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| Kent |
   
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25 | 7.27% |
| Instant Ocean |
  
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196 | 56.98% |
| Oceanic |
  
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5 | 1.45% |
| Ocean Pure |
  
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9 | 2.62% |
| Ocean Pure Pro |
  
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29 | 8.43% |
| Tropic Marin |
  
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35 | 10.17% |
| Reef Crystals |
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36 | 10.47% |
| Sifto |
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9 | 2.62% |
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03-30-2007, 04:45 PM
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03-30-2007, 06:05 PM
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Never tested ALk right after a water change to see how much it is raised. I just might have to do that this weekend for Ca, Alk & Mg.
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03-31-2007, 12:50 AM
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Im useing ocean pure pro.Anytime Ive tested the alk of a fresh batch,its up around 11-12 dkh.Thats after a day of mixing.But I haven't tested the new stuff in over a month so maybe things have changed? Dont know.My tank alk is reasonably steady.
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03-31-2007, 01:01 AM
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I use Red Sea Coral Pro, I never have to add anything to freshly mixed salt. I've gotten great growth since I switched from regular Red Sea to Red Sea Coral Pro. Only one store in town sells the stuff, and both types are $69.99.
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03-31-2007, 01:17 AM
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I also use Tropic Marin Pro, it dissolves completely, no precipitates covering everything in the mixing barrel, and I'm sure it was one of the factors in beating hair algae in my 120g.
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03-31-2007, 04:11 AM
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i swiched from reef crystals to crystal sea and hav been having really high alk and white film on rock about 2 days after water change going to switch back to reef crystals and see if there is any diff.
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04-02-2007, 02:32 PM
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Before/After CA 460ppm/520ppm MG 1310ppm/1380ppm Alk 7.4KH/7.4KH PH 8.035/8.12 I was surprised that my ALK didn't change after the water change, but reading above that OPP tests at 7KH itself makes my results valid IMO. Danny
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04-02-2007, 03:01 PM
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Well I bit the bullet on Saturday and picked up a bucket on Tropic Marin Pro.
I'll be using it from now one. ALK 8.2DKH CA 420 PH 8.3 MAG 1400 J
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04-02-2007, 03:49 PM
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Picked up a bag of OPP, was on sale at Hidden Reef. be interesting to see how it turns out... I'd like to say I test like crazy, but I'll just see what my corals think
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04-02-2007, 04:52 PM
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so how come so many people use instant ocean? is it the brand name being around longer as a quality product? I could see lots of people using it because it's been known for a long time as a good quality salt.
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