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08-10-2005, 07:54 AM
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MMMM Acros
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Richland, MN
Posts: 1,260
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Reef Crystals?
Any use this salt? If so what does a fresh batch mix up to in CA, ALK, and MG? For $4 more a bucket through the good DRs I may try a few buckets and see is I can get away without having to add suppliments to all my WC water...
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08-10-2005, 08:06 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
Posts: 1,956
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ask jules77 . i think he uses reef crysals
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08-10-2005, 09:09 AM
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Reef Society Duluth/Mpls
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Duluth,Mn
Posts: 1,033
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Most everyone in the Duluth club uses it now with good results. The calcium comes in at 400 alk at 10.2 Mg can't remember but its right where it should be mixed to SG 1.026.
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08-10-2005, 09:25 AM
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The Reefer in the Boonies
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Little Canada MN
Posts: 1,721
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I use RC and won't switch because it's been nothing but good for me so why change?
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08-10-2005, 09:38 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: River Falls, WI
Posts: 3,017
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There was a discussion re this a couple months ago. People have really liked using the salt.
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08-10-2005, 09:53 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Brooklyn Center, MN
Posts: 5,665
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To maintain 450+ CA , 8 DKH, and 1350+ MG, I use RC, add 2 teaspoons of Seachem Reef Calcium Advantage, and 2 teaspoons of Seachem Magnesium to the freshwater before mixing per 6 gallons. 2 6g water changes on my 58g per week. No CA reactor, or any other additives added to the tank except Kalk in the topoff.
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08-10-2005, 10:15 AM
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TCMAS Used 'Ta Be
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Anoka, MN
Posts: 2,120
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Anyone one using Tropic Marin Pro?
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08-10-2005, 10:23 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Savage, MN
Posts: 2,176
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Originally Posted by FastFish720
Anyone one using Tropic Marin Pro?
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Supposed be one of teh superior salt mixes from what I have heard from people. Spendy though $$$ because you have to order it and I don't think anyone stocks it locally 
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08-10-2005, 10:28 AM
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TCMAS Used 'Ta Be
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Anoka, MN
Posts: 2,120
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Yea, from what I am reading it is top of the line. Sounds like it may be worth it to avoid adding supplements etc to WC. I thought some people in the club got some from Dirk?
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08-10-2005, 10:55 AM
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Semi-retar...eh...retired
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Mpls, MN
Posts: 2,995
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Tropic Marin Pro wasn't available locally when I called every dang store in the greater metro area about a month ago. 
I use RC now and my bucket mixes up to 420ppm Ca, 9 dKH, 1300 Mg, pH 8.0 at 1.026
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08-10-2005, 10:58 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
Posts: 2,774
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Ive been using bio sea marine mix because of all the fantastic things i have read about it. A few studies have been done by independent sources "but paid for by them" and it out preformed the other brands by leaps and bounds. I get mine from dirk because no one sells it locally and its nice to support our members : )
http://www.aquacraft.net/s9914.html
link to the results of one test
http://www.aquacraft.net/s9910.html
link to a test that ron shimik did
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php
there was a third test but i can never seem to find it when i want to see it.
That said , after touring the aquaculture facility in dr foster and smiths i am entertaining the thought of changing to reef crystals. I see that they are using it and it is quite a bit cheaper. Before i was only using about 20-30 gallons of water for changes so price was a none issue but now i will be using like 80-90 a month so price will become an issue i guess. It is also much more widely available. I wouldn't have to get much extra growth from the marine mix for it to be worth paying for it to me but if they perform the same ...... for now i think ill stick with it but I'm tempted to change and if i did it would be to reef crystals |
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08-10-2005, 11:22 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Savage, MN
Posts: 2,176
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I talked to the guy from Bio Sea Marine when I was at the IMAC. He told me about their facility and processes and it sounded pretty good.
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08-10-2005, 11:43 AM
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Protector of Diver Dan
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Ramsey, MN
Posts: 387
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Morton's works wonders.
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08-10-2005, 12:54 PM
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micro nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: TWIN CITIES
Posts: 4,853
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Originally Posted by Frogbone
I talked to the guy from Bio Sea Marine when I was at the IMAC. He told me about their facility and processes and it sounded pretty good.
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talks cheap  ...I have see MDP try to pimp his salt any anyone who will buy it. easy to do a study on your own salt and rate it above all the others.
I use RC, IO, CL can never have enough salt
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