What salt are you using?

[HB AL]

I use Red Sea Pro, my corals and fish love it.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I went from IO to instant ocean

 

[ShaunRobinson]

I use Red Sea Pro, my corals and fish love it.

You're not going to get much more in there! Stunning.:)

 

[ShaunRobinson]

I went from IO to instant ocean

What's going on ^here^ then?

 

[XNavyDiver]

I went from IO to instant ocean

I tried doing this also.... then I remembered I live in a desert.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What's going on ^here^ then?

Mixing station.

Takes a few million years but...

 

[stevo01]

I use Red Sea Pro, my corals and fish love it.

Is that a C. rhomboidalis? Looks great! Big belly :)

 

[ShaunRobinson]

Mixing station.

Takes a few million years but...

Nope, still don't get it!:( What is it? Whatsit do?

 

[Potatohead]

Nope, still don't get it!:( What is it? Whatsit do?

It's a big filter for NSW (natural sea water)

 

[ShaunRobinson]

It's a big filter for NSW (natural sea water)

Now that's pretty cool! So you can just rock up and fill your buckets?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Nope, still don't get it!:( What is it? Whatsit do?

I live in San Diego. The Scripps institute of oceanography , Birch aquarium and dept fish and game offer free natural sea water. Those are silica sand filters next to the spigot next to the institutes research pier.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Now that's pretty cool! So you can just rock up and fill your buckets?

Yup. And then park the car up the hill and get in the water and explore the tide pools and sanctuary.

 

[stylaster]

I use aquavitro salinity

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The lowest it has gone down to is 10.6. My ato of course pumps RODI water so that might bring the alk down a bit?

Replacing evaporated water with RO/DI doesn't decrease alkalinity except to drop it back to where it was before any water evaporated.

Pure water out then pure water back: no net effect on anything. :)

 

[Sandroni]

I use Red Sea Pro, my corals and fish love it.

Wow!!!! Beautiful.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hotsalt 5-10 minutes

You sure it is aerated fully in that time?

 

[themcnertney]

I use Kent Marine. I do water changes once weekly. I don't dose.

 

[ShaunRobinson]

It's a big filter for NSW (natural sea water)

I live in San Diego. The Scripps institute of oceanography , Birch aquarium and dept fish and game offer free natural sea water. Those are silica sand filters next to the spigot next to the institutes research pier.

Fascinating! Thanks for the explanation. Even if we had anything like that in the UK it certainly wouldn't be free!

Anyhoo, back to the original topic, I use d-d h2ocean salt. Always been very happy with it.

 

[LetItReef]

I went from IO to instant ocean

COOL! I should give it a try.

 

[Sandroni]

I went from IO to instant ocean

That's awesome. I love finding critters in tidepools.