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i am mixing my last 2 brutes to mix them and fill the tank. And i ran out of nyos pure salt midway. Is there any harm of using red 2 brands of salt in 1 brute? Would that cause any issues. Its a new tank. And its the initial fill
 

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No. Some people mix instant ocean regular and reef crystals with their water changes. First fill so just check parameters afterwards to know where you are...good practice anyways
 

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No harm, but do not mix dry salt of different brand together, just mix them separately and then fill the DT.
 

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I don’t think there’s any issue at all with mixing 2 different brands of salt in the same brute. You can check the alkalinity prior to using it.
 
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No harm, but do not mix dry salt of different brand together, just mix them separately and then fill the DT.
What do u mean seperately? My brute right now is at 1.018 from the nyos so i added couple of cups of the red sea. I hope its alright
 

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What do u mean seperately? My brute right now is at 1.018 from the nyos so i added couple of cups of the red sea. I hope its alright
It should be fine to mix together.
 

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I’m currently switching to Red Sea marine from rpm, and I’m adding them to the same batch of water. I’m even throwing in a little tropic Marin pro that I had left over from a few years ago. There’s no point in throwing away the old salt, too expensive for the stuff today.

I’ll report back on how the water change goes in a week or so.
 

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