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Hud
January 6th 05, 11:12 PM
After experimenting with many different salt mixes I found the
following combinations of Reef Crystals and Oceanic mix to be ideal in
terms of Calcium and Alkalinity depending on the current balance of the
aquarium:

Reef Crystals/Oceanic (75/25 Mix) Alkalinity: 10.4 dkh @ 1.025 Salinity
Reef Crystals/Oceanic (75/25 Mix) Calcium: 455 ppm @ 1.025 Salinity

Reef Crystals/Oceanic (50/50 Mix) Alkalinity: 9.6 dkh @ 1.025 Salinity
Reef Crystals/Oceanic (50/50 Mix) Calcium: 490 ppm @ 1.025 Salinity

In case you are wondering what their Cal/Alk content is separately:

Reef Crystals Alkalinity: 11 dkh @ 1.025 Salinity
Reef Crystals Calcium: 420 ppm @ 1.025 Salinity

Oceanic Alkalinity: 8 dkh @ 1.025 Salinity
Oceanic Calcium: 550 ppm @ 1.025 Salinity