Reef Tank Salt Mix

[btldreef]

Originally Posted by Bla403
http:///forum/post/3246543
Got 2 buckets of coralife for 90 bucks shipped!!
Hope I get some of the coral reactions that you spoke about as I have some corals whose cold has faded and One that is whiting out. Params and light are good but it's gone downhill with this last bucket of seachem salt
What kind of water are you using?
I hope it works for you, I love it.

 

[wangotango]

These are good articles to google:
-Atkinson, Marlin & Craig Bingman. 1999. “The Composition of Several Synthetic Seawater Mixes.” Aquarium Frontiers, March 1999.
-Eric Borneman/ Kim Lowe salt review
In short, if you compare NSW and any artificial mix, they are nowhere near identical. So use whatever works for you, there is no "best." Don't read too much into tested parameters either. There were batches of IO that had calcium levels way higher than R C even though that's not how they're advertised. I know people who use Oceanic and have 500+ calcium too, even though I think it's marketed as around 450. I seriously doubt that every batch is identical, so don't expect consistancy from different batches (but they shouldn't be all over the place).
I've used Reef Crystals for years, and recently switched to Seachem. Havn't had any of the problems mentioned about it. (Never saw a test-review that showed ammonia and inconsistancies either).

 

[bla403]

I use ro/di... I have the puratek system with the mini pump... Gets me a bucky ever 30-40 minutes depending on temp