How do you mix a salt bucket/ Red Sea coral pro low alkalinity

[Mcdonalds]

Hey, so my alkalinity in my Red Sea salt has been mixing at really low levels, I forget what my last bucket of it mixed to (because I trusted it) but this new bucket is mixing at like 6-7dkh which is way too low. I don’t heat during mixing and I don’t over mix either.

SO maybe I didn’t mix the salt the bucket well enough, or I could be testing wrong? (I highly doubt it). I use the DKH Hanna checker and have double checked. I even used the my batch website from Red Sea and the elements are in check. So how should I mix the salt in the bucket or fix this issue?

-Thanks

 

[blaxsun]

Seems unusually low for Coral Pro (should be like 10-11 dKH). What's the tank alkalinity?

 

[Mcdonalds]

Seems unusually low for Coral Pro (should be like 10-11 dKH). What's the tank alkalinity?

It’s like 5.5 as of yesterday, it’s been low for a little while. I only have softies and they seem okay, Zoa skirts could possibly look a tad off but everything looks fine.

 

[blaxsun]

It’s like 5.5 as of yesterday, it’s been low for a little while. I only have softies and they seem okay, Zoa skirts could possibly look a tad off but everything looks fine.

Something seems really off. Do you have an alternate test kit?

 

[PeterC99]

Take your saltwater to LFS and get tested. Your numbers seem off.

 

[gibec]

wow i was actually wondering the same thing, but my problem is the other way around. Ive been getting waaaay to much alkalinity. my tank at 13.4 when i did a water change..

im wondering what salinity should be at for the new batch of water that i mix.. anyone know?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Agree with Blaxsun that something seems off. I use coral pro salt, my alk goes from 8.5 to 9.5 every time I do a 15% water change.

I heat the water and mix with a powerhead for at least 1-2 hours (sometimes overnight) before using. I mix at 1.025 salinity.

 

[Mcdonalds]

Something seems really off. Do you have an alternate test kit?

I have a Red Sea one but I’m pretty color blind, I could try it and see though

 

[gbroadbridge]

Seems unusually low for Coral Pro (should be like 10-11 dKH). What's the tank alkalinity?

lol, my bucket of Red Sea Blue bucket is mixing up at 9.9dKh forcing me to lower it before adding to the tank.

Wanna swap

 

[Tankkeepers]

Well 5.5 is not right get your tests checked first

Mine mixes to 8.5 to 9.5 everytime for 2 years

Every 2 weeks and idk how many buckets 10 or 15

55 gallon ones so far

Tank hovers around 8.2

With ph 7.9 to 8.1

 

[Tankkeepers]

And if it is 5.5 you are gunna need to start dosing as the water replacement is no longer enoff