Any problems with ocean blends 2 part yet?

[zanemoseley]

I have been using it for about 3-4 months now and my chemistry had been pretty stable at about 440 and 10.5dkh. After 3 weeks of not testing its had swung to 475 cal and 7.7 dkh. I had been dosing 60ml a day of each part and dripped kalk mixed at 2 tsp per gallon. I didn't test for so long because I thought I finally had a dosing schedule that worked, it seems if the additive was balanced than I would expect both cal/alk to drop or both to rise but cal went way up and alk went way down. Are there any reports of problems. I'm not sure its the 2 part but I haven't changed anything else. My mag is at 1350. I may be going back to ESV.

 

[zanemoseley]

Just remembered I switched to Oceanic about 1.5 months ago, I've done 2 or 3 15% water changes since then.

 

[jasonfrey]

Hi,

We haven't had any complaints on the Ocean Blend. It seems like a really good product. I have a feeling it could be the salt change. Not that Oceanic is bad, just a different chemistry and that could possibly throw things out of wack. Oceanic seems like a good salt so far, so probably just need to readjust your levels for a while as you convert over to Oceanic Salt.

thanks

jason

 

[zanemoseley]

I haven't tested newly mixed Oceanic but from what you've seen are they all mixing up with acceptable cal/alk levels?

 

[jasonfrey]

I can't remember the alk test, but I remember the calcium was testing higher then Instant Ocean, so more calcium could lower your alk level.

 

[ostrow]

see here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=463642

 

[Flamehawk]

Hi, You may be overdosing the Kalk and driving the alk low. Make sure the pH doesn;t go too high when you;re dosing the kalk. Hope this helps, JOHNNY

 

[ostrow]

no kalk