blarg fine particles making me mad :(

[JimD]

lol, I shoulda said, "water changes using a salt mix that is known to have these essentials", like,,,, REEF CHRYSTALS! lol, Here we go!

[GaryP]

Not if you are doing frequent water changes with a salt that contains trace elements such as IO or Kent. It also depends on what is in the tank too. A tank without a lot of SPS is not going to use up many of the trace metals.

A tank your size with the type of equipment you have on it should be getting weekly, or at least biweekly, 10-15% water changes.

[satx-94integraLS]

well, i use instant ocean right now, but ill switch to another brand if it saved me from having to dose trace elements...

[GaryP]

read my edit above.

IO is fine. I'll try to dig out an article containing analyses of a couple of the common salt brands.

[satx-94integraLS]

alrite, what about oceanic salt mix? i have half a bottle of that stuff left also.

[GaryP]

Here is the article I mentioned above:

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...04/feature.htm

[satx-94integraLS]

o.O oceanic salt mix is better than IO... and i get it a lil cheaper at work... looks like i may be switching for now