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04-14-2004, 02:24 PM
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Location: Phoenix, Az
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What kind of Salt do you use?
Hey I just wanted to see what brands of Salt you all were using or would recommend. Thanks for your help.
Chris
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04-14-2004, 02:35 PM
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Location: Beacon, New York
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Oceanic
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04-14-2004, 02:45 PM
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Location: PA
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Used IO until I went reef and found their levels to be a bit off so I switched to Tropic Marin.
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04-14-2004, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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IO, Instant Ocean.
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04-14-2004, 03:12 PM
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Location: Western NY
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I've used Reef Crystals for a while and was really happy. I'm trying a bucket of CoraLife now... not sure how happy I am with it.
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04-14-2004, 03:44 PM
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Oceanic
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04-14-2004, 03:49 PM
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Location: Iowa
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Used IO then switched to Oceanic
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04-14-2004, 03:59 PM
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Oceanic...
Love the high Ca levels. Just with the Alk was as high.
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04-14-2004, 05:01 PM
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AA Team Emeritus
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Cedar Key, FL
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Tropic Marin, very balanced salt, not real high on CA or ALK, but balanced.
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04-14-2004, 05:01 PM
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Kent Marine
Cheers
Steve
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04-14-2004, 05:04 PM
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A 46 gal bow front (Soft coral) reef tank with a 10 gal sump. And a 30 gal ( SPS and Clam) reef tank hooked up to the sump of the 46 so they share water.
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04-14-2004, 11:01 PM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Started with Instant Ocean, switched to Seachem reef salt (super high borate content)...switched to Reef Crystals (hard time keeping Ca and Alk balanced)...switched to Kent and am pleased so far.
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04-15-2004, 02:13 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: British Columbia
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Kent
..but I ran with Instant Ocean in a FOWLR for 10 years and the fish never complained.
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04-15-2004, 07:01 PM
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Location: Calgary, Canada
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Kent Marine
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In desperate need of help, but very excited to learn. I have tasted the world of aquariums and now I'm hooked.
Here is what I have now...
29 gal tank
aquaclear 200
prizm skimmer
maxijet 900 powerhead
100W (maybe 150W) heater, but heating isnt a prob
1.5 inches of crushed coral
some decoration stuff including a couple peices of old dried coral.) Not sure if it is real to be honest...
Crappy lights that I am going to rebuild, just for come flourescents
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04-15-2004, 07:02 PM
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Location: Calgary, Canada
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Kent Marine
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In desperate need of help, but very excited to learn. I have tasted the world of aquariums and now I'm hooked.
Here is what I have now...
29 gal tank
aquaclear 200
prizm skimmer
maxijet 900 powerhead
100W (maybe 150W) heater, but heating isnt a prob
1.5 inches of crushed coral
some decoration stuff including a couple peices of old dried coral.) Not sure if it is real to be honest...
Crappy lights that I am going to rebuild, just for come flourescents
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04-15-2004, 07:25 PM
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Oceanic.. I have tried IO, Kent, corallife, Crystal Seas Marinemix, RedSea.. out of all of them I have decided that Oceanic is the one to stick with.. dissolves fast.. Very balanced salt except Alk could be higher... I figure thats the cheapest to raise.. All other slats were either very low in Ca, low in Mg, too high in alk or caused some mad algae blooms.. I am Extremely happy with Oceanic and will stick with it until someone proves to me there is better out there or that its bad for my tank..
HTH<
James
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04-15-2004, 07:34 PM
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Location: Mtns of Denver, CO
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I have always used Tropic Marin and other than the cost ($65)am happy with it.
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04-16-2004, 04:05 PM
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Aquarium Advice Regular
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: TX
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Instant Ocean and sometimes Red Sea
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04-16-2004, 05:12 PM
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Aquarium Advice Regular
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Glendale, CA
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Coralife
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60 Gallon SeaClear Acrylic
70lbs of Gulf Live Rock
90lbs of CaribSea Aragonite Oolitic Sand
1lb of Live Sand
48in JBJ Formosa DX-JG3 two 10k & two 03' Actinic
AquaClear Pro 75 Wet/Dry Filter w/ Prefilter & Protein Skimmer
2 Maxijet 1200
2 100watt Visi-Therm Deluxe Heater
3 thermometers
JBJ Arctica Chiller DBA-075
3 Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crabs
3 Astraea Conehead Snails
3 Red Hermit Crabs
2 Blue Damsels
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