Well that would depend on your knowledge of chemistry. For example to add iron to the water one brand may use one iron salt while another may use a different one and it may interact with the potassium salt of the other brand. You won’t find the exact salts they use and while some are likely the same not all will be. Thus some salt mixes have a sulfur smell when mixed while others do not. That smell is a difference in the salts used to make the mix
Good to know it didn’t. The advice not to mix them comes directly from the manufacturers. Good luck!
You still mix them?Non Scientific Experiment:
Does Mixing Red Sea Salt with Tropic Marin Pro at a 1:1 ratio by weight cause precipitation, or problems mixing
Doing a 5 gallon water change on my 10 gallon AIO Coral Quarantine. Currently using Red Sea Blue Bucket in this tank.
Procedure and Observations:
5 gallons of RODI water added to Home Depot bucket.
09:15 added 1 1/2 cup Red Rea Blue Bucket (RSBB) salt to scale. Weight=409 grams
0918 added 409 grams of Tropic Marin Pro (TMP) to bucket. (Doing this. I noticed TMP grain more consistent and less than 1 1/2 cups = 409 grams)
0920 added powerhead to the bucket to begin mixing.
0930 most of the salt has dissolved at this point. (I do notice some white “floaters” in the water and on surface, but not many)
**I think I remember these floaters when I use RSBB alone too. But I don’t pay this close attention.
0933 changed powerhead to agitate surface
0945 turned powerhead off. Noticed air bubbles on side of bucket. Moved powerhead back to bottom. Most floaters gone, but a couple on surface.
0955 checked salinity 41 ppt, temp 78.3
1000-1010 added RODI to make 35 ppt. No noticeable precipitation.
Conclusion: No identified extra precipitate or reaction from mixing RSBB with TMP at a 1 to 1 ratio. I will use this in my water change today.
Do you still mix them?Non Scientific Experiment:
Does Mixing Red Sea Salt with Tropic Marin Pro at a 1:1 ratio by weight cause precipitation, or problems mixing
Doing a 5 gallon water change on my 10 gallon AIO Coral Quarantine. Currently using Red Sea Blue Bucket in this tank.
Procedure and Observations:
5 gallons of RODI water added to Home Depot bucket.
09:15 added 1 1/2 cup Red Rea Blue Bucket (RSBB) salt to scale. Weight=409 grams
0918 added 409 grams of Tropic Marin Pro (TMP) to bucket. (Doing this. I noticed TMP grain more consistent and less than 1 1/2 cups = 409 grams)
0920 added powerhead to the bucket to begin mixing.
0930 most of the salt has dissolved at this point. (I do notice some white “floaters” in the water and on surface, but not many)
**I think I remember these floaters when I use RSBB alone too. But I don’t pay this close attention.
0933 changed powerhead to agitate surface
0945 turned powerhead off. Noticed air bubbles on side of bucket. Moved powerhead back to bottom. Most floaters gone, but a couple on surface.
0955 checked salinity 41 ppt, temp 78.3
1000-1010 added RODI to make 35 ppt. No noticeable precipitation.
Conclusion: No identified extra precipitate or reaction from mixing RSBB with TMP at a 1 to 1 ratio. I will use this in my water change today.
Have you try the red sea pro? It should give better growth with his 12dkhI have been using red sea for 10 months. I am happy with the results. May be I should said, the corals are happy with the salt mix
