

[ibew41]

I went from IO to reef crystals then to oceanic no problems

 

[redspot321]

I switch every bucket just to mix things up.

 

[fattony]

I would do a mix for the first couple changes, especially if you have SPS. Oceanic is much higher in Calcium and Alk than IO is. do a 50/50 mix (it's actually whjat I use all the time) for a few water changes and then completely make the change over to Oceanic.

 

[stanlalee]

unless you are doing huge water changes you are already only introducing the new salt mix in small proportions. If you do 20% changes then 80% of your water is still the same old IO mix you've been using. I think thats a slow enough transition.

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
http:///forum/post/2736830
unless you are doing huge water changes you are already only introducing the new salt mix in small proportions. If you do 20% changes then 80% of your water is still the same old IO mix you've been using. I think thats a slow enough transition.

Sure. A 100% common sense answer. But to be picky, the 2nd change will only be 76% old water, and so on. ( I sound like my 10 yr old daughter,) Who ever asks a dealer what kind of salt they use?

 

[guyerson]

I made the switch from IO directly to Oceanic and didn;t experience any problems. I was doing 15g water changes on a 75g tank.