bbkid43 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 What kind of salt do you guys think is better? Oceanic or Reef Crystals? or something else? Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I have used both, and personally I like Oceanic better. It dissolves almost instantly and my corals really seem to love the stuff. Only a 1.5 gallon watter change a week, dont need to add any addatives. Link to comment
snostorm Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Have had good results with tropic marin Link to comment
format32 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Real Ocean from Pet Co. http://www.catalinawater.com/ Link to comment
smoothlarryhughes Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I switched to oceanic from instant ocean...oceanic has given my corals alot better growth. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Well, Oceanic is the primary salt used at "That Fish Place" in Penn. Ive have seen the empty tubs there, so i know its not just BS for marketing. An aquarium store that large wouldnt use crap salt in god knows how many thousands of gallons of water. They would need a salt that would hold up it's mineral content reasonably well over a large period of time. I dont even want to think about how much it would cost in additives for a system that large if they didnt use a high grade salt. I highly reccomend it over reef crystals, instant ocean, coralife, and red sea. I have never used tropic marin, so I wont say anything about that brand, lol. Link to comment
Chyendra Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I like my oceanic because it has high calcium levels.... but it mixes with a really low alkalinity.... which is begining to cause more trouble then i want to put up with.... We'll see if aggressive buffering will help. Hopefully it will Link to comment
Cameron Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I definitly agree with format32, my shrooms and zoos look much better now that I've been doing water changes with catalina sea water. And the best part is that it is EASY!!! No salts to mix and no trace elements to dose. Just pour in REAL ocean water. Its a little pricy for water, but for maintaining a 10 gallon tank its not that bad- 5 gallons is 10 bucks. I use a gallon a week so thats only $8 a month. Its worth it for the water quality and convenience. Link to comment
snostorm Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 You know I read alot of positive things about oceanic on this web site. I was at my LFS and saw they had it in stock and asked about it. They told me it was garbage and that they had some bad feedback about the product and that they werent going to carry it any more. They told me to stick to Tropic Marin. I have had very good results with Marin since I chaged from IO. But Im starting to wonder if they were being genuine about there experience with Oceanic. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 the only thing that would make oceanic the perfect salt would be if it's buffering was up to snuff. I too have to add powdered buffer, but i have it at 4.5 meqs right now. Link to comment
Cyclo Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 What do you guys thing about Kent's? Link to comment
AquaFilly Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I use Marine Environment from Premium Aquatics. Said to be the closest to natural sea water. http://www.aquacraft.net/s9910.html Link to comment
DRZL-sauras Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Oceanic here Ca 500+ (Salifert) Alk 10.3 (Salifert) No buffer added, I would be weary of LFS advice, for obvious reasons, the best thing to do is try it yourself i think. I give it a thumbs up Link to comment
trmiv Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I switched from Oceanic to Bio Sea Marinemix, which is made by the same people as Marine Environment. But after going through a 50g bag of Bio Sea, I'm back on Oceanic. Both the calcium AND alkalinity was too long with Bio Sea. At least with Oceanic, the calcium is high, but the Alk is at natural seawater levels. Easy to fix. Link to comment
JsL Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Originally posted by trmiv I switched from Oceanic to Bio Sea Marinemix, which is made by the same people as Marine Environment. But after going through a 50g bag of Bio Sea, I'm back on Oceanic. Both the calcium AND alkalinity was too long with Bio Sea. At least with Oceanic, the calcium is high, but the Alk is at natural seawater levels. Easy to fix. What do you use to fix that? Link to comment
djtodd Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Geez, does this thread pop up on a weekly basis or what? I've used both IO and currently Oceanic. I'm quite happy with both, but sticking to Oceanic for now. Link to comment
audiocontrol Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 use seachem reef builder, boosts up the alkalinity. I use oceanic and mine is at 4.5meq's Link to comment
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