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Nathan
08/18/2006, 06:40 PM
I received a bucket of Reef Crystals and a bucket of Instant Ocean. The RC weighted 49 pounds and the Instant Ocean weighed 51 pounds.

I am wondering why this discrepency? Perhaps the factory accidently puts more in one than the other, or perhaps one has more calcium/magnesium/carbonate than the other....

Any ideas?

-Nathan

sir_dudeguy
08/18/2006, 06:47 PM
well i've eard that instant ocean is low on calcium, so that would only make it less weight i would think (if that is indeed true that is)

Also, it might take the RC just a little less to get to the same salt level as a little more of IO would take...so maybe thats why theres less...still the same gallons of water, but just takes less to get it to the same sg...make sense? i lost myself lol.