savethereef Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 --> QUOTE(Joe b @ Jun 27 2007, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What's your favorite salt mix? me i only use water from scripts pier for many reasons 1 its free 2 natural salt water is much better than mixed salt with RO Link to comment
chrisdamage Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 --><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Joe b @ Jun 27 2007, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What's your favorite salt mix? me i only use water from scripts pier for many reasons 1 its free 2 natural salt water is much better than mixed salt with RO most marine water foud near shore is full of pollutants that many reef fishes can't handle... are you checking it for pollutants? -me personally, I use just Distilled water(a lot of people don't reccomend it but it has never done me wrong) and I like either Red Sea or Instant Ocean salt mix Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I buy mine from my lfs, but I'm pretty sure they use IO Reef Crystals. Link to comment
ReefApprentice Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 most marine water foud near shore is full of pollutants that many reef fishes can't handle... are you checking it for pollutants? -me personally, I use just Distilled water(a lot of people don't reccomend it but it has never done me wrong) and I like either Red Sea or Instant Ocean salt mix They sand filter it, and make sure it's clean. What would be the point of providing polluted, unusable water? Link to comment
DudE31 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 red sea and IO salt mixed with dare i say TAP WATER lol ... tap water in my area has like 0.01 phosphate 0trite 0trate 0 ammonia and 0 heavy metal/ toxins Link to comment
epicfish Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 red sea and IO salt mixed with dare i say TAP WATER lol ... tap water in my area has like 0.01 phosphate 0trite 0trate 0 ammonia and 0 heavy metal/ toxins Better get a TDS meter on that. Heh. Instant Ocean. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I like reef crystals... ca and alk are always nice and high and it costs all of like 50 cents more than IO from DrsFS (who also has a GREAT shipping price for craploads of salt). Link to comment
MJD Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Oceanic- very good coralline growth!! MJD Link to comment
stacey Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I use oceanic with distilled water now, but I used to use IO. Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 tropic marin with RO/DI water. i would stay away from oceanic salt, it has a magnesium imbalance that causes cyanobacteria over time as well as alkalinity, pH, and calcium problems. you're better off with instant ocean. Link to comment
MWafler Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 frequent urination....oh reef salts? Instant Ocean..... Link to comment
partsguy247 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 reef crystals has worked wonders for me for over 5 years. Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Tropic Marin and Distilled Wal-Mart Water Link to comment
joesmoe517 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Tropic Marin Pro-Reef and Glacier RO/DI Link to comment
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