What kind of corals do you keep as i have mixed reef mostly sps and the parameter changes are what worries me but thats one reason i am contemplating the switch is because after i do a 20 gal water change my alk drops down .5 or so and id rather be replenishing a little if not just maintaining. ..this good so far though i found guy who selling his brand new bucket of TM for $40 so for price i think i may give it a try
Any reason for changing or just because ?...also was there one you tried that you particularly like or still trying them out?
Is esv that multi part salt mix?how much does cost?.on average tm and aquavitro salinity cost @80 a bucket that does 200gal for tm and 225 on aquavitro but the aquavitro mixes up to 1.026 sg
Yeah i thought so ...had somebody tell me about it a while back... seen the 4parts as a bit intimidating but was said its an extremely consistent salt mix..have you tested fresh salt mix are numbers above what you get and is advertised everytime?....that be a bummer about no more 200 gal buckets and it is a bit more than average
I mean when it comes to calc alk and mag its basically how you want to mix it. Only thing ive tryed beside using the directions is tweaking a bit of part b to have my alk around 9. The inconsistently comes when you measure it out wrong but after a while youll get the hang of it. Yea bummer right, my crew told me they cant order the 200 gallon boxes nomore so well see
So you can adjust you params via how much of the parts of salt you use?..if i read that right
When you used instant ocean did you test any freshmix and if so what did it test out at?..did seem consitent ...this was another consideration i had i know its a cheaper salt but they been around for so long and alot of people use it
Im no chemist but its 2 dry parts sodium chloride Nd magnesium sulfate (witch you can prob tweak) and if i add more of part b i get a higher alk (not recommended) so part a is maybe calc? Good question i never tested to see what the changes are and ive ben using esv for a long long time
Acually regular Io isnt that bad with inconsistency. If i remmeber correctly alks around 10,calc 380, mag 1300... Reef crystals is kinda inconsistent batch by batch but in the range of 11-12 alk. Calc runs from 440 -480. Mag 1300-1400. Rscp lately is terrible really disappointed, i have 3 open buckets and they are all off and alk is around 12.5 witch is suicide for me while calc is 360 and mag is 1250.... Let me point out everything is done with conductivity probe and refract. I dont roll the buckets, ill take the bag of salt out and roll it around to make sure i dry mixed correctly
Thanks man for the info ...maybe should try playing with the esv a lil bit and see what come up with can only leaen from it i guess and sounds like you should be pretty familiar with how that salt is
