Mixing H2Ocean

[Koresample]

Originally Posted by TheNewGuy

correct me if im wrong, but isnt it supposed to be measured out by weight, not quantity? the instructions on my pail of H2Ocean say 1kg/24.2L. thats 156.2g/agal of water, or 0.344 lbs/gal of water. This has always mixed up to be a little low, about 1.023, I target 1.026.

and koresample, 1 us gallon is 3.78L

Correct, that's why I said 1lb to 11 litres (10.962 to be exact) and it mixed to 1.030

[monocus]

i'm not saying that you won't get cyano,but other people and myself had a huge spike in cyano when we used h2ocean-and now that i switched away,my cyano is almost non existant

[Baldy]

My apologies koresample, I misunderstood what you said in your original post. I'd be curious to see if other people report excessive cyano as well. So far all I've noticed is that it has a very high calcium level. Mine shows around 480ppm when mixed.

[cale262]

Originally Posted by monocus

i'm not saying that you won't get cyano,but other people and myself had a huge spike in cyano when we used h2ocean-and now that i switched away,my cyano is almost non existant

Funny, I switched from the H2Ocean to IO a while back when I couldn't find the H2O, I had a huge cyano bloom about a week after changing...I switched back to the H2O about a month later and no cyano since....

Also I had noticed that allot of people in my area were all experiencing cyano blooms around the same time...environmental, water source??? I don't know, I just thought that was a weird coincident.



I'm back on the H2Ocean diet again and am happy.

[fishytime]

yup .....2 1/2 years and FTOTM on H2Ocean

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Originally Posted by cale262

Funny, I switched from the H2Ocean to IO a while back when I couldn't find the H2O, I had a huge cyano bloom about a week after changing...I switched back to the H2O about a month later and no cyano since....

Also I had noticed that allot of people in my area were all experiencing cyano blooms around the same time...environmental, water source??? I don't know, I just thought that was a weird coincident.



I'm back on the H2Ocean diet again and am happy.

Higher Phosphates in the water a few months back

Ken

[cale262]

Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

Higher Phosphates in the water a few months back

Ken

Yeah, I guess I figured my RODI unit should catch that...? No water goes into my tanks before going through the RODI.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by BlueWorldAquatic

Higher Phosphates in the water a few months back

Ken

Higher Phosphates can be attributed to many things... as simple as feeding regimen. It is easy to blame a salt but nobody out there can confirm an individuals personal habits with maintenance.


As for H2Ocean... it is also supposed to mix for 24 hours prior to use. I find that I get false readings if I test the salinity right away.

[jd949]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Higher Phosphates can be attributed to many things... as simple as feeding regimen. It is easy to blame a salt but nobody out there can confirm an individuals personal habits with maintenance.


As for H2Ocean... it is also supposed to mix for 24 hours prior to use. I find that I get false readings if I test the salinity right away.

+1. Every salt I have ever used, I always mix for 24hrs (sometimes longer if I forget about it in the basement the next day ). I mix with powerhead, airstone and heater. Results always vary from when I first mix the salt to when I test it after 24hrs.

[MMAX]

I posted a couple of weeks ago about experiencing a cyano outbreak using this salt. I think it actually was red turf algae and I DO NOT think it was from using H2Ocean. Don't know where it came from but my corals have never looked better and are really starting to color up. Good stuff.