anyone using coralife salt?
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moriartiholmes
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No SPS, I tried it once and was not happy. I actually had a small algae bloom after using it for water changes twice. At that time there was a rumor of a bad batch going around. I think mine was some of that batch. I stick with IO now.
fat-tony
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=808906&highlight=coralife+salt
lots more happy with it Kent. With your volume and other large tanks most suggested paying attention to Alk because it may be lower.
lots more happy with it Kent. With your volume and other large tanks most suggested paying attention to Alk because it may be lower.
slimytadpole
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Coralife nearly killed my snail population.
For months (!), my astera and turbo snails would not move. They didn't die, but they wouldn't do anything. I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I used to use IO, but bought a bucket of Coralife since it was on sale. I never made the connection.
After continued frustration, I eventually bought a bucket of IO. A ran a test. I filled 2 buckets with water, and mixed up a batch of saltwater in each (IO in one, Corallife in the other). Test both to 1.025 at 80 degrees. Dropped 2 snails in each.
Within 10 minutes, the snails in the IO were active. The Coralife snails remained motionless. I then moved the snails from both buckets back into the tank, and did a 40% water change. The next day, all snails in the tank were active.
I will concede that this might have just been a bad batch of salt mix. Frankly, I don't care. I'll never buy Coralife again. I'll stick to IO, which I know to be a high-quality salt, with a price comparable to Coralife.
For months (!), my astera and turbo snails would not move. They didn't die, but they wouldn't do anything. I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I used to use IO, but bought a bucket of Coralife since it was on sale. I never made the connection.
After continued frustration, I eventually bought a bucket of IO. A ran a test. I filled 2 buckets with water, and mixed up a batch of saltwater in each (IO in one, Corallife in the other). Test both to 1.025 at 80 degrees. Dropped 2 snails in each.
Within 10 minutes, the snails in the IO were active. The Coralife snails remained motionless. I then moved the snails from both buckets back into the tank, and did a 40% water change. The next day, all snails in the tank were active.
I will concede that this might have just been a bad batch of salt mix. Frankly, I don't care. I'll never buy Coralife again. I'll stick to IO, which I know to be a high-quality salt, with a price comparable to Coralife.
