cal and salt question
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thangbom
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nope... IO salt is only 360 calk wise and i think 10 dkh.. you need to boost the calk lvl with some sort of additive.. ( calk portion if a 2 part calk/alk supplement additive.. i personally use RHF's 2 part and boost my water with it... i add 2.5 tsp to my 20 gal can while it's still ro/di.. then after 10 mins of mixing i add the IO salt... the alk part is already high so i dont boost that)
you can look up the DIY 2 part online.. just google "twopartsolution" and you can take it from there...
YzGyz
you can look up the DIY 2 part online.. just google "twopartsolution" and you can take it from there...
YzGyz
matt b
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Originally Posted by ThaNgBom
nope... IO salt is only 360 calk wise and i think 10 dkh.. you need to boost the calk lvl with some sort of additive.. ( calk portion if a 2 part calk/alk supplement additive.. i personally use RHF's 2 part and boost my water with it... i add 2.5 tsp to my 20 gal can while it's still ro/di.. then after 10 mins of mixing i add the IO salt... the alk part is already high so i dont boost that)
you can look up the DIY 2 part online.. just google "twopartsolution" and you can take it from there...
YzGyz
i never add anything to my water but IO salt and my cal is like 470ish
nope... IO salt is only 360 calk wise and i think 10 dkh.. you need to boost the calk lvl with some sort of additive.. ( calk portion if a 2 part calk/alk supplement additive.. i personally use RHF's 2 part and boost my water with it... i add 2.5 tsp to my 20 gal can while it's still ro/di.. then after 10 mins of mixing i add the IO salt... the alk part is already high so i dont boost that)
you can look up the DIY 2 part online.. just google "twopartsolution" and you can take it from there...
YzGyz
i never add anything to my water but IO salt and my cal is like 470ish
matt b
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Originally Posted by GeoJ
Well the cheep salt mixes will tend to top out at 380 but you may have added some minerals that raise cal. Or your test is off or you keep making mistakes. Or it is a good salt mix...
so u didnt help at all
i just made fresh batch of rodi added salt let it mix tested it and its at 470ish and im using a salifert test and im not messing it up
Well the cheep salt mixes will tend to top out at 380 but you may have added some minerals that raise cal. Or your test is off or you keep making mistakes. Or it is a good salt mix...
so u didnt help at all
thangbom
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again.. as far as i know.. IO is about 360 calk and 10 dkh... from the readings i have done and having to always boost my saltmix.. ( ill make a batch one day and test it and post it one day)
but geoj is right.. salifert did have a bad batch of test kits at one time.. i bought a salifert kit.. im using it but i dont like it.. too much work... i need to find a easier one for calk.. ( i think tropical marine is best for alk.. you just drop and count the drops till the color changes.. as easy as pie)
just got this from --.. after a little searching
posted by BILLYBEAUL1 w/help from Bertoni
Calcium Alkalinity Magnesium
Aquatic Gardens 430 8 1240
CoraLife 560 9 1380
Instant Ocean 350 12 1070
Kent 540 11 1200
Oceanic 580 8.5 1650
OceanPure 510 10 1320
Red Sea 400 8 1300
Red Sea Coral Pro 490 7 1300
Reef Crystals 420 12 1260
SeaChem Marine Salt 500 10 1400
SeaChem Reef Salt 540 10 1450
Tropic Marin 375 10 1230
Tropic Marin Pro Reef 450 8.5 1380
wow.. that came out hard to read.. but you get the point..
but geoj is right.. salifert did have a bad batch of test kits at one time.. i bought a salifert kit.. im using it but i dont like it.. too much work... i need to find a easier one for calk.. ( i think tropical marine is best for alk.. you just drop and count the drops till the color changes.. as easy as pie)
just got this from --.. after a little searching
posted by BILLYBEAUL1 w/help from Bertoni
Calcium Alkalinity Magnesium
Aquatic Gardens 430 8 1240
CoraLife 560 9 1380
Instant Ocean 350 12 1070
Kent 540 11 1200
Oceanic 580 8.5 1650
OceanPure 510 10 1320
Red Sea 400 8 1300
Red Sea Coral Pro 490 7 1300
Reef Crystals 420 12 1260
SeaChem Marine Salt 500 10 1400
SeaChem Reef Salt 540 10 1450
Tropic Marin 375 10 1230
Tropic Marin Pro Reef 450 8.5 1380
wow.. that came out hard to read.. but you get the point..
perfectdark
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I use oceanic.. never dosed a single thing consistantly tested my Calc between 400 and 450. API test kit, Salifert, and Seachem (that was my LFS). Not sure how that conclusion can be made about calcium content unless every batch was tested under a study..
thangbom
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well from what i posted before.. those where taken from the "reef chemisrty" forum on -- .. they have lots of super smart people over there including DR. Randy Holmes Farly ... so i believe those ### that i posted.. as for how your tank chemistry stayw w/in range by only water changes.. well.. oceanic has calk of 580 on the chart.. so with moderate calk/alk usage and bi weekly water changes.. you can keep in range... my tank with a few sps .. i have to add about 3/4 cup of each part of a 2 part to keep in range.. so i doing just water changes will bankrupt me.. ( hence i use IO.. it's only 350 which was close to what i orginaly posted anyhow... i boost it w/ 2.5 tsp of dowflakes and its up to par... btw.. IO only cost mt $35 for 180 gal mix.. thats why i use it.. )
YzGyz
YzGyz
perfectdark
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Originally Posted by ThaNgBom
well from what i posted before.. those where taken from the "reef chemisrty" forum on -- .. they have lots of super smart people over there including DR. Randy Holmes Farly ... so i believe those ### that i posted.. as for how your tank chemistry stayw w/in range by only water changes.. well.. oceanic has calk of 580 on the chart.. so with moderate calk/alk usage and bi weekly water changes.. you can keep in range... my tank with a few sps .. i have to add about 3/4 cup of each part of a 2 part to keep in range.. so i doing just water changes will bankrupt me.. ( hence i use IO.. it's only 350 which was close to what i orginaly posted anyhow... i boost it w/ 2.5 tsp of dowflakes and its up to par... btw.. IO only cost mt $35 for 180 gal mix.. thats why i use it.. )
YzGyz
Sorry I wasnt referring to the post with the actuals I was talking about your previous post where you stated that in general salt mixes have a 360 ppm content. I should of clarified... But I dont agree with that, as I have tested my water with 3 different kits and have nothing lower than 400 at any given time and most of the time its at 450.
well from what i posted before.. those where taken from the "reef chemisrty" forum on -- .. they have lots of super smart people over there including DR. Randy Holmes Farly ... so i believe those ### that i posted.. as for how your tank chemistry stayw w/in range by only water changes.. well.. oceanic has calk of 580 on the chart.. so with moderate calk/alk usage and bi weekly water changes.. you can keep in range... my tank with a few sps .. i have to add about 3/4 cup of each part of a 2 part to keep in range.. so i doing just water changes will bankrupt me.. ( hence i use IO.. it's only 350 which was close to what i orginaly posted anyhow... i boost it w/ 2.5 tsp of dowflakes and its up to par... btw.. IO only cost mt $35 for 180 gal mix.. thats why i use it.. )
YzGyz
Sorry I wasnt referring to the post with the actuals I was talking about your previous post where you stated that in general salt mixes have a 360 ppm content. I should of clarified... But I dont agree with that, as I have tested my water with 3 different kits and have nothing lower than 400 at any given time and most of the time its at 450.