Switching Salts

[joker577]

When changing salts how much should I switch at a time? 5%? I was going from Oceanic to Reef Crystals

 

[burning2nd]

b4 mixing?

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Im not sure if its a big deal.. but asumeing that your doing your water changes correctly, i dont see why you cant just mix from now on with the new salt... and do water chagnes slowly over the next week...

i dont think you need to mix salt. b4 its mixed..

just mix with the new salt.. and do several small water changes,

 

[returnofsid]

As long as there's not a large chemical difference between the two and you make the change gradually, you should be just fine. If there's a large chemical or trace difference between the two, take it even slower.

 

[Willy]

you could start with a 50/50 mix of both salts then taper off the old salt with future water changes...

 

[kirkland]

we switched from instant ocean to reef crystals without batting an eye. they're made by the same company and we do 10g water changes in a 92g + 20g sump - 130# liverock. You can always make the water for your change and just do half today, half tomorrow or something to taper it more?

 

[young_skywalker]

I've switched salts quite a few times and never seemed to have much of a problem, and the store I work for switches fairly frequently and I haven't noticed any affects. however, we don't have any sps in those tanks they might be more sensitive to it

 

[Scooterman]

I like RC & get it cheap at Dr. Foster & Smith.

I'd so small WC's weekly with the new batch & go with it, like 5% rather your normal 10%, JMO. Throw out the Oceanic.

 

[LarryB]

I recently switched from Oceanic to Instant Ocean. I just did small water changes weekly for a while. and now my hair aglae is almost gone, just thought I'd throw that in.