switching salt soon

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

I just wanted to post what I am seeing using Reefers Best.

1.) Firstly as I stated before, it does seem to mix much cleaner with virtually no residue in the mixing pail. Mixes fast and very clear.

2.) I use to dose my magnesium, and such, but for the past couple months, I have ceased the daily dosings of MG, ALK, Str, Ca and so on. Now I only do one water change, but a much bigger one that I use to do. With the bigger water change, using RB salt, I haven't had to dose anything extra for over a month to keep parameters at the recommended levels.

Not saying others salts can't claim the above, maybe they can, but I can say RB salt is doing what I claim.

THANKS FOR THE INFO, I WILL BE STARTING RB ON SUNDAY. HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME TEST RESULTS POSTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTH. I HOPE WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM THESE FINDINGS.

JUST CURIOUS. WHEN YOU SAY YOU DON'T DOSE ANYMORE, DO YOU MEAN NOTHING AT ALL? IE CALCIUM REACTOR, TWO PART, OR BALLING.

REGARDS

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

THANKS FOR THE INFO, I WILL BE STARTING RB ON SUNDAY. HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME TEST RESULTS POSTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTH. I HOPE WE CAN ALL BENEFIT FROM THESE FINDINGS.

JUST CURIOUS. WHEN YOU SAY YOU DON'T DOSE ANYMORE, DO YOU MEAN NOTHING AT ALL? IE CALCIUM REACTOR, TWO PART, OR BALLING.

REGARDS

Since doubling the water volume of my weekly (once a week) water change (so replacing 16 gallons a week), I haven't dosed a single drop extra of anything related to MG, St, Ca, ALK... Only using my daily Zeovit stuff, but have also stopped the Zeo Potassium. Only feeding my fish, using CoralVitalizer, ZeoStart, AminoAcids, Coral Snow, ZeoFood7. Nothing else being added.

I have been doing my parameter testing twice a week, and parameters have been spot on, with just doing my water changes.

I have been having some issues with coral death and RTN, but slowing seeing improvements. These improvements are the browning of corals, starting to go away. Tissue growth is now apparent on many corals, and the re-inflaction of open brains, candycanes, and other softies.

Since this seems to be working now for a couple months, I am going to continue with this method. Since I am not adding extra stuff, there is much better control of what is going in the water.

We will see over the next 6 months, 12 months, if just doing water changes keeps working.

[randallino]

globaldesigns
Are you still running pellets?

[JOEL]

what do you use for potassium (brand)?

Originally Posted by Myka

I just dose potassium. It's cheap. I have yet to find a salt that doesn't need magnesium dosing. I haven't tried RB though.

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I am sure cribsea had "purified" ocean water in 4 gallon jugs, but don't quote me on it. That might be an interesting aspect. Expensive but worth it.

Living in victoria i can pretty much walk out my front door and hit water. I should start bottling it up and carting it back in the car to sell to all of you suckers...I mean, land locked people on my way back to calgary over christmas

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by freezetyle

Living in victoria i can pretty much walk out my front door and hit water. I should start bottling it up and carting it back in the car to sell to all of you suckers...I mean, land locked people on my way back to calgary over christmas

Do it, I am burnaby, I can do the same thing. We should start my owe business and make a killing. Lol.

[Bblinks]

[quote=globaldesigns;568022]Since doubling the water volume of my weekly (once a week) water change (so replacing 16 gallons a week), I haven't dosed a single drop extra of anything related to MG, St, Ca, ALK... Only using my daily Zeovit stuff, but have also stopped the Zeo Potassium. Only feeding my fish, using CoralVitalizer, ZeoStart, AminoAcids, Coral Snow, ZeoFood7. Nothing else being added.

I have been doing my parameter testing twice a week, and parameters have been spot on, with just doing my water changes.

I have been having some issues with coral death and RTN, but slowing seeing improvements. These improvements are the browning of corals, starting to go away. Tissue growth is now apparent on many corals, and the re-inflaction of open brains, candycanes, and other softies


Again thanks for the detailed reply. I have a good mix of sps and lps in my tank, I use np pellets on a nextreef pellet reactor, carbon is also run through a nextreef smr1. Beside the 3 part 25 ml calcium and alkalinity plus 10 ml of mag, I love zeovit products, xtra, sponge power, coral vitality, b k balance, and potassium iodide,with the np pellets I eliminate the use of all zeovit bacteria
and reactor. I really hope that reefers best is gonna make a difference, I would love to cut back on my dosing regime as much as I love the service from bulk reef supply, I really would like to spend my money in Canada. As of now my calcium is at 460, alkalinity is at 8, mag is around 1200, I really hate my test kit for mag, maybe I is just stupid. I will post my results here on weekly bases and see if it made a difference or not on the amount I need to dose. Hopefully it will be interesting.


Regards
Happy reefing
Rich

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by randallino

globaldesigns
Are you still running pellets?

Yup, pellets are still there.