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01-25-2005, 09:13 PM
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Ghetto Reefer 101
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: georgia
Posts: 1,446
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power buy salt?
Is there a power buy for salt anytime this year? Last year we did one with the store in Athens and I think it went off great and I'm sure The pet store loved the traffic as well. Maybe this year we can do one with a sponser?
Just curious, before I go out and spend a ton on salt  ?
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125AGA, BareBottom, 30gsump, MRC-2, (MRC)CR-1, REEFKEEPER controller, LittleGiant return, 540w of T5s on IC660s&WH7s
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01-25-2005, 09:46 PM
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2006 ARC Trustee
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 1,356
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Not a bad idea. Let me see if I can get a sponsor store interested.
Steve
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"It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars, and then back to the tide pool again."
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01-26-2005, 09:59 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Powder Springs, GA
Posts: 675
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I'm all for it! 
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01-26-2005, 10:07 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Suwanee
Posts: 1,163
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You can get a bucket of Oceanic for about $30 after the reef dicount at marine fish. That is a good deal!
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90 Gallon AGA RR Tank
130 lbs of Live Rock (mostly reef bones base rock)
2 x 250 DIY 10K XM bulbs with 2 F-Can Ballast
30 gallon DIY Sump, with 10 gallon fuge
Mag 9.5 return
MR-1 Skimmer
RedSea WaveMaster Pro with 3 maxi-jet 1200's
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01-26-2005, 10:12 AM
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Ghetto Reefer 101
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: georgia
Posts: 1,446
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I use Instant ocean though. Is the Oceanic salt 200g?
I've had great success with IO salt and I'm sure I would panic and over analyze stuff if I switched salts now. I don't need that stress.
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125AGA, BareBottom, 30gsump, MRC-2, (MRC)CR-1, REEFKEEPER controller, LittleGiant return, 540w of T5s on IC660s&WH7s
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01-26-2005, 10:25 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Powder Springs, GA
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Never used Oceanic. Only started using Instant Ocean a few months ago. Had used Kent for years but it's more expensive and harder to find.
Pam
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01-26-2005, 10:58 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Suwanee
Posts: 1,163
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I have noticed more coraline growth with the oceanic than I did with IO, but it may have absolutley nothing to do with the salt.
Its in 200 gallon buckets, and it dissolves alot better than the IO salt. I never have leftover salt at the bottom of the conatiner after mixing.
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90 Gallon AGA RR Tank
130 lbs of Live Rock (mostly reef bones base rock)
2 x 250 DIY 10K XM bulbs with 2 F-Can Ballast
30 gallon DIY Sump, with 10 gallon fuge
Mag 9.5 return
MR-1 Skimmer
RedSea WaveMaster Pro with 3 maxi-jet 1200's
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01-26-2005, 11:20 AM
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2006 ARC Trustee
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 1,356
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OK -- Don at Marine Fish is offering a FEBRUARY POWER BUY to Atlanta Reef Club Members on 160 gallon buckets of Instant Ocean for $29.99 and Kent 200 gallon buckets for $34.99. Advance orders need to be placed HERE ON THIS THREAD by Jan 31 for pick up at the meeting at Marine Fish on Feb. 8th, and the offer will continue to be valid until the end of Feb. for all club members that are not able to attend the meeting.
Thanks Don!
Steve
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01-26-2005, 12:16 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Powder Springs, GA
Posts: 675
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I want 2 buckets of Kent and will pick up at the meeting.
Pam
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01-26-2005, 01:00 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: gainesville
Posts: 53
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I would like 1 bucket of kent will pick up at the meeting
Don Jr.
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01-26-2005, 01:24 PM
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Ghetto Reefer 101
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: georgia
Posts: 1,446
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AWESOME!!!! Great work!!! I want 2 buckets of I.O. salt (do we prepay?)
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01-26-2005, 02:01 PM
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Summer's Daddy
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga in a van down by the river
Posts: 2,674
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Yes, that is the question. I had good luck with Kent before, but I liked Oceanic. Here is what I noted between Oceanic and IO.
Oceanic had buffering issues. Alk kinda dropped. But Calcuim was high and no magnesium depletion.
IO. Great at keeping pH constant but calcium and magnisum depeltion was noted.
Personal Notes: Oceanic mixes very well, and outside of having to add buffer to my system when I do a bunch of water changes, no other issues.
IO doesn't seem to mix that well but I had to add Kalk anyway for Calcium.
Ray
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01-26-2005, 02:32 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Atlanta GA
Posts: 351
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Old friend of mine works at seachem. I could see if they can do anything if you guys want.
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01-26-2005, 02:37 PM
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ARC Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Stone Mountain
Posts: 706
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Sign me up for three buckets of Kent.
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01-26-2005, 03:09 PM
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2006 ARC Trustee
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 1,356
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You can pay at the meeting, but please honor your committment if you say you want the salt, because he will be making a special order for us.
Steve
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