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I found Nemo
i have been switching and experimenting with different salts that are available to me locally (i hate ordering supplies from the internet and paying all that shipping) my only options are; instant ocean, oceanic, some generic brand at petco, and red sea. red sea being the worst yet! i'm trying to find something that has all the essentials out of the bag without having to dose and buffer for every freaking thing before i pour it in my tank. here is how everything has tested so far.
I.O. calcium has tested around 360, ph 7.8, can't remember what alk was.
oceanic had good calcium at 420, but serioustrouble keeping ph and alk from crashing.
red sea has had the crappiest calcium yet at 300, good ph of 8.4, but alk. is a little on the low side at 7-8dkh.
i noticed a few people in here have been using kent. i was wondering how it measured up, and perhaps reef crystals. if any of you guys have tried it before. if i find what will work for me i'm sure that my lfs will order me a few bags.
I.O. calcium has tested around 360, ph 7.8, can't remember what alk was.
oceanic had good calcium at 420, but serioustrouble keeping ph and alk from crashing.
red sea has had the crappiest calcium yet at 300, good ph of 8.4, but alk. is a little on the low side at 7-8dkh.
i noticed a few people in here have been using kent. i was wondering how it measured up, and perhaps reef crystals. if any of you guys have tried it before. if i find what will work for me i'm sure that my lfs will order me a few bags.