So I’ve never checked to be fair but it seems ESV is not available here in the UK. The mixing of the components seems like a chore but only because I’ve never done it before. Intriguing.
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i have a few friends that use this salt also...there are folks out there that claim Live Aaquaria is actually Fritz salt rebranded..Any truth to that?Live aquaria. Very similar to tropic marine at half the price. No residue when mixing.
I"d like to see it too.I’d be really curious to see this same poll but for SPS dominant tanks only. I wonder if the mods would care if I recreated it in the sps forum.
Exact same for me. Started off with a 40 gallon AIO and bought RODI water and saltwater from my LFS. They were using Reef Crystals, so when I bought my own RODI system and started making my own saltwater I just continued using Reef Crystals as it was cheap, readily available and what my tank was already used to.Been using reef crystals since I started because I had a nano and bought water form the LFS who used it!
Pretty sure its the same stuff, Fritz makes private brand products as well as their own label.I did not know that LA salt and Fritz RPM salt were so similar. it definitely looks like it comes from the same factory. Same bags, bucket, and box sizes offered in both brands. 14# bag, 48# bucket, and 55# box.
They do cite slightly different parameters at 35 ppt, but even the labels are similar in that they both point out how much strontium and potassium they have... so it sure looks like they are the same salt or very similar. The LA salt shows slightly higher MG and ALK possibly??
Fritz RPM (blue box)
Salinity: 35 ppt (1.0264 sg)
Calcium: 400-450 ppm
Magnesium: 1300-1400 ppm
Alkalinity: 8.0-9.0 dKH
Strontium: 9 ppm
Potassium: 400 ppm
Live Aquaria Salt
Salinity: 35 ppt (1.026 sg)
Calcium: 400-450 ppm
Magnesium: 1,350-1,450 ppm
Alkalinity: 8.0-9.5 dKH
Strontium: 9 ppm
Potassium: 400 ppm
I get the LA salt cheap from Petco whenever it goes on sale. I guess I'll have to start watching for a sale on the Fritz RPM salt and give it a try some time.
Created a poll for SPS dominant only. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sps-dominant-tanks-what-reef-salt-for-2022.884609/I"d like to see it too.
This is the most sound, logical, and economical way to purchase and maintain your salt I have ever seen posted.At least from a few years ago when you could meet and talk to people, the company that makes Fritz makes 3 or 4 other brands with just different labels. Kirkland and Members Mark salt probably coming soon...
Outside of a bad batch, the salt is not going to matter much. Bad batches do happen - this is real. This is one of the main reasons that I use IO.
If you mostly like a salt, then doctor it up. You only have to figure out your recipe once. Then, just repeat. All that you need is carbonate, calcium and mag test kits, calcium chloride, baking soda (doubtful, but maybe), mag chloride and muriatic acid I figured mine out years and years ago - 50g bag of IO in cold RO with 2 tbsp of dowflake (ca cl), mix overnight, 20 mls of muriatic acid, mix and heat, ready to go in a few days. Your tank is worth a few minutes.
This is true , not only when it come to saltAt least from a few years ago when you could meet and talk to people, the company that makes Fritz makes 3 or 4 other brands with just different labels. Kirkland and Members Mark salt probably coming soon...
Outside of a bad batch, the salt is not going to matter much. Bad batches do happen - this is real. This is one of the main reasons that I use IO.
If you mostly like a salt, then doctor it up. You only have to figure out your recipe once. Then, just repeat. All that you need is carbonate, calcium and mag test kits, calcium chloride, baking soda (doubtful, but maybe), mag chloride and muriatic acid I figured mine out years and years ago - 50g bag of IO in cold RO with 2 tbsp of dowflake (ca cl), mix overnight, 20 mls of muriatic acid, mix and heat, ready to go in a few days. Your tank is worth a few minutes.