Ali :D
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Ah now that's because you live in Seachem territory! We have to add delivery charges to the LFS and such so bumps it up a bit.
Seachem's new salt, Salinity?
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Ah now that's because you live in Seachem territory! We have to add delivery charges to the LFS and such so bumps it up a bit.
mapleredta
Reef addict
I didn't even take that into consideration. Many members of ARC use it, and swear by it.:thumbsup:
Ali :D
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I thought that's not right! That's less than my LFS pays for it trade. It will be interesting to see how this stuff preforms as I think if it gets the results its saying it does then I think I will be using it. From the other thread it seems its difficult to mix.
I will be talking to a Seachem rep today at the LFS so I will try to get some more info on why this is.
RBU1
Moving on Up
Well I paid $69.00 a bucket so there is a nice markup......
Dont Ask Me
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From reading the synthetic salt mix thread it the chemical forums alot of people are having trouble with mixing it, as bad as up to 4 days for it to clear, can anybody provide an analysis on a 1.026 mix?
RBU1
Moving on Up
It does take a few days to mix clear, but that is because of the higher levels of alk and calcium. I am awaiting my Seachem Test kits. As soon as I get them I can post some results. The inportant thing to remember, if you are testing this is to make sure you are at 35ppt on the refractomer.
RBU1
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You cant
Dont Ask Me
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Honestly do we need more alk and calcium than the higher end salts already provide?, unless you have a huge demand for it.
RBU1
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In my opinion yes. Less dosing is always good in my opinion. Here is a chart on the Salinity values...
NSW Min Max
ph 8.5 8.4 8.6
Alkalinity 3.5 meq/L 3.2 meq/L 3.8 meq/L
Calcium 422 409 435
Magnesium 1,336 1,296 1,376
Strontium 8.4 8.1 8.7
Bicarbonate 214 208 220
Borate 15 14.5 15.5
Bromide 65 63 67
Chloride 19,000 18,430 19,570
Iodide 0.06 0.0582 0.0618
Sulfate 2,655 2,575 2,735
Potassium 380 369 391
Sodium 10,500 10,185 10,815
Cobalt 0.0004 0.00039 0.00041
Copper 0.0003 0.00029 0.00031
Iron 0.01 0.0097 0.0103
Manganese 0.002 0.00194 0.00206
Molybdenum 0.01 0.0097 0.0103
Rubidium 0.12 0.1164 0.1236
Zinc 0.01 0.0097 0.0103
Ali :D
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Now this depends entirely on where you are and how much they buy. IF say they buy 5 buckets then they get it for so much but if they buy 20 they will get it for less and it depends on the LFS suppliers and their mark ups.
I know at my LFS we pay more than that to buy it trade, so it fluctuates a lot which is good to know.
burtonpj48
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salinity
salinity
I started using the salt, i have about 1/4 of the bucket used. I noticed the magnesium was 1300 ppm. I was impressed. I mix about 20 gallons and use a koralia 4 power head to mix it clear in about 12-24 hrs. The clairity is not as good when initially added into the display. for me it takes about 30 min to an hour for it to clear up in my tank. For us here its 120 canadian per bucket.
salinity
I started using the salt, i have about 1/4 of the bucket used. I noticed the magnesium was 1300 ppm. I was impressed. I mix about 20 gallons and use a koralia 4 power head to mix it clear in about 12-24 hrs. The clairity is not as good when initially added into the display. for me it takes about 30 min to an hour for it to clear up in my tank. For us here its 120 canadian per bucket.
staticpig5
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First of all there is NO 4 day training requirement set by seachem for Aquavitro, Salinity, or any of their products
Second your LFS is getting ripped off or not telling you the truth about how much wholesale is most likely not telling you the truth chances are since you dont work there they arnt telling you the exact price they pay and the typical retail price across the US is $99 - $120
also i know that a lfs i worked at in IL and SC pay the same for it from two different suppliers and the prices don't change that drastically based on whether your in territory or not and seachems territory covers the whole USA, Australia, almost all of Europe, and parts of asia
Second your LFS is getting ripped off or not telling you the truth about how much wholesale is most likely not telling you the truth chances are since you dont work there they arnt telling you the exact price they pay and the typical retail price across the US is $99 - $120
also i know that a lfs i worked at in IL and SC pay the same for it from two different suppliers and the prices don't change that drastically based on whether your in territory or not and seachems territory covers the whole USA, Australia, almost all of Europe, and parts of asia
staticpig5
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it is exclusively for lfs and will never be available on-line
Sitarangi
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I work at an LFS and we just started carrying it. We're selling it cheaper than the 200gal buckets of Marin but honetly i'm not a fan. Tropic Marin Pro-reef is still my personal favorite just because it keeps my dKH in check and has all sorts of random trace elements that make dosing so much simpler
staticpig5
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i work at an lfs also and i like it a a lot id say the same as tropic marin pro we use only salinity on our display and have amazing results and ours is cheaper than TMP
I had the seachem guy post a pitch to me for our store to buy it.
I was told would never be available online. Was also not informed of any training but was told that each bucket will have a guarenteed analysis of all chemicals in the salt as they make small batches at a time and hold the batches back and outsource a lab to do all the testing.
I was told would never be available online. Was also not informed of any training but was told that each bucket will have a guarenteed analysis of all chemicals in the salt as they make small batches at a time and hold the batches back and outsource a lab to do all the testing.
