Oceanic 200g sea salt bucket (1 Viewer)

[oldmantran]

So with City pets having a great sale price ($27) on this bucket (reg. $45) for their anniversay sale next month.

Yay! or Nay! in getting this brand? No doubt it's a great price but are there risks this type of salt?

 

[Ostentum]

Alot of people use this salt successfully in their tanks. There are some areas that the salt is a little deficient especially for my SPS needs. I know of a few RC TOTMs that use this salt, they have to tweek it slightly but they still use it. I think at the end of the day you just have to say, this is what I want, does this salt give me what I need, if it does then great.

 

[mike13oy]

So with City pets having a great sale price ($27) on this bucket (reg. $45) for their anniversay sale next month.

Yay! or Nay! in getting this brand? No doubt it's a great price but are there risks this type of salt?

If you dont want it, you can buy 4 buckets for me.. PLEASE. lol
I cant make it to their anniversary sale because my brother inlaw wedding is the the same day.

 

[mwilliams62]

Are they having any other salts on sale other then Oceanic?

 

[mwilliams62]

I just read their post for that sale and you have to spend $100 to get the salt for $27.

"Sorry, its $27 a bucket (limit 4) with purchase of additional of $100.00. Hoping to make a lil back from that to even break even. We are definitely losing our *damsel* off with this price. Its a loss loss leader on our end. Please understand where we are coming from. Hope to see everyone there.

David.



*OCEANIC 200 GALLONS BUCKET SALT-$27 Limit 4 per customer, price only good with purchase of $100."

 

[Ostentum]

They have the Aquavitro Salinity 225g buckets for 65

 

[mwilliams62]

I have used that salt before I will not be using it again it has left some nasty residue in my buckets and my brute trash can and have had a really hard time getting it removed. So I will be going back to my Tropic Marin Pro salt or maybe Reef Crystal salt. All I know is that I have never had a residue left behind from the Tropic Marin Pro salt ever...

 

[oldmantran]

I have used that salt before I will not be using it again it has left some nasty residue in my buckets and my brute trash can and have had a really hard time getting it removed. So I will be going back to my Tropic Marin Pro salt or maybe Reef Crystal salt. All I know is that I have never had a residue left behind from the Tropic Marin Pro salt ever...

good to know. I think i'll try either the Salinity or Reef Crystal.

 

[mwilliams62]

I even tried to sell my bucket of Aquavitro Salinity and no one wanted it so I finally used it up and will not be using again.

 

[Ostentum]

It does leave residue but who cares. The salt is consistent and I have seen killer results in my sps. Colors are better and PE is just nasty

 

[steveb]

If you really want to get rid of the residue fill the bucket about 75 percent full with water and then add 25 percent muratic acid. Let it soak a while then pour out and rinse. Muratic acid does put off some nasty vapors so please read all of the warnings. You can get it at lowes where they have the pool supplies.

 

[tektite]

What do you do to neutralize the acid afterwards?

 

[steveb]

I dump it In my pool and just rinse the bucket .

You could always add the acid/water to a mixture of water and baking soda (anything basic) to neutralize it or use it to clean the sidewalk or driveway.

I have read it can be put down the toilet but that would probably need further research.

always - safety first. This is a strong acid so proper safety precautions should be taken.

 

[Scott]

So with City pets having a great sale price ($27) on this bucket (reg. $45) for their anniversary sale next month.

I really wish I had seen this. I just bought a bucket from Dennis. Oh well, I guess I will pick up a few more at the sale price. It may not be the absolute best but it's still really good salt, thanks for the heads up!

 

[tektite]

Its only $27 if you purchase over $100 of other stuff from them.

 

[Scott]

Over $100? That's easy to do in this hobby, I'm in!