Red Sea Salt Mix

[Dowtish]

Should be doing the testing here soon. What numbers you guys want to see cal, alk and mag ?

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I'm hoping they compare to what they say on the bucket. But I think most folks have gotten a little less Cal and a little more Alk than what is advertised. I also think that depending on what kind of test kits that are used we will all get a little different results. But as long as they are pretty close I'm cool with that.

 

[6272862829]

I'm hoping they compare to what they say on the bucket. But I think most folks have gotten a little less Cal and a little more Alk than what is advertised. I also think that depending on what kind of test kits that are used we will all get a little different results. But as long as they are pretty close I'm cool with that.

Yea im using redsea test kit. Ill post results in a bit

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[Dowtish]

Yea im using redsea test kit. Ill post results in a bit

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Did you test?

Typed from my phone, because I have nothing better to do.

 

[6272862829]

Did you test?

Typed from my phone, because I have nothing better to do.

Yea here we go
Calcium 420
Alk 9.0
Mag 1400
Salinity at 025

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[Dowtish]

hmmmm....higher than advertised on everything other than Calcium. I will test with my salifert and hanna checkers after xmas to compare.

 

[6272862829]

hmmmm....higher than advertised on everything other than Calcium. I will test with my salifert and hanna checkers after xmas to compare.

Yea I can double check calcium and alk with my old api kit tomorrow an see

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[OurReef]

You guys that order the Red Sea coral pro, where do you order it from and what does it end up costing. You can reply via pm if you so desire. I've been thinking about switching.

 

[markalot]

Sorry for the delay. I received my bucket of salt the very next day, but just now got around to mixing it.

Red Sea Salt:

note: I calibrated my refractometer (using 35ppt liquid) prior to testing to 35ppt, then tested mix, then checked calibration and the reading was 36ppt, so I recalibrated, remeasured, then checked calibration again and it was 34ppt. Obviously amateur equipment is not super accurate. I recalibrated to 35 and tested a final time, making adjustments as needed.

I use Red Sea Pro test kits.

SG 35
Alk 7.8
Calc 380



This is lower than spec, but spec required 35.5 ppt and I am assuming my refractometer reads a tad high because I want it too.

I mix with a big ole paint stick and it mixed fast and easy and was crystal clear in 5 minutes. Much faster then Reef Crystals.

 

[schooleyosis]

Seems pretty close to what I measured when I tested last time. Thanks for the update Markalot.

 

[6272862829]

Just got my new bucket of red sea from pet solution im gonna test it when I get back from out of town

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[Zack]

You guys that order the Red Sea coral pro, where do you order it from and what does it end up costing. You can reply via pm if you so desire. I've been thinking about switching.

I order from bulk reef, can't remember what I paid for it, I'll check tonight.

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[markalot]

So just out of curiosity I mixed up and tested a new batch of Reef Crystals.

SG 35
KH 10.1
Ca 390

Interesting that KH is so much higher but Ca tests nearly the same. I need to do Mag tests but haven't found the time yet.

 

[schooleyosis]

Just got my new bucket of red sea from pet solution im gonna test it when I get back from out of town

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Boom! Another MTRC member enjoying the great price.

 

[schooleyosis]

So just out of curiosity I mixed up and tested a new batch of Reef Crystals.

SG 35
KH 10.1
Ca 390

Interesting that KH is so much higher but Ca tests nearly the same. I need to do Mag tests but haven't found the time yet.

It is interesting in how different salts have different chemistry. I've been following a thread on thereeftank where a guy compared 3 or 4 different brands of salt. Pretty interesting stuff. For those of us that run EcoBAK it seems that RedSea regular or TropicMarin is the way to go. It seems you have to add a bit of CAL and MAG to RedSea but it is also quite a bit cheaper than TM...

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

It is interesting in how different salts have different chemistry. I've been following a thread on thereeftank where a guy compared 3 or 4 different brands of salt. Pretty interesting stuff. For those of us that run EcoBAK it seems that RedSea regular or TropicMarin is the way to go. It seems you have to add a bit of CAL and MAG to RedSea but it is also quite a bit cheaper than TM...

Instant ocean seems to be giving me perfect params, although I don't run any of those ecoBAKS

 

[jtgordon20]

I've also been using the salt, and although I don't have a cal test anymore, my alk seems to measure out at 7dKh on API kit. End of January I'll be getting new test kits (salifert) and probably another bucket.
Do you guys know about their strict mixing instructions? Something like 68 degrees and mix for 0.5-2 hours then warm to tank temp. I did that this last WC and it was clear and left no residue like it would in the past.

 

[markalot]

I think those instructions are only for the Coral pro, which has very high levels of Calcium and Magnesium. For Red Sea normal I didn't read any instructions (fairly normal for me), used freshly made RODI, which is very cold this time of year, and stirred with a paint stick. Compared to Reef Crystals this stuff was clear instantly. Note: I've never had a problem with Reef Crystals, regardless of how cloudy it mixed, and I've used it as soon as 2 hours after mixing without issue.

Oh, and my tanks are not low nutrient systems. My 40 has higher than ideal levels of Phosphate. My goal is to simply match my new salt water with what my tank generally runs at.

 

[schooleyosis]

Instant ocean seems to be giving me perfect params, although I don't run any of those ecoBAKS

I used IO for a year without any issues. It was when I wanted to start running EcoBAK that I needed a salt that mixed with a lower alkalinity than IO does...

 

[Dowtish]

I got Eric(reewik) on the pet solutions deal too. He got his bucket last week.

 

[schooleyosis]

Heck yeah! That is such a great deal. That company has to be loving middle Tennessee right about now! I just got their mailer the other day and their prices are fairly competitive. The salt is just the best deal anywhere as of right now!