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03-13-2006, 01:35 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Ask a hundred people and you will get a hundred different answers. 
I have been using it for over a year with no ill effects.
I'm sure someone can come up with a horror story..
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | 
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03-13-2006, 03:52 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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I agree with Diver. Every one has there own stories and preferences about salt. I've used IO, Kent, Reef Crystals and Oceanic and haven't noticed any difference. I use Reef Crystals for my reef tank and Oceanic for my FOWLR because its cheap. The bottom line is that they all work.  _________ 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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03-13-2006, 07:06 PM
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#13 (permalink)
| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rensselaer, Indiana
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Just wondering, have you guys ever tested the cal in your made up water? If so, what are your readings, I could have a bad test kit, well actually two. I have been dosing the main tank everyday trying to get it up from 340 which is why I ended up testing my makeup water. I started out using tap water and my cal was very high but since switched over to ro "with cal added for flavor" the culligan man says, so never really expected it to be a problem. Thats what i get for thinkin huh? | |
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03-14-2006, 08:50 AM
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#14 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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I think i should give up this hobby. Basically all the salts listed as bad from the "S-15 report" found on this site are the only ones easily available to me.
| Don't give up yet. If your coral are not stress and everything is doing fine, just find a salt that you will be happy with.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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03-14-2006, 02:00 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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Calcium will vary from among the various salt brands and even among different lots in the same brand.
What are your other water parameters such as alkalinity and magnesium as well as pH? These all affect calcium levels. If your alkalinity is too high you can precipitate out calcium. Are you going through a coralline algae bloom? This will also eat up calcium. | |
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03-14-2006, 03:43 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 45
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|  Lfs?
I have no idea if this is accurate but my lfs told me IO and Kent are made in the same place just packaged differently??  From the test results I've read here I can't see how that is possible?? I use IO. 
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180 Gallon Reef, 150 lbs of LR and 4" LS. 4-175w 10k MH. 8-110 W actinic VHO, 2 Wave2K, LifeReef Skimmer . A 90 gal sump, Top-Off. 2Mag 9.5 return, Life Reef CR LCR-1. 1 Cin Clown, Bub coral, Xenia, Purp Tang, Yellow Tang, Pogoda, 4 Gobies, Niger Trigger, Angel, Brittle Star | |
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03-14-2006, 03:53 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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I've used Oceanic since I started, 0 problems. I ocassionally use it to raise the salt level.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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03-14-2006, 04:12 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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I believe that Kent, IO and OC are made by the same company but probably have different formulations. If you check out the Kent Marine web site you will see Oceanic advertised. | |
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03-17-2006, 01:39 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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They all are owned by the same parent company
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Gresham
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Feeding the reef... one polyp at a time... | |
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03-22-2006, 12:17 PM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Age: 36
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[quote=powerpoint]After reading this page http://www.aquacraft.net/w0023.html
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I would take anything on Aquacraft's site with a grain of salt (no pun intended). Everything on MDP's (Aquacraft's owner) site is so biased, it is impossible to get an honest view on anything from him.
According to MDP, if it is not made or sold by Aquacraft, it is crap. Regardless of what the product is.
Ask 20 people what is the best salt, and you are likely to get 20 different answers. Find a salt that is easily obtainable in your area and gives you results that you are happy with. Do not believe one company's hype over another.
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90 gallon tank - Outer Orbit 48" 2x 150 MH 2x 130 PC Actinic 6x Moon White lunar lights, Cap 2200 pump, ProClear Aquatics skimmer, 75 gallon refugium/sump. | |
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