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05/04/2012, 01:44 PM | #1 |
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ESV Salt
I have done some research and from what i heard this is a really good salt. I also heard that you have to mix it. What do they mean by you have to mix it and it doesn't come mixed. The reason i am asking these questions is because my local LFS is offering me $59 for 200G worth of this salt on an ongoing basis since i know him.
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05/04/2012, 01:54 PM | #2 |
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They provide it as multiple components which you mix together.
It is likely a fine salt, and many people like it, but I do not see the utility of spending more time and money on salts than is provided by ordinary Instant Ocean (IMO). That said, that's a reasonable price to give it a try.
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05/04/2012, 01:54 PM | #3 |
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Comes in seperate liquid and powder forms.
Great salt, you will love it, just takes a little time to get used to it. My corals never even closed up with water changes. |
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05/04/2012, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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wow I use Reef Crystals and IO and would love to try that for the price I just got a batch of Red Sea Pro and it either settled with the alk powder on top or it was a bad batch but my alk was 14dkh if I have to mix my pre-mixed salt to get it right I would rather just add the components and be happy with it perfect and no dice rolling thanks for the post now I know which one to try..
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05/04/2012, 06:12 PM | #7 |
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I use ESV and it's a great salt but it is a task to make
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05/04/2012, 06:24 PM | #8 |
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Great salt at a great price. Jump all over that and don't look back. The extra mixing time and work is no big deal and what you get is clear water, no residue at all, with consistent, great parameters. I mix 15 - 20 gallons a week and have no complaints about the process or the product.
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05/04/2012, 08:50 PM | #9 |
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How hard is the mixing of it? Also do you have to be a rocket scientist for it or is it pretty easy, but time consuming?
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Wow, wish we could get that kind of deal. We're having a hard time even getting it lately, it's always backordered and the price has gone up a little too. My boyfriend mixes it using a small digital kitchen scale to mix everything by weight. It mixes perfect every time, and we don't have to dose anything at all now (we were having trouble dosing, couldn't get it right). Once he did it a few times, it takes him as much time to mix as it took me to count scoops LOL. We don't even have to add extra water to get the salinity right, it's perfect every time once we calculated the correct weights for 14 gallons.
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