Subj : Re: Urgent help required: To : All From : Greg Bunch Date : Mon Aug 11 2003 07:49 am Mark, From what I've seen, Instant Ocean is the brand most often recommended on the various aquaria forums. There's always some debate as to what's the "best" but IO seems to meet the needs of many many people at a reasonable price. That said, I'd recommend that you forget about synthetic mixes and simply collect natural seawater, since you're right on the coast. Just find a friend with a boat, get some clean plastic containers, and go far enough offshore that the water isn't affected by runoff or shore pollution. It's hard to beat natural seawater, and the price is certainly right. If you pay my way to Australia, I'll even collect it for you! :-) Good luck! To see how I cycled a new saltwater tank using household ammonia, with pictures and references, take a look at: http://members.cox.net/gbundersea/aquaria/5gallon/cycling.htm Also see my Jensalt sump horror story site: http://members.cox.net/~gbundersea/aquaria/badsumps/badsumps.htm -- Greg Bunch Creator of the MXTENDER Optical gbundersea AT cox DOT net Strobe Cable System for the Sea&Sea http://www.gbundersea.com MX-10 and the Save-A-Lens Kit for MX-10 and Motormarine "Mark" wrote in message news:3f372a22@quokka.wn.com.au... > I need some help as no-one I have spoken too can offer the right knowledge > without putting down the information, someone else has told me. > > What is a good product to make artificial seawater, that is easy to use and > can be used buy a moron like me. I want to use it for seahorses, I live in > Perth Western Australia and am desperate to find something, that isn't going > to cost me an arm and leg, I'm am married with three children and we survive > on a disability pension, we do not have very much disposable income. > > I want to set this up for my family as a special present, because they do > without so much. > > Is there no general consensus on the best product????? > > Please help. > > Regards > Mark > > --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 8/11/03 6:49:09 AM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .