Bob Studt, who sent you the analysis, said those are
results of actual tests on the finished product. So they
are indeed testing the final product, not just going by
what their suppliers are telling them.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Wayne Sallee wrote on 1/27/2006 10:12 AM:
Yes what you recieved sounds like a normal analysis. I have recieved
several over the years from different manufactures.

But the statement "The ions shown are the ones we have had analysed or
have info on from our raw material suppliers. This is the only
information we can provide.", I find very interesting, and not to my
satisfaction. That's disapointing that a salt manufacture would only
rely on what they are being told by their suppliers. I'll have to e-mail
one of the higher-ups at IO, and see what responce I get.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



unclenorm wrote on 1/27/2006 12:37 AM:

Hi All,
A few facts regarding Instant Ocean I thought might interest
you.
I recently contacted Aquarium Systems technical dept.(the
manufacturer of IO) and asked for a full analysis with quantity's in
ppm, required for an ongoing survey into salt mixes.
I got a prompt reply in the form of a list titled 'Typical
Composition of Instant Ocean Salt'. It listed 13 Ion's with exact
numbers, a further 15 with a 'less than' number, most of which were a
great deal higher than natural sea water, up to ten times higher, it
also listed Nitrate and Phosphate as zero.
I replied to this and pointed out that this list was less than
half the number of Ion's present in natural sea water.
They replied and I quote "The ions shown are the ones we have
had analysed or have info on from our raw material suppliers. This is
the only information we can provide."
I leave you to draw your own conclusions!!!???
regards,
unclenorm.











Wayne Sallee wrote:

Well this thread has been typical of "best salt" threads.
They are always loooong.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Peter Pan wrote on 1/21/2006 1:25 PM:

I've been using Instant Ocean since I set up my 75 Gal. FOWLR tank
in 2002
and never had a problem. I've read that its not really a good idea
to change
salt, but if you were to change it, it was a very lengthy process with
mixing your current salt with the new stuff until your completly
changed
over.( the process should take several months.

My local LFS said that KENT was better for my tank then using
Instant Ocean.
What im wondering is; Is it better for his profits or is it really a
better
product for my tank?

Thanks