thinking of switching to esv

[Widdy]

it isnt getting the salinity that is the problem. a little more here of part a and a little more there of part b and the other componets are way out of whack. loved the salt myself, but is more work then i wanted to do to make a salt mix,

I hear ya, Rick. I wouldn't mind going back to D-D... but I'm 400g committed to ESV, perhaps when I'm running low, I'll reconsider.

 

[smoq]

It could be a problem to correctly measure the amount of each component if you're changing non-standard amount of water, fe 4.7gal. For multiplications of 2.5g I find it easy to measure using the supplied measuring cups. What I did is I used a gallon container with clearly marked one gallon level on it and poured five gallon of water into a 5 gal bucket. I marked the level inside the bucket with nail polish, emptied the bucket and again poured 2.5gal of water and marked. This way I simply fill the 5 gal bucket to the marked line, clean all the necessary equipment, empty the bucket and fill it up with the remaining 2.5gal. Then I have a 10g rubbermaid container with 7.5 gal of new water and pour that back into tank. Works for me Hope that helps

 

[NYreefNoob]

seeing there isnt .1 .2 .3 and so forth marks on the cups you dont know for sure you are dosing the exact amount, i did really like the salt, but my non checking and that looks pretty close had my cal at 500, alk was fine and mag over 1500, so i went back to good ole faithful salt, granted when i get a bucket of salt i pull the bag out and mix it all around really well in case any other parts settled more towards the bottom

 

[smoq]

seeing there isnt .1 .2 .3 and so forth marks on the cups you dont know for sure you are dosing the exact amount

Yes, that I agree on, they should upgrade the measuring cups to have .1 marks.

 

[charliethetuna88]

Guys when using the esv what does ur alk mix up at

 

[pauliwalnuts]

9.0'ish DKH

 

[charliethetuna88]

Ok updAte .I have been convinced by others to stay with the instant ocean salt my tank is doing great y change then .they kinda made sense .so for now ill stay with what I've been using .any thoughts on this discesion

 

[pauliwalnuts]

That was a good decision Charlie. I also stick to "if it works, why change it" method.

 

[batt600]

Charlie IO sucks . If your not going to go with ESV then go with a better salt like D&D H2o . IO is cheap you pay for what you get like thay say. Unless you what your tank to look like harrys :lol2:

 

[pauliwalnuts]

:funnypost:fishhit:

 

[charliethetuna88]

damn batt lmao

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Charlie stick to what you using, like you said before your tank is working great so why change!!!!!! You mostly have softies in your tank anyway and to spend more $$$$ when its working for you why change!!!
I use the cheapest salt(coalife) in my 450gal and everyone says it looks great and all coral seam happy so why would i spend double on a salt just because everyone says its the best??

CORALLIFE = $35 A BUCKET
IO= 45 A BUCKET
REEF CYRSTAL=55 A BUCKET
ESV $68 A BOX

 

[duke62]

you havent seen charlies tank in awhile then.his lps and sps is taking over

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

you havent seen charlies tank in awhile then.his lps and sps is taking over

that goes to show that he is getting great growth so why change salt?? I love esv but it is just alot of money imo
what salt you use duke

 

[charliethetuna88]

Yeah have hardly have any softies anymore mostly lps and sps now moving on up j lol

 

[duke62]

i use io but i am starting from scratch again.when i get my test kits i will be hitting SPS HARD

 

[irocz2280]

I'm with jarrett shark on this why change what's working for you I have been told my salt stinks too but my tank looks great. So I'm sticking to what's working for me plus I save a few bucks

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[charliethetuna88]

Yeah but jarrett doesn't want anyone to have a nicer tank than him so u have to take the sabotage factor into effect Lmao j/k shark lol

 

[irocz2280]

Haha that's great although if esv has more stable chemistry that could be a good reason to change

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