CoralLife Salt Mix Ca content
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crispyreef
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Instant Ocean will come in about 375ppm.
northbay-reefer
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I used to use Coralife salt, for some reason, my corals didnt like it that much, so I switch back to IO, now I am using a combo of IO and Kent and the combination tested out 420 cal, 10dkh, 1350 mag so its been working so far.
sulcata1619
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Bob- Jeff, Tom, and I all use the mix. It's nice to do a water change and know that it won't change your params.
I'll definately start using that combo.Would you buy IO or kent marine to mix with what I have now to start the process?
Tom,
How do I tell if the Corals don't like the salt mix? Just general unhappiness?
Bye the way I just tested my tank. Ca 425 Alk 146 ppm MG 1380. Last time i tested the MG it was 1300. I hadn't added any Epsom salt or mag flake.What could make the MG level rise?
Tom,
How do I tell if the Corals don't like the salt mix? Just general unhappiness?
Bye the way I just tested my tank. Ca 425 Alk 146 ppm MG 1380. Last time i tested the MG it was 1300. I hadn't added any Epsom salt or mag flake.What could make the MG level rise?
northbay-reefer
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Bob, coralife salt probably has a high level of mag which will help raise it when you do water change. I think coralife has high alk number and thats what made my corals unhappy since I keep my alk between 7-8.
crispyreef
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Are you guys mixing IO and Kent Marine 50/50?
just tested the freshly mixed Corallife Alk 148 ppm or about 8.3 dkh. So Tom your running the alk a little lower than I've been doing. I've been keeping it at 150-160 ppm or 8-9 dkh. I'll think I'll let it drift a little lower and see how the corals like it. If I remember your still running the Ca at 420ish?
northbay-reefer
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Bob, you are in a good range, I wouldn't change a thing, the reason mine is so low because I have alot more corals than you do so they used it up faster than I can replemish them. So for me 7-8 is a good range. I've found that if you have to make a choice between runng low alk(7-8) vs high alk(10-12), choose lower becasue its easier to add alk than to remove. But this is just my psersonal experience, I am sure other more successfull reefers out there prefered something totally different.
