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View Poll Results: What Salt do you Use | |
Kent
|     | 1 | 0.94% | |
Oceanic
|    | 9 | 8.49% | |
Instant Ocean
|    | 46 | 43.40% | |
Tropic Marin
|    | 4 | 3.77% | |
Tropic Marin Pro
|    | 5 | 4.72% | |
Reef Crystals
|    | 16 | 15.09% | |
Seachem
| | 7 | 6.60% | |
Ocean Pure
| | 1 | 0.94% | |
Ocean Pure Pro
| | 1 | 0.94% | |
Marine Environment
| | 1 | 0.94% | |
OTHER
| | 15 | 14.15% | 
04-13-2007, 10:45 AM
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#51 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
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I like Reef Crystals, it has extra Calcium and mixes well. It also has a heavy metal chelator in it. _________ 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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04-14-2007, 12:23 AM
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#52 (permalink)
| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3
Karma: 1
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been using kent for the last couple years but have just switched to Ocean Pure Pro. unfortunately i've found it seems to have low everything and leaves a very dirty residue in the bottom of my water mixing bucket. boo! | |
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04-14-2007, 05:37 AM
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#53 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 1,047
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I've switched to Instant Ocean and have stuck with it. So far so good. | |
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04-25-2007, 12:44 PM
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#54 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Posts: 49
Karma: 17
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Waffled between Kent and IO due to availablity. When Kent became more readily available I stuck with it due to the larger buckets (I had to drive 1.5hr return to get it). Had a bad bucket last month so now I'm back to IO until IO gets screwy and then I go back to Kent  . | |
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04-25-2007, 02:20 PM
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#55 (permalink)
| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
Posts: 4,170
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I/O I have never used any other brand I myself have used I/O only since the 60's and have set up several shops with it and never a problem..Now My sons always trying to out do the old man have switched from I/O to everything there id and they always found the new unproved products to be lacking or caused a problem then came on back to I/O (: _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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04-25-2007, 03:59 PM
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#56 (permalink)
| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30
Posts: 1,015
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red sea coral plus is what i use . it works well never really considered changing . _________ 4x24w T5ho 135ltr/35gal marine cube 15kg of liverock Mandarin Goby  Got Questions? Need Answers?
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04-28-2007, 09:03 PM
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#57 (permalink)
| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
Posts: 492
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I just switched from Reef Crystals to Instant Ocean, due to availability. I expect it will make little difference. The Instant Ocean salt seems to have slightly larger salt crystals than the Reef Crystals brand. _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
Decorated Firefish, 2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, 2 Green Chromis damsels, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm.
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05-28-2007, 09:18 PM
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#58 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 35
Karma: 18
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Was having Calcium, Magnesium, and Alk issues with IO. Switched to Tropic Marine Pro-->everything is hitting the proper numbers now. Probably won't ever switch until I start having problems again. Tropic Marine Pro is pricey, but so far is paying off because no more dosing. _________ 24g nanocube, 150w HQI MH Sunpod, 2(36w) pc (50/50, actinic), MJ1200 upgrade stock powerhead, MJ600 in display, Second Chambr fuge w/ chateo,
Green Hairy, Purple, Red Mushrooms
Mixed Zoanthids, Palyothoas, Orange Montipora, Green Pocillipora
T. Crocea Clam
2 Maroon clowns paired
Longnosed hawkfish
1 Green Chromis SHOW, TEACH, INVOLVE OTHERS | |
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01-01-2008, 06:43 PM
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#59 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fairport, NY
Posts: 207
Karma: 122
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I use Perfect Ocean salt. Its currently in a beta testing stage. | |
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01-02-2008, 05:43 AM
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#60 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 41
Karma: 12
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i use instant ocean now but my lfs is changing to red sea salt mix i am waiting to see if they like the results they get from it then i may change if they dont like it ill stay with the instant ocean pretty easy to come by _________ 160 gallon
2-1740 turbo sea pumps
euro reef skimmer
preformance marine sump
3-250 watt MHs
2-96 watt true acs
2-65watt true acs
RO DI water system  Dreams do come true | |
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