Oh Geez, he is changing things again,...

[Wiskey]

I was given 300 G worth of Oceanic salt. I used this in the past and had tuns of problems. To use up the last of it, I mixed it 50/50 with instant ocean salt, this worked ok, and gave me levels I liked, but I never bothered to buy more oceaniac when it was gone and just kept buying instant ocean.

I mixed up a 7 gallon batch of the 50/50 mix I used prior, and came out with these levels

Mag 1260 (good)
P04 = 0 (Good, some batches were bad and had po4)
Kh = 8.0 (Ok, I run slightly higher)
CA = 420 (good)

Here is the question, would you risk switching your SPS tank over to the 50/50 mix in search of better levels and to use the salt, or would continue to use IO alone?

Thanks,
Whiskey

[ChrisPrusha]

I would continue to use IO alone.

[110galreef]

Why not slowly use it at like aa 90/10 rate? Or find a buddy who can use it!

Better yet. Just start a new Nano tank with it!

[tdwyatt]

gradually drop the amount of oceanic to 0% over a period of time, once you get to O% in the water changes, you'll still be gradually reducing the amount left of Oceanic and gradually be coming up to 100% eventually on the IO. If you're out of the Oceanic, YOU MIGHT JUST CONSIDER A SLOW ACCLIMITIZATION OVER A FEW DAYS OF DRIPPING INSTEAD, it can't be any worse than leaving a LFS, so you may just see a pouty coral for a week or so, but using slow acclimitization should minimize the issue if you have no more Oceanic. The diff between Oceanic and IO is not a broad as some other salts, but just in case, go slow if possible.


HTH

[skeety]

hmmm...300 gallons? What's that, 2 buckets? At $40 a bucket?

So for $80, would I risk my SPS's?

NOPE! hahaha

give 'em away...or better yet, if you're in a reef club, take them as door prized at the next meeting.

JUST my thoughts. hehehe

IO and Reef Crystals are AWESOME salt mixes. I'd never use anything else. hahahaha

[110galreef]

I thought Oceanic was a decent mix. I run IO however, hmmmmm

[Little Luey]

Ah the eternal debate.
I had used Oceanic before and it just happened that I had terrible hair algie blom for that time, this could have also been because I had a sand bed and I was probably feeding too much.
Now I use IO, I am bare bottom and only feed every other dayfor the fish and on the odd days my coral. Seem to be working ok.

[Wiskey]

Ya, I had a big problem before when I was using Oceaniac alone (CA and ALK ballance went way out of wack, plus algae)

but when I used a 50/50 mix with oceaniac and instant ocean it worked great.

I have already changed the Nano over to the 50/50 mix, it doesn't care, I have used 5 diffrent salt mixes on it in the last year I am just wondering about the SPS tank, seems like the vote is in favor of leaving well enough alone right now.

Thanks for the replys, keep em' comming,
Whiskey

[110galreef]

Originally Posted by Wiskey

Thanks for the replys, keep em' comming,
Whiskey

PICS PICS!

[Wiskey]

Originally Posted by 110galreef

PICS PICS!

Pics of what? Just random pics? OK You asked for it,....















Whiskey

[110galreef]

Ahhhhh...I feel better now!

[tdwyatt]

you guys...

[Wiskey]

Originally Posted by tdwyatt

you guys...

What are you going to do, right?

Whiskey

[Geoff]

how are we ever going to figure out what is going on in your tank. if every other week you change everything.

G~

[VWD]

Nice pictures, I use Reef Cystals for reef tanks, and Oceanic for FO tank.