Salt Mix

[mattevo]

Do you use other additives in your salt to bring up Alk or Calc when you mix new salt? Just curious. The PH usually drops a bit during water changes so I was curious if people did more prep to mixing water than just salt. Using Pro-Reef salt.

 

[jonelder68]

I picked I salt I liked the parameters of and just dose to keep it maintained at those levels. Which is also TM pro reef.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

There are very few things that any reefers add to new salt water, and pH is not something that is readily adjusted by adding anything.

 

[exnisstech]

Pick a salt that mixes with an alk level close to what I run my tanks and roll with it. IO purple is my choice and all I've used for 10 years. I don't test anything but salinity when I mix saltwater.

 

[Seansea]

No dont add anything. You can do more harm then good. I thought i would be smart and add alk to my salt to bring it up and put the wrong amount in and raised my alk by 3. Because a water change is such a large amount added all at once you really gotta be careful. Like jon said pick a salt you like and just add as directed. Nothing more is needed