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Old 01/05/2008, 08:50 AM
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hard to find locally here in orlando I haven't seen it much
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Old 01/05/2008, 09:30 AM
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Well I got a message from petsmart this morning saying my order is on delay shipping. I never saw a message stating out of stock on there site when I ordered it. Good thing I have enough salt to last me a while
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Old 01/05/2008, 12:15 PM
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Teog,

I have had the same problem...Time for me to try Oceanic and see if it helps any as well...
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Old 01/05/2008, 12:32 PM
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I originally started out using TMP. Due to the cost of the TMP and seeing a discussion noting that the TMP was blended for calcium reactor users (I don't use a reactor) I switched to RC. Both worked fine for me. Then I was in a LFS that was going out of business and picked up all 3 200 gal containers of Red Sea Pro for $80. It was a major steel! The RSP seems to be great salt, mixes quickly and tank parameters are fine, but I'm on my last bucket of the RSP which is a bummer. I did notice in mixing that RC doesn't desolve a well as the RSP or the TMP. Also noted that it takes more RC to get to 1.026 salinity at 80f. Seems to take about 1/2 cup more to reach the level. Just my observations.
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Old 01/05/2008, 01:32 PM
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TYPE IN SAVEJAN on the checkout at petsmart and the total is 69.97
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Old 01/05/2008, 03:12 PM
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yall know that you can get petsmart to pricematch online prices right? Just print out the online add. I dont know, but you may get them to honor online prices with the discount codes and all that!
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Old 01/05/2008, 04:08 PM
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yeah but its so much fun to watch to ups guys lug it all the the way to your house. LOL
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Old 01/05/2008, 04:39 PM
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Old 01/05/2008, 05:55 PM
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yall know that you can get petsmart to pricematch online prices right? Just print out the online add. I dont know, but you may get them to honor online prices with the discount codes and all that!
Normaly they do but this ad specify "web only." Im not rush to go get salt at this time. If I was in the need for an immediate water change I would have gone and talked to a manager.
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Old 01/05/2008, 08:00 PM
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I believe Ocean Blue carries it.
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Old 01/07/2008, 08:03 PM
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I got some oceanic today to try from the usual instant ocean I have been using. $21 for a 90gal mix jug. I also showed the manager the printout of the web price of the $10 off web deal and the 2 buckets and he said yeah, we would do that. Its mostly up to the individual managers whim from what I can see.
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Old 01/07/2008, 08:31 PM
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I will try the super walmart this week..If i can't find it, would you part with any?
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Old 01/07/2008, 09:37 PM
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Oceanic is so out of wack balance wise and I hope they changed their mix some. It caused many people on this site algae issues and other wierd issues. It does mix very well though.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:16 AM
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I wanted to try something different than what I have been. I have been fighting dinos and some cyano in the last 6 months that kinda popped up out of nowhere. The bucket of IO I have been using did get hard from what I suspect was water getting into it, so that is a possibility too.
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Old 01/08/2008, 11:01 AM
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I used to use IO but as so many people have stated I had horrid algae problems among other issues with my tank, since switching to TM things are peachy again. As someone else pointed out and people just glossed over, this is hardly all the information. You absolutely have to remember that there is other minerals in the salt that you are adding to your water, and that should influence your decision as well, which I suspect is why people have a track record of algae problems with OI, I remeber reading a link once that had some brand of salt that used small doses of copper in their salt mix, just things to keep in mind.
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Old 01/08/2008, 05:13 PM
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Teog,

I have had the same problem...Time for me to try Oceanic and see if it helps any as well...
I wouldn't bother with it. I always had problems with high calcium with Oceanic. It was so hard to get it down and if you do water changes frequently it can be a hassle.
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Old 01/08/2008, 05:21 PM
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Those numbers aren't accurate for Seachem Reef Salt. It's ALk is 8.0 (not 10) and Mg is 1300. Ca is 425 - 450 or thereabouts.
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Old 01/08/2008, 05:30 PM
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It seems that no matter what popular brand salt you have some happy and some not som happy campers
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Old 01/08/2008, 07:07 PM
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It seems that no matter what popular brand salt you have some happy and some not som happy campers
Because everyone has a different setup
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Old 01/08/2008, 07:13 PM
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yup.
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Old 01/08/2008, 10:53 PM
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Just by reading this thread all the complaints go to Oceanic. I can back that up. It causes great diatom outbreaks. Do a search on it. After I switched tp TM the blooms ended like magic.
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Old 01/08/2008, 11:53 PM
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another thing to consider is variance...
i wonder if you test one batch will it be the same
resulst in two months with a different batch from the same company
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Old 01/09/2008, 12:02 AM
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ReefCrystals and Red Sea Pro have worked well for me. I switch back and forth from time to time. No diatoms, algae or water parameter issues here!
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Old 01/09/2008, 12:22 AM
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what ingredient is responsible for diatom outbreaks? Silica? Phosphorus?
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Old 01/09/2008, 01:29 AM
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I know phosphorus has something to do with it.
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