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03-01-2005, 05:22 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
|  Oceanic salt and Calcium
I recently bought some Oceanic Salt ( got suckered in by the price) and now my Calcium levels are running high at 550. Anyone else have this problem with this salt? _________ 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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03-01-2005, 06:03 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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| Re: Oceanic salt and Calcium
I guess it depends on the lot number ?? I use it and do NOT have this problem. It usually comes out around 440ppm.
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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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03-01-2005, 06:04 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: clovis, CA,California
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 | Re: Oceanic salt and Calcium
do a search on this salt there has been quite a few complaints about this salt the lack of quality control on there salt mixes
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date started 1-17-05 -60gallonl, 20 gallon refugium ,cpr sr4 protein skimmer, 2x 175 2x 96 watt power compacts , diy led moon lights 65 k power compact for refugium,chaeto algae ,75+pounds live rock 3 inch sand bed 100 gph ro/di 1-yellow tang , misc corals
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04-27-2006, 09:50 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: OREGON
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perfect salt no problems better then any other salt in my mind have used 4 other salts no comparision _________  dang lazy cleaner shrimp! | |
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04-28-2006, 01:31 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
Posts: 128
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this is the only salt i use. never had any problems with it.
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36 Gallon Bow front Reef
Residents - Lawnmower Blenny, Maroon Clown, Freckle Faced Hawk Fish, Blue Mandarin Dragonet, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Coral Beauty, Dragon Wrasse, Green Mushrooms, Green Yuma Ricordia Mushroom, Starburst Polyps, Pulsing Xenia, Clove Polyps, Candy Cane, Yellow Tip Torch, Golden Polyps, Dwarf Hermit Crabs, Snails
20 Long Sump - Corallife Super Skimmer, Rio 2100
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04-28-2006, 01:50 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Dec 2005
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There was a bad batch that got out to the market before and there was a riot about it. Lots of people lost livestock after using it.
As of now, the people who use it from the begining has no problem with it, but the some people complaints about it are the one who switch from another brand.
That being said, I also use it and I have no problem with. I used it from the beginning.  | |
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04-29-2006, 04:30 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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My calcium level is high also (600mg/l) however I use Kent as well as Oceanic Salt usually depending on sale price. You shouldn't be concerned with that level of calcium especially if your tank is doing fine. Check your other water parameters like phosphate, alkalinity, magnesium, hardness and ph. Are you supplementing with Kalkwasser or another calcium product?If you want to lower the calcium level, just stop adding calcium for a little while so the level will go down. Or you may want to try a different brand of sea salt. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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