reefrubble
Premium Member
Anyone in the area use Oceanic Salt any more . I was using it , and loved the the stuff , but it seems a lot of people had problems with it , and now you don't see it around here anymore .
Oceanic Salt ?
- Thread starter reefrubble
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reefrubble
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Shawn , I had to go to TM Pro. , but I can't stand the price , so I went to IO RC , but I don't like the brown scum you get when you mix it up . What do youhave to pay , for a 200 gal. bucket ?
rolodex1
New member
I get it from Dr Foster & Dr Smith it's about 51 dollars. Attached is a link: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+4685+12176&pcatid=12176
reefrubble
Premium Member
Shawn , Thank you for the info .
reeferfriendly
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my corals look better then ever since i started using IO Reef Crystals switched from TMP
reefrubble
Premium Member
reeferfriendly, you don't get any brown scum in your mixing vat ?
reeferfriendly
New member
I have heard everyone say that but i dont notice it . It may be due to the fact that i use a black barrel and i rinse it out every 2-3 times i mix anyway.I just know that my LPS love it and my SPS are just as happy if not happier since i switched to it.IMO even if I saw the film of stuff in the barrel I would feel pretty safe with using it still just from the way everything is happy in the tank.
Financial Panth
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I use it. Ive had much better results with oceanic than IO, which I switched from recently.
Emster
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Ted - This is just my opinion but from my experience and working with friends tanks that ran different salt I would not use anything but Instant Ocean. RC is probably just as good but I know for a fact that my corals do well with Instant Ocean so I will probably never switch unless they change things.
reeferfriendly
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i have never used the oceanic but the regular IO didnt seem to make things as happy as the IO Reef Crystals .
reeferfriendly
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I buy it in the 200 gallon box with the 4 bags in it at FAOIS when they have their sale $45 i think per box
stpauli914
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I mix the IO RC to 1.025. The Magnesium never seems to be high enough in the fresh mix??? Can I add Mag to the freshly mixed salt to raise the mag before I do water changes?? I have been thinking about doing this.
It seems I am constantly chasing my Mag. I'd be interested to know what the regular IO has for Mag when freshly mixed?? Emmett??
Aaron
It seems I am constantly chasing my Mag. I'd be interested to know what the regular IO has for Mag when freshly mixed?? Emmett??
Aaron
reefrubble
Premium Member
Emmett , Thank you for your input . I know how well it is working for you . You have had great success with your tank , but I think that is due to your hard work , and dedication . I'm not saying it is bad salt , I just don't like the brown scum in the mixing vat . It leaves a hard brown / tan coating in the barrel ,on the mixing pump , and anything else in the mixing barrel . I will take some pics Tomorrow if I get a chance . Ted
killerbee181
Here fishy fishy!
i use RC and get the scum as well but i put a HOB filter in my mixing tank and it takes care of the scum then i just clean out the filter every month or so.
Aaron - you can add your mag to the water i usually let it sit a day before i use it. I do this for my system to keep my mag up. it's alot easier then having to change your dosing on your tank after each water change. You can also do it for the cal and alk if there not high enough.
Terry
Aaron - you can add your mag to the water i usually let it sit a day before i use it. I do this for my system to keep my mag up. it's alot easier then having to change your dosing on your tank after each water change. You can also do it for the cal and alk if there not high enough.
Terry
Emster
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I don't worry about the brown scum, I have the same mixing tank for 3 years never a cleaning. It's all brown no worries 
Yeah I'm real dedicated??? J/K I call me lazy
Yeah I'm real dedicated??? J/K I call me lazy
stpauli914
New member
Killerbee, Thanks!!
So to clarify, I normally mix 50 gallons in my barrel.
should I mix the salt, let it circulate for a couple days THEN add the Mag and let sit again? Or can I add the Mag with the salt and let the whole thing circulate a couple days?
Thanks,
Aaron
So to clarify, I normally mix 50 gallons in my barrel.
should I mix the salt, let it circulate for a couple days THEN add the Mag and let sit again? Or can I add the Mag with the salt and let the whole thing circulate a couple days?
Thanks,
Aaron
killerbee181
Here fishy fishy!
i usually add the salt let it sit a day and then test the parameters so i know what needs to be added and how much.
I then go on bulk reef supply and use there calculators on there so i know how much i need to add of each.
Terry
I then go on bulk reef supply and use there calculators on there so i know how much i need to add of each.
Terry
stpauli914
New member
Cool deal. I have been struggling keeping Mag up above 1250 but I realized the problem. Every time I get it up to over 1300 is usually when I do a water change and it drops! I couldn't figure out why till I tested some of my freshly mixed RC salt and discovered the mag was only 1200 at 1.025!?!? So each time I got my mag close, it would drop again after my weekly 20-30 gallon water changes 
Thanks for the help guys!
Thanks for the help guys!
