Red Sea Salt Mix

gmoney243 · Dec 16, 2012

also im starting to wonder if theres somehow a difference between the bags and buckets. ive just gotten the big bags and small bags from them and some of you guys testing with bucket salt are getting lower calc than i remember in my testing. my tests was around 8dkh 420calc at 35ppt

bknapp · Dec 16, 2012

gmoney243 said:
also im starting to wonder if theres somehow a difference between the bags and buckets. ive just gotten the big bags and small bags from them and some of you guys testing with bucket salt are getting lower calc than i remember in my testing. my tests was around 8dkh 420calc at 35ppt

My test results are out of the bag....

schooleyosis · Dec 17, 2012

Hmmmmm. Makes me think that I will test every new bag or bucket that I crack open just to be on the safe side.

6272862829 · Dec 17, 2012

I never had a problem with red sea salt all the time is dead on. I just bought a bag im gonna mix it and se how it does.

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schooleyosis · Dec 17, 2012

Keep us posted on what you find please.

gmoney243 · Dec 17, 2012

Different testers can make for different results as well as different batches of test reagents.

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markalot · Dec 17, 2012

I'm not in TN, I'm in KY just south of Cincinnati OH. :) I ordered a bucket of Red Sea to try, I have Red Sea Pro test kits, so as soon as I mix a first batch, sometime next week, I'll post the results.

schooleyosis · Dec 17, 2012

Good point Gmoney. Goes back to the topic of just keeping things consistent in ones tank. Find what works for ya and go with it!

schooleyosis · Dec 17, 2012

Thanks Markalot. Keep us posted!

gmoney243 · Dec 17, 2012

markalot said:
I'm not in TN, I'm in KY just south of Cincinnati OH. :) I ordered a bucket of Red Sea to try, I have Red Sea Pro test kits, so as soon as I mix a first batch, sometime next week, I'll post the results.

cool i have family in Richmond. and used to go skiing at Perfect North Slopes at the border of ohio/kentucky

Trex-on · Dec 17, 2012

Hi I use Red Sea coral pro and have done for just over 3 years, usually mixes up around 8 dkh but i usually have to use a Kh + ph buffer once a week to keep my tank around 9dkh, it drops ruffly 1dkh per week. I noticed a few tips on my blue tip acropora tenius going white, tested my Kh and found it was up at 10 dkh, could Kh burn be responsible?

gmoney243 · Dec 17, 2012

could be yea adding a dose of alk all at once like that causes to much of a swing at once. usually burnt tips in sps are related to high alk and carbon dosing such as vodka/vinegar or biopellets. are you using any of those methods? if so you want to keeo you alk around 8

Trex-on · Dec 17, 2012

Hi, no I don't use any of those methods, would it b best not to dose Kh+ and just keep up with the weekly water change. I have been running a new Led light for about 2 months and have just reduced the power rate from 75% to 40 as I thought that was possibly the cause?

gmoney243 · Dec 17, 2012

could be the light bleaching but its best to keep alk stable. swings can cause problems from death to just no growth or color.

preferably you want to dose something like 2part with dosing pumps multiple times a day or kalkwasser in an ato to dose slow and all day long to keep stable.

Trex-on · Dec 18, 2012

gmoney243 said:
could be the light bleaching but its best to keep alk stable. swings can cause problems from death to just no growth or color.

preferably you want to dose something like 2part with dosing pumps multiple times a day or kalkwasser in an ato to dose slow and all day long to keep stable.

Thanks, I do have a home made dose'r that ruffly drips around 1 drop per second, the increase up to 10 dkh was over a period of 3 days, though will look in to a proper dosing pump. Thanks for your input, very much appreciate. :)

Trex-on · Dec 20, 2012

Hi Folks, as mentioned before I use Red Sea coral pro, and am due to purchase some more however just curious if You's have experience with the KENT reef salt, supposed to have elevated levels of calcium magnesium and strotium and other elements compared to natural sea water, liquid strontium and molybdenum is also supplied with it free from my Lfs. Do u think this would be better for a nano reef tank as I tend to find the levels slightly low in the Red Sea salt?? Was going to start a new thread but You's seem to know a lot about the Red Sea salt here!