We should do a group buy on salt check this out....

Fosters and Smith has a price on a pallet of boxed Instant Ocean Crystals. $1608 for 40 boxes = $40 per box. THAT is cheap my friend. Well... cheap-er, by 20 % if my math is right (and it so seldom is) [who asked you?] Sorry, I digress....



Instant Ocean 200 gallon mix
(box) pallet of 40,
CD-73349








$1,919.60 $1,607.99



We may have to group with Duluth to use 40 boxes.

Ciao

Has anyone considered the salt mix that Jim Durso is using>

seafishinmn wrote:Has anyone considered the salt mix that Jim Durso is using>

Im thinking about it. I know when im out if IO i will not go back

I also have been thinking about the "durso" salt...lol but you all know me and my WC it would last me a year!!!!LOL

I usually use RC. Are they pretty much the same? After HD told the Science center about the group order, they want in.

i am able to get it at pet north in gr for 50 if i buy 4 so if you guys want to try and not buy 40 boxes he is very reasonable.

i use only RC salt so i'm out for now. if it is a grop buy of RC i may be in for one.

I also use RC! I used to use coral life ! Like RC much better ! Jim's salt seems to be alot of work which im sure it aint to bad just sounded like alot when he was explaining it to me ! Water changes are already a pain in the butt! LOL I also am working w/ limited space in my fishroom really no room 4 extra buckets of "slurry" Maybe sometime down the road may give it a try but 4 now RC 4 me !

I guess I thought this was for RC??? but I see now its IO so I would not want any as well. Not sure about the center they have used RC as well

orange bam bams wrote:I also use RC! I used to use coral life ! Like RC much better ! Jim's salt seems to be alot of work which im sure it aint to bad just sounded like alot when he was explaining it to me ! Water changes are already a pain in the butt! LOL I also am working w/ limited space in my fishroom really no room 4 extra buckets of "slurry" Maybe sometime down the road may give it a try but 4 now RC 4 me !

You only need one bucket for your slurry mix and what ever buckets you use for mixing saltwater anyways. and I guess the only differance is u have to add the calcium yourself but if you make the same volume mix every time you do a water change you only have to figure out your targeted measurement once, and after that just remember how many ml you have to add to your 5 or 10 gal mix and your good to go plus this way your always adding to your water the same parameters and things will stay more stable.

icereefer wrote:

orange bam bams wrote:I also use RC! I used to use coral life ! Like RC much better ! Jim's salt seems to be alot of work which im sure it aint to bad just sounded like alot when he was explaining it to me ! Water changes are already a pain in the butt! LOL I also am working w/ limited space in my fishroom really no room 4 extra buckets of "slurry" Maybe sometime down the road may give it a try but 4 now RC 4 me !

You only need one bucket for your slurry mix and what ever buckets you use for mixing saltwater anyways. and I guess the only differance is u have to add the calcium yourself but if you make the same volume mix every time you do a water change you only have to figure out your targeted measurement once, and after that just remember how many ml you have to add to your 5 or 10 gal mix and your good to go plus this way your always adding to your water the same parameters and things will stay more stable.

I have to do something to understand i'm sure it isn't to hard just sounds hard from just reading or listening ! Learn better hands on I guess !

It doesn't seem to tough to me but how do you figure out how much calcium to add?

1 TBls per one gal of mixed water balances out to be about 450 ppm.
another thing nice about this salt mix if you ever have any questions Garry Elliott provides his Cell # if any questions need to be asked. 717-243-9545