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09-06-2006, 01:31 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
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EVERY salt has it's up and downs the Tropic marin is often low in mag so you might want to keep a eye on that. The TM stuff often test out at 1000ppm when mixed. I was and still am considering the TM because of the trace minerals but every salt has some issue.
You have to weight out the pros and cons and pick what work for you. I use Oceanic and a C.R. running A.R.M.. With that mix I don't have to dose Cal/Alk/Mag into a SPS tank so I am happy with it. I am still considering the high end salts for trace minerals.
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09-06-2006, 01:44 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Davenport IA
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As long as we have a Zeohead  here now. I throw this is the high end salt ring. I didn't even know it existed until I read some zeo stuff. ZEOvitUSA
"The Reefer's Salt"
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09-06-2006, 02:44 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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I float between Coralife, IO and Reef Crystals.
BTW, Dr's F&S have a Red Tag sale going on right now. $40 for 160g RC delivered to your door after tax. IO was about $35. Not bad for almost no effort. I just ordered 4.
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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09-06-2006, 05:43 PM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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We should do a poll of the top 4 or 5 salt so we can see which one is the preferred one. A lot easier to do, for people who just want to vote and not post.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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09-08-2006, 08:29 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
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My lfs sells IO for $35, Reef Crystals for $45 and Oceanic for $54. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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09-21-2006, 06:19 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milton FL
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I've been using Reef Crystals since start-up and it seems to be treating the corals and fish right. I haven't had anything die off so far and have had zoos spreading and mushrooms getting bigger and fragged a ric last weekend and the half I kept has already closed into a disk so it's probably more important to stay consistent with salt, additives, top-off and maintenance more than anything.
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20gl cube
168wt 50/50 PC
1x 1200 MJ PH
approx. 25# LS
34# Fiji LR
various mushrooms, rics, zoos
1 Cherub angel
2 yellow watchman
1 Tiger pistol
1 Astrea snail
5gl AGA fuge
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