Synthetic Salt Mix List (CAL, ALK, MAG)

[revhtree]

9/30/2009

Bill Beauchamp (Billybeau1) from RC has allowed us to use his data that he put together for salt mixes. Thank you Bill!!

Here is a list of what I measured for the big three in a number of the salt mixes we use today. This is intended as a guideline and I, in no way, guarantee these figures. All I can say is they were all tested under the same conditions, with a number of different brand test kits, using the same methods for each test. I believe these numbers are reasonably what you can expect from these salts mixed at 35 ppt or SG 1.0264 @ 25 C.



Salt Brand Calcium Alkalinity Magnesium


Aquatic Gardens 430 8 1240

Brightwell Neomarine 370 11 1140

CoraLife 560 9 1380

Crystal Sea Marinemix 340 9 1050

Crystal Sea Marinemix Bio-Assay 340 9 1050

D-D H2Ocean 450 10 1380

Instant Ocean (new) 400 11 1350

Kent 540 11 1200

Marine Environment 480 7.5 1450

Oceanic 580 8.5 1650

OceanPure 510 10 1320

Red Sea 400 8 1300

Red Sea Coral Pro 490 7 1300

Reef Crystals (new) 490 13 1440

Reefer's Best 420 11 1200

SeaChem Marine Salt 500 10 1400

SeaChem Reef Salt 540 10 1450

Tropic Marin 375 10 1230

Tropic Marin Pro Reef 450 8.5 1380

Tunze Reef Salt 420 9.5 1350

 

[Troylee]

We need someone to test po4 of all the ones above also... I hear some are real bad!!! I'm not gonna blast any thou in public... Lol great reference rev...

 

[Azurel]

Thanks to Bill for letting us use it......I got some of the new B-ionic coming can't wait to try that out.....Red Sea Coral Pro is what I use now.....Tested pretty good....

 

[s2k]

I switched from reef crystals to dd h20 after reading about rc's new formula. The alk is way too high for me.

 

[SaraB]

I'm surprised by some of the high CA levels on some of those salts too! I know that every bucket can differ a bit, but that's a great reference ... thanks Rev & Bill for sharing!

 

[mpoletti]

Very cool David. Thanks Bill

Whats wierd is that either my last 4 test kits have been off, or I'm just lucky; especially since I'm a zeohead now

 

[SaraB]

I got some of the new B-ionic coming can't wait to try that out........

Is that the new ESV salt coming out?

 

[Azurel]

Is that the new ESV salt coming out?

Yea the 2 part liquid and 2 part dry.......I got a 50 gallon coming and IF I like it I plan to pick up the 200g kit.....I figured $25 for 50g to test it out was pretty reasonable....

 

[mpoletti]

Is that the new ESV salt coming out?

From a couple firends that have been using it, they say it is very nice 1smile1

 

[SaraB]

Yea the 2 part liquid and 2 part dry.......I got a 50 gallon coming and IF I like it I plan to pick up the 200g kit.....I figured $25 for 50g to test it out was pretty reasonable....

Cool! Where did you find that deal?

From a couple firends that have been using it, they say it is very nice 1smile1

Interesting! I use Tropic Marin ... the standard and I see it's low in everything!

 

[XCrunnr36]

I've been using the DD h20 and having great results.

i recommend it to everyone who comes into my store and not a bad review yet!

 

[Azurel]

Hey Sara

It is at Premium Aquatics.....The 200g is $64.99

Should have it some time this week.....

 

[Blackhawk Fan]

Great Rev and thanks Bill!

 

[kirkleigh84]

Good posting. Im switching to tmpr and those parameters is what Im looking for.

 

[johnanddawn]

i've always mixed the red sea pro with reef crystals - according to those numbers a pretty good mix
but a couple months ago i ran out of red sea pro and have been going straight reef crystals - explains the alk spike i had last month and the reason my 2 part dosing has been cut to next to nothing and kalkwasser has been enough to maintain my numbers with weekend water changes
i think being a little high across the board is ok for larger systems but people with smaller systems may need to be careful with some of these numbers

 

[stedfast82]

brightwell Im getting cal 480/mag 1400/and alk at 8.6 I've not added too part cal or mag for 3 week's add some alk to new salt and done!! 9.6 alk 30 ml on 20 gal water change per week cal is high around 500 don't know why. but all is good !! thank's for the info.

 

[JNye]

original post date in the OP would be a good idea...these formulas seems to change with no notice.:sad:

 

[revhtree]

Date added...

 

[ctxmonitor]

Good baseline, but does this really have any meaning? every batch is different, and every mix is different... =(

 

[stedfast82]

+1 ctxmonitor every bucket is different. i even take an empty bucket and dump salt from one to the other to mix it up .