Need to hear from people who have STOPPED using Oceanic Salt

[Phillips]

impur said:

There has to be some other things involved than just the salt. You touch on a good point in that not every LFS or wholesaler uses the same salts. But we do not lose the corals we buy from them even if going from one salt to the next.

I think impur has a good point. There might be something else going on when people lose corals after a WC w/ a new salt mix.

Or maybe some companies aren't being up front w/ us about how long a new batch of ASW needs to sit & stabilize before it can be added to an established tank w/o adverse effects???

I changed to Oceanic from IO a few years ago after the IO became too harsh to add after dissolving completely (plus there was something nasty, white and insoluble in there) .

I like Oceanic because I can do a 15-20% water change within 10 minutes of dissolving the salt. If I ever need to do an emergency water change (like when something dies unexpectedly or I spill kalk in the tank after too many martinis) I like to have a salt mix on hand I can use within minutes.

 

[Sullivmw]

You guys get ripped on salt. :eek2: I pay 13 bucks for a bag the size of my dogs body. (golden retriever). The bag is about 20~lbs.

You only get 20lbs out of a bag the size of a golden retriever ?????????

 

[thrlride]

Small golden retriever.

 

[Sullivmw]

:lol::lol: :lol:

 

[Black71gp]

pretty sure i can get the 20 lbs bags for lik 9 bucks.. but we are talking about the big five+ gallon pales that make salt for like 160 or 200 gallons.. for 32 bucks for the IO 160 pal.. that works for me.. might wanna re check your salt prices...

 

[Black71gp]

stupid double post......ggggrrrr

 

[bevis28]

Why would he suffer coral loss when switching salt? Is it a chemical reaction between the two salts or just the change of salt in general? If it is just a switch in salt does that mean if a LFS uses Oceanic and you have IO the coral will die?

Or is it the chemical reaction idea?


I have been waiting for someone to ask and answer this question. so does anyone have any definitive answer as to why this occures. or is it just user mistakes / coincidence ?

 

[thrlride]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8832230#post8832230 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bevis28
Why would he suffer coral loss when switching salt? Is it a chemical reaction between the two salts or just the change of salt in general? If it is just a switch in salt does that mean if a LFS uses Oceanic and you have IO the coral will die?

Or is it the chemical reaction idea?


I have been waiting for someone to ask and answer this question. so does anyone have any definitive answer as to why this occures. or is it just user mistakes / coincidence ?

That raises a great question about LFS's using different salts. I have no idea why if all the important things we check for are spot on that some suffer losses anyway.

I guess that goes to show how little we know about these things.