advice on salt! whats better h2o or esv???

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

im thinking of trying a new salt to see if it helps stimulate growth and coloring in my tank .

sooooo........ whats the best salt in your opinion and why?

 

[jerl77]

i use esv only 4 water changes so far and i have to say its the best salt i have used in 6 yaers of doing this the corals love it

 

[batt600]

ESV you have full controll over your par were h20 you dont.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

damn batt thats a good point , i didnt know that! thanks bro

 

[NYreefNoob]

well i used both salts, and loved the deltec pro, number were dead on par, and corals loved it, and same results with the esv, like the ease of use of the deltec but will continue to use the esv

 

[FMF0331]

I enjoy the h20 salt b/c it was easy to use - but i'll stick with the esv salt. Noticed that my corals enjoy it, they seem to open more and color is a little bit more vibrant.

 

[oceanrealm]

The h20 is very easy to use plus the corals really seem to respond to it, polyps open more and the colors are more vibrant. Plus one for h20.

 

[BILBO913]

love esv, so do my corals. just kinda a pain with the different components

 

[kenconnect]

I use esv, never used h2o but a friend on mine uses h2o, I got a frag from him, and it seems a lot happier in my tank.
Hope that helps
Ken

 

[Jakef150]

FYI if its your first time to do mix with ESV you will bad mouth , piss etc cuz its PITA! but you ll get use and you ll be happy

First time it took me 30-45 min to figure out for about 3x water change then you ll know how much to use.

now i m doing in 10 mins. I just mixed it then let it running 24 hrs then test it, if i see low # i just add to it thats it.

it takes time

jake

 

[Brando457]

I switched from ESV to RC, in my area it's a PITA trying to get ESV without driving an hour each way. RC Dr. Fos ships for $5.99 to my door.


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[Mattl22]

Ok I'm using instant ocean and am happy with it but it seems like everyone really loves esv I'm gonna try it what do u need to mix it a scale to weigh it ? I would need to mix 15 gal at a time is that possible? How many different parts r there?

 

[marrone]

Ok I'm using instant ocean and am happy with it but it seems like everyone really loves esv I'm gonna try it what do u need to mix it a scale to weigh it ? I would need to mix 15 gal at a time is that possible? How many different parts r there?

If you're happy with IO, and are getting good results, they there really isn't a need to change.

 

[ryangrieder]

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i pitty the fool who dont use esv

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I have picked up a small bucket of h20 to see what that is like , so I will take weekly pics and see the results of the 50 gallon cycle , then I will try esv for the same ride, in the end I will have a winner , wish me luck.

 

[ryangrieder]

I have picked up a small bucket of h20 to see what that is like , so I will take weekly pics and see the results of the 50 gallon cycle , then I will try esv for the same ride, in the end I will have a winner , wish me luck.

buddy.... 1 person reccomended H2O, and everyone else said esv. why go through all that when its pretttyyyyyyy darrnnnnn obvioussss esv is the winner :wink1: why try H2O for a few weeks, take pictures, and compare, then try esv, take pictures, compare...when you could have instant satisfication by picking up some esv right now and just call it a day? :smash:

 

[sillysidewinder]

ESV is a bit tricky to get the salinity 100% correct the first 1 or 2 times, however you will love it. H2ocean is a lot simpler, however, that does not mean it is inferior at all. I love both of them, IMO they are both great salts, corals seemed to like both of them. In the end I chose ESV, because I actually enjoy the process of mixing it. Hope this helps.

 

[jerl77]

this is the best thing that came out of your mouth in a long time buddy lmfao:lobster:

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i pitty the fool who dont use esv

 

[Alex]

this is the best thing that came out of your mouth in a long time buddy lmfao:lobster:

Here we go again, more words of wisdom from the man in the dress.
TE HEE:biglaugh::biglaugh::biglaugh: