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steve-s
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Easy, as long as both are close to NSW chemistry, one side of the balance can be augmented with either a buffer or CaCl additive. Going beyond NSW with your saltmix is not usually an issue (within reason) because you are only doing PWC's so the net change is usually minimal depending on the actual levels of each from the start. With one as poorly balanced as Oceanic, your results will vary quite wildly from tank to tank.tbrock said:There is only one fish store in my town that has salt water, but there is one that is an hour away that i could check. So your saying that some salt can be altered to balance the chemistry? How could that be done?
Rising Ca without additives being used would indicate a Mg deficiency as well. Your Ca should not go beyond the tested level of the saltmix if just doing a water changes. FWIW, Oceanic has been the cause of many cyano blooms. If you have a PO4 kit, test your newly mixed SW for that as well.Just tested the calcium in my tank again, its been about a week, and now its 560 8O I guess the water change yesterday to get rid of the rest of the cyano did it, guess that was a mistake.
Cheers
Steve