oceanic or reef crystals salt
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lbaskball
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oceanic all the way,i tried Kent, (didnt like it) I also tried some other salt (gardens) didnt like it. I havnt tried crystal salt, but I like oceanic other then the fact that they tend to have a little high magnisum levels.
nu2salt
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been useing oceanic and i just bought some reef crystals. i have read and heard that it is better with the trace minerals so i don't have to add them to my tank. everthing in my tank is doin well but,my zoos and things r not spreading the way i think the should so i will give it a month or so and see if the crystal help.
i'm making the ro water now and will change out 10 gallons with the new crystals tomorrow.
i'm making the ro water now and will change out 10 gallons with the new crystals tomorrow.
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reefernana
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Never used either. I use Seachem's Reef Salt and never have to add anything extra.
coolguy818
Member
I've been using Red Sea Pro Coral Salt, I was told its best for RO water.
stangbabe1993
Member
I have been using red sea pro coral salt to but I have been having problems keeping my ph up. when i tested the newly made salt water the ph was low also. it says it puts back what r/o water doesn't have. I'm looking for new salt to try
stanlalee
Active Member
Originally Posted by reefernana
Never used either. I use Seachem's Reef Salt and never have to add anything extra.
I use reef salt and have to dose 90ml of Kent ProBuffer dKH daily and 30ml of reef complete calcium/mg two times a week to maintain a calcium of 420ppm, mg 1320, dKH of 8 and pH peak of 8.2. If I stop dKH drops right down to the 6-7 range and calcium slowly declines as well. I find at 1.025 reef salt test at Cal 440, dKH 8 and pH 8.2 so assuming calcium and carbonates are being depleted I will always have to dose or get a reactor using it. What works best is really going to be different from tank to tank. IO has low calcium 340ppm but has a dKH of 10 which is typical (low cal, high alk or high alk and low cal). If your calcium stays at 500 using oceanic which has been known to happen perhaps going thru a bucket of instant ocean will be best for that person. If you dont have lots of stony corals Oceanic is a terrible salt to use. I dont think its worth spending too much thought and energy on. If you have lots of stony corals or clams you are going to have to dose or use a reactor regardless of salt and if you dont you probably wont.
Never used either. I use Seachem's Reef Salt and never have to add anything extra.
I use reef salt and have to dose 90ml of Kent ProBuffer dKH daily and 30ml of reef complete calcium/mg two times a week to maintain a calcium of 420ppm, mg 1320, dKH of 8 and pH peak of 8.2. If I stop dKH drops right down to the 6-7 range and calcium slowly declines as well. I find at 1.025 reef salt test at Cal 440, dKH 8 and pH 8.2 so assuming calcium and carbonates are being depleted I will always have to dose or get a reactor using it. What works best is really going to be different from tank to tank. IO has low calcium 340ppm but has a dKH of 10 which is typical (low cal, high alk or high alk and low cal). If your calcium stays at 500 using oceanic which has been known to happen perhaps going thru a bucket of instant ocean will be best for that person. If you dont have lots of stony corals Oceanic is a terrible salt to use. I dont think its worth spending too much thought and energy on. If you have lots of stony corals or clams you are going to have to dose or use a reactor regardless of salt and if you dont you probably wont.
mamasky712
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Reef Crystals
