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Old 01/08/2008, 01:02 PM
The Saltwater Kid The Saltwater Kid is offline
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Best Pre-Made Two Part Supplement?

Which is the best pre (ready)-made two part supplement for Calcium/Alkalinity? I've seen this stuff in DF&S latest catalog called C-Balance and by reading the description it sounds like a very good product as it also contains trace elements. I've used B-Ionic before, any other really good ones?
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:04 PM
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I really think b-ionic is one of, if not the best. I've tried them all and I really like the results I get with b-ionic the most.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:05 PM
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ESV for sure. I like their Mg supplement as well.
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:10 PM
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There is little to no data on what actual ingredients are in any of the commercial two part systems, but ESV is a high quality company that has been around a long time (first out with a two part), and generally does not intentionally mislead customers about chemical products (a genuinely rare attribute). I have used their product without any apparent problems. So I recommend them as well.

They actually sell two, but for most folks I would recommend their original formulation (B-ionic as opposed to B-ionic bicarbonate).
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Old 01/08/2008, 01:25 PM
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I would also mention that B-ionic is available in larger 5g sizes.

This is shipped as only about 15% full [of concentrate] buckets, which you then add RO/DI to to create `normal concentration' suppliment.

But if you're in the hobby long-term or have high-demand creatures .... the large volume sizes save a nice chunk of $$. [as our reef-club's group-buy on these sizes also did ]
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