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11-18-2004, 03:48 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
Posts: 618
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salts...
I was just trying to find that topic, but I can't find it here or RC or anywhere....so here we go again (if it was here)
What kind of salt does everyone use, I've been using Red Sea, but I wanna try that 'oceanganc' (I don't know how its spelt, but its that new stuff in the crome bags)
Should I just try it, or a better kind to try?
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11-18-2004, 03:59 PM
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Keeper of the stick
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Farmington
Posts: 1,708
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Oceanic, like the tanks
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11-18-2004, 04:09 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
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yeah that stuff, good / bad?
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11-18-2004, 05:25 PM
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Keeper of the stick
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Farmington
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It is what I use. I switched a while back from IO and have seen nothing but good results.
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11-18-2004, 05:45 PM
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MMMM Acros
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Richland, MN
Posts: 1,260
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I have been using Oceanic for 6-7 months. I really like the salt. Mixes well and has high lvls of Cal and Mag. My only problem is with a CA reactor running it keeps Cal and Alk rock solid, then every time I do a WC Cal jumps 10 points. Cacium is currently over 500. This is good??? Well the down side is when I took a bunch of water out for all the frags I cut last night I left the auto topoff on and it dumped almost a gallon of kalk in. This lead to mass precipition of calcium and a white cloudy tank.
Ok I'm rambling. I plan to start mixing 2 parts IO to 1 part oceanic in the future.
HTH
Casey
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11-18-2004, 06:15 PM
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Semi-retar...eh...retired
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Mpls, MN
Posts: 2,995
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I use Oceanic as well. I think it's great.
That is all!
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11-18-2004, 06:42 PM
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Overthinks Everything
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Crystal, MN
Posts: 867
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When I finally get my tank running it'll be Oceanic.
djyox, in case you don't know Har-Mar Pets is the place to go if you're buying Oceanic salt. $39 for a 200 gallon pail. I bought two, now I just need to get my tank going. 
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11-18-2004, 09:50 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 164
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I use Oceanic and see really good growth rates. It also disolves fast so thats another bonus.
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11-18-2004, 09:53 PM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 5,946
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I use oceanic, but plan on doing a 50:50 mix of IO:Oceanic.
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11-18-2004, 11:09 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
Posts: 2,774
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never used anything but kent myself , so i cant say it is better than anything else on the market but it seems to work well for me ....
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11-18-2004, 11:44 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
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for $39 for a 200 gallon pail I will have to try it out!
Thanks AnemicOak on the great tip!!!!
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11-19-2004, 12:11 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
Posts: 2,774
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dont lots of people have ALK problems with Oceanic? i was going to switch untill i read that in a few places
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11-19-2004, 12:25 AM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Twincities, MN
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what kind of problems?
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11-19-2004, 12:56 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: crystal
Posts: 2,774
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well i thought people had problems with low ALK. had something to do with the calcium being so high. To be honest i really dont know much about this so dont take this as fact. i asked randy holmes farley when i wanted to change to Oceanic and he said unless you have problems with the one you are useing you should stay with that . I think that is why he uses IO. IO has been around forever and i dont think anyone has issues with it .
I really respect his opinion and if hadn't already been useing kent and having no problem i would use IO like he does i guess . |
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11-19-2004, 02:07 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: St Paul
Posts: 550
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My alk stays around 10 with my calcium around 480 using oceanic.
Actually would like to lower the alk just a little but don't want to mess with it.
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