ESV B-IONIC salt systems users please check in.

[muffe]

Awesome! Do you have a link for all of us?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150575929377 :wavehand:

That's the one I bought, there are many vendors selling that particular model for around $10.00:wavehand:

 

[MakomekTVN]

If you have sensitive corals like SPS the best way to go is measure by weight.Measuring with those cups is not the same parameter on every mix. Eventho I've never weight but I heard positive feedback from others .

 

[AGYDAL]

good point about not adjusting parameters. it's supposed to be a balanced mix, right?

Speaking for only myself, when I said I like the ability to control parameters; I was meaning by only combining the mixtures right before use, there is less of a chance of it going "funky" while sitting in the bucket...the reason I switched to ESV was that my previous salt went funky 3/4 of the way through a bucket. (by funky, I mean I have no clue what happened, could have been moisture, bad batch, Murphy's Law...who knows)


I do use a digital scale to measure my batches, and every time my salt mixes perfectly. I just finished my first 200gallons of this salt(I usually mix 15 gallons at a time), when I mixed my final batch I only had ONE of the mixes that was short by about half a cup (I had spilled a half cup on the floor during an earlier batch) and the other three measured out almost exactly :dance:

 

[snorvich]

I do 40 gallons at a crack. Works perfectly for me. The high alkalinity compensates for lower dosing of alkalinity in my Balling Method. Love the salt.

 

[pmrossetti]

what do you get for mg??

 

[muffe]

Mixing a 5 gallon batch as per instructions with digital scale

1.024 specific gravity, 78 degrees temperature, aerated for 24 hours

CA 460ppm (Elos)
ALK 8.6dKH (Salifert)
MG 1335ppm (Salifert)

 

[rkaires]

$59.99 for the 200g That's why i use it. :lolspin:

Wow that's a great price. May I ask where you purchase it?

BTW best salt I've used to date.

 

[muffe]

Wow that's a great price. May I ask where you purchase it?

BTW best salt I've used to date.

$59.99 for 200g box set.

Pets Warehouse in
Carle Place
177 Glen Cove Rd
516.307.1525

 

[rkaires]

Thanks! :rollface:

 

[JG1]

I just tested my batch

9.2dkh (Hanna)
500 Ca (salifert)
1350 Mg (Salifert)


I'm a little disappointed the Ca is so high

 

[JG1]

Just tried a different salifert Ca kit, still got 500 for calcium

 

[rkaires]

I got 440ca on my last batch with Elos.

 

[muffe]

If your calcium is too high just dilute with RO/DI water.

 

[JG1]

If your calcium is too high just dilute with RO/DI water.

LOL, then all the parameters drop, not just the Ca

 

[JG1]

I got 440ca on my last batch with Elos.

Salifert sent me a Ca check solution and my kit reads about 10ppm higher then the checker...I dunno..

 

[Bilk]

Salifert sent me a Ca check solution and my kit reads about 10ppm higher then the checker...I dunno..

So if the test of reference solution reads 10ppm higher then you know how to adjust your results of tank water.

 

[JG1]

So if the test of reference solution reads 10ppm higher then you know how to adjust your results of tank water.

Yeah, still high though around 490ppm after adjusting.

Was under the impression that this salt mix was more balanced towards NSW in both Ca and Alk....both are high

 

[orcus]

Sounds like there are some nice benefits with this salt. I'm going to try it out. One question though, how do you measure the water precisely?

With other salts, I just fill up a Brute trashcan to roughly the right level and add salt mix until it checks out with the refractometer.

It sounds like maybe the exact amount of water is part of the formula with Bionic. What am I missing? Thanks.

 

[muffe]

One question though, how do you measure the water precisely? Thanks.

I just fill the jug up to the same line on the neck every time. Since the neck is tapered, a few millimeters + or - won't make a significant difference.:thumbsup:

 

[rtparty]

Yeah, still high though around 490ppm after adjusting.

Was under the impression that this salt mix was more balanced towards NSW in both Ca and Alk....both are high

This salt isn't balanced towards nsw. The parameters are printed on the box.

500ppm calcium isn't high to me. Most hobby grade kits are off around 50ppm, so your 500 could easily be 450. It could be 550 too, lol.

I trust ESV's machines and testing more than my test kits.