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devilfire
11-12-2004, 09:20 PM
for the benefit of all reefers here, juz did some tests on the above.
water was treated wif seachem prime prior 2 mixing salt.
SG-1.023
KH-5.28(salifert)
PO4-0PPM(salifert)
NO3-0.2PPM(salifert)(could b fr water source,since it's low, didnt test on water source)
Calcium-405PPM(mini labor)
MG-1005PPM(salifert)
Ammonia-0PPM(sera-old test kit)
ever since i switched fr marine environment 2 the above, i always hav problem wif the KH, dun talk abt raising it, maintaining it is already a problem.
there was a period of time i oso had problem wif the MG. luckily did some tests today.
conclusion-CHANGE BRAND!!! :mad:
nicky30092002
11-12-2004, 09:57 PM
Aquapharm scientific formula salt mix ???
Creetin
11-12-2004, 10:38 PM
bro how much u bot it? where?
devilfire
12-12-2004, 02:39 AM
bro how much u bot it? where?
abt $10 per box at eaquarist
Aquapharm scientific formula salt mix ???
affirmative.
woonming
12-12-2004, 02:47 AM
Devil fire you sure the box is Aquapharm ? But eAquarist is already close for sometime ....
From what i know the staffs distributing products Aquapharm also distribute a salt which is known as marine environment. Is this the brand you are talking about?
Maybe a pic of the salt box would be good so others would not be confuse ..
Hehe
Ming
devilfire
12-12-2004, 03:04 AM
Devil fire you sure the box is Aquapharm ? But eAquarist is already close for sometime ....
From what i know the staffs distributing products Aquapharm also distribute a salt which is known as marine environment. Is this the brand you are talking about?
Maybe a pic of the salt box would be good so others would not be confuse ..
Hehe
Ming
eaquarist had oni officially closed recently. due 2 our close relation, i still get stuffs fr them recently. now they still offer me zoo mix(think abt 20kg)(tropic marine) at $40++ oni.
the above i mentioned looks very similar 2 marine environment in terms of packaging. however, ME is green n the abovementioned is brown. i cant get confused over the 2 as i had tried both.
sorry cant provide pics as i had thrown away the box
or is there any website 4 me 2 dig out the pics?
woonming
12-12-2004, 03:07 AM
wow i did not know they had gone into salt mix too :)
Nope it is not their company website...
Ming
devilfire
12-12-2004, 03:11 AM
wow i did not know they had gone into salt mix too :)
Nope it is not their company website...
Ming
the brand on it's package is not obvious. 1 look u will c "scientific formula".
inside the box there's always a pamphlet of aquapharm products.
for the benefit of all reefers here, juz did some tests on the above.
water was treated wif seachem prime prior 2 mixing salt.
SG-1.023
KH-5.28(salifert)
PO4-0PPM(salifert)
NO3-0.2PPM(salifert)(could b fr water source,since it's low, didnt test on water source)
Calcium-405PPM(mini labor)
MG-1005PPM(salifert)
Ammonia-0PPM(sera-old test kit)
ever since i switched fr marine environment 2 the above, i always hav problem wif the KH, dun talk abt raising it, maintaining it is already a problem.
there was a period of time i oso had problem wif the MG. luckily did some tests today.
conclusion-CHANGE BRAND!!! :mad:
Coralife would be a good choice... First, its very easy to dissolve and the parameters are quite good. I tested the water parameters of coralife recently, didnt test NO3 though.
Calcium - 550ppm (good for water change, save money on addictives :p )
kH - 7
Mg - 1200ppm
Rather impressive I must say.. considering the price.
devilfire
12-12-2004, 10:51 PM
Coralife would be a good choice... First, its very easy to dissolve and the parameters are quite good. I tested the water parameters of coralife recently, didnt test NO3 though.
Calcium - 550ppm (good for water change, save money on addictives :p )
kH - 7
Mg - 1200ppm
Rather impressive I must say.. considering the price.
juz bought a bucket today... ;)
red sea out, aquapharm oso out.. :mad:
Jeffrey74
12-12-2004, 11:22 PM
juz bought a bucket today... ;)
red sea out, aquapharm oso out.. :mad:
At last, got urself a bucket to use:p
devilfire
12-12-2004, 11:34 PM
At last, got urself a bucket to use:p
was on the way back n pass by there. the salifert got 10% discount. bought a KH test kit.
they selling 1 box of brine shrimp 4 $16. i hesitated n he ask me wat's wrong. i told him darwin is selling $15. he went inside 2 check n he sell me $15.. haha.. next time can use tis method... :p i wasnt cheating but tat is the truth.
sherman
13-12-2004, 03:45 PM
juz bought a bucket today... ;)
red sea out, aquapharm oso out.. :mad:
I think is quite true what Brodevilfire say.
I was also using rEd Sea and aquapharm b4 corallife.
I face the same problem with dkh and PH problem.
Regards
Sherman
devilfire
13-12-2004, 04:17 PM
I think is quite true what Brodevilfire say.
I was also using rEd Sea and aquapharm b4 corallife.
I face the same problem with dkh and PH problem.
Regards
Sherman
4 red sea, i oni tested the PO4 n NO3 content. i switched 2 ME was b cos of the NO3.
Creetin
14-12-2004, 04:36 AM
i use coralife. good enuff for me..... and its cheap!
u can get a tub of it at $60 from petmart, with free tshirt too! :)
woonming
14-12-2004, 03:06 PM
Yep coralife is good and cheap, you could try aquamedic salt meer salt price wise is not bad..
Too bad Aquaz did not carry any salt LOL ;)
Ming
devilfire
14-12-2004, 04:06 PM
i use coralife. good enuff for me..... and its cheap!
u can get a tub of it at $60 from petmart, with free tshirt too! :)
c my previous posting, already got a tub.. ;)
Creetin
14-12-2004, 07:34 PM
c my previous posting, already got a tub.. ;)
oh i meant it as general info oni ... :p
crabeye
02-01-2005, 02:46 PM
juz bought a bucket today... ;)
red sea out, aquapharm oso out.. :mad:
Devilfire,
Aquapharm does not have its own salt. They actually repacked "marine environment" into 2 kg (green), which is suitable for people like us who change 20% water biweekly.I don't have to buy the big bag to keep. The Brown package you bought was actually "Coral Marine" which is a lower graded salt than Marine Environment. Of course you got a different result.
I have been using Marine Environment.. two thumb up! :) no other brand can compare!!!!Why risk your LR with china made salt. You made the right choice at first, do not be misleaded! I even know there are at least 2 LFS using all Marine Environment for all their tanks in shops.. :eek: no joke!
The only thing I hope is Marine Environment can have the 20kg in tub..and give free T-shirt... so that I can proudly tell everyone, I am using No. 1 salt in my tank. ke..ke..ke..
(*I got all this info from a reliable old time LFS .. "re****" , Aqua****," cannot be wrong!*)
devilfire
02-01-2005, 11:00 PM
Devilfire,
Aquapharm does not have its own salt. They actually repacked "marine environment" into 2 kg (green), which is suitable for people like us who change 20% water biweekly.I don't have to buy the big bag to keep. The Brown package you bought was actually "Coral Marine" which is a lower graded salt than Marine Environment. Of course you got a different result.
I have been using Marine Environment.. two thumb up! :) no other brand can compare!!!!Why risk your LR with china made salt. You made the right choice at first, do not be misleaded! I even know there are at least 2 LFS using all Marine Environment for all their tanks in shops.. :eek: no joke!
The only thing I hope is Marine Environment can have the 20kg in tub..and give free T-shirt... so that I can proudly tell everyone, I am using No. 1 salt in my tank. ke..ke..ke..
(*I got all this info from a reliable old time LFS .. "re****" , Aqua****," cannot be wrong!*)
hi crab, u sure did some homework, but it's not really comprehensive. :rolleyes:
let me explain... :)
both coral marine n marine environment r produced by aquacraft. both belong 2 different grades, the former being 3 n the latter being 1. aquacraft is based in US n aquapharm is based in asia. u r right tat aquapharm does not hav its own salt. they merely repack both salts fr aquacraft into 2 kg packs n NOT oni ME. the green package is the popular ME n the brown is the CM aka aquapharm scientific formula.
i'm not sure wat u r trying 2 relay but 1 thing is 4 sure, u r a proud supporter of ME. :D
BTW, wat is the china made salt u r referring 2? if u r referring 2 CL, then i'm sure u r contradicting urself.
dun trust china made salt? at least it beats some of the US salts. then in tis case i'll say, y risk ur LS wif US made salt.
anyway, if i'm not wrong, CL is oso a product of US. ;)
monsterz1975
03-01-2005, 02:33 AM
for the benefit of all reefers here, juz did some tests on the above.
water was treated wif seachem prime prior 2 mixing salt.
SG-1.023
KH-5.28(salifert)
PO4-0PPM(salifert)
NO3-0.2PPM(salifert)(could b fr water source,since it's low, didnt test on water source)
Calcium-405PPM(mini labor)
MG-1005PPM(salifert)
Ammonia-0PPM(sera-old test kit)
ever since i switched fr marine environment 2 the above, i always hav problem wif the KH, dun talk abt raising it, maintaining it is already a problem.
there was a period of time i oso had problem wif the MG. luckily did some tests today.
conclusion-CHANGE BRAND!!! :mad:I support u bro , DON BUY.;)
Devilfire,
Aquapharm does not have its own salt. They actually repacked "marine environment" into 2 kg (green), which is suitable for people like us who change 20% water biweekly.I don't have to buy the big bag to keep. The Brown package you bought was actually "Coral Marine" which is a lower graded salt than Marine Environment. Of course you got a different result.
I have been using Marine Environment.. two thumb up! :) no other brand can compare!!!!Why risk your LR with china made salt. You made the right choice at first, do not be misleaded! I even know there are at least 2 LFS using all Marine Environment for all their tanks in shops.. :eek: no joke!
The only thing I hope is Marine Environment can have the 20kg in tub..and give free T-shirt... so that I can proudly tell everyone, I am using No. 1 salt in my tank. ke..ke..ke..
(*I got all this info from a reliable old time LFS .. "re****" , Aqua****," cannot be wrong!*)
Hmm... may I know which China Brand salt are u refering to? I personally havent seen any China salt around.
Devilfire: You are right. Coralife is from the U.S.
nitro
03-01-2005, 04:38 PM
I really doubt the integrity of this cxxxxxx's postings. Bros, pls be weary of wat you pos........
I really doubt the integrity of this cxxxxxx's postings. Bros, pls be weary of wat you pos........
Same thinking when I read that post ;)
recently tested my ME salt mix @ SG 1.028 using Salifert test kit but CA, KH n MG way way below my expectation especially KH
so now using CL... at least value for money
above result obtiane is without adding the small bottle of addictive
maybe if i added result will be different...i dunno oso :rolleyes:
dun flame nor sue me hor
crabeye
19-01-2005, 04:08 AM
Hmm... may I know which China Brand salt are u refering to? I personally havent seen any China salt around.
Devilfire: You are right. Coralife is from the U.S.
Coralife was made in USA but is now manufactured in China. You can say they are from USA but they are chinamade salt. I dont think I said wrongly.
I do not have ill intention to Coralife but just sharing the fact with you guys, why push me to the wall?
By the way I have recently tried out Tropic Marine Pro reef on my coral tank. I shall say excellent product 100% from GERMANY!!! Worth every cents spent!
Coralife was made in USA but is now manufactured in China. You can say they are from USA but they are chinamade salt. I dont think I said wrongly.
I do not have ill intention to Coralife but just sharing the fact with you guys, why push me to the wall?
By the way I have recently tried out Tropic Marine Pro reef on my coral tank. I shall say excellent product 100% from GERMANY!!! Worth every cents spent!
Good info... but as long as its good enough... I don't mind whether its made in China or the US..
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