my salt sucks i need a new one.. what one has awesome chemistry

[mikegray]

my reef crystals i have 3 buckets 50lbs each.. 1 brand new unopened 2 opened to test water. my magnesium is like 400 and my calcium is 180 on both buckets and my tank is a reef so i need a new one.
i want my tank to be calcium 440-450 and magnesium 1350 with ALK 3.5 meg/L what kinda salt brand should i get.. im going to just through this salt away....

 

[murph145]

i use via aqua ocean pure pro its a lil cheaper but good quality ive tested it at 80 degrees and 1.025sg or 35
anyways i got a calcium reading of 460 a magnesium of 1470 an alk of 9dkh and a ph of 8.2
it has no phosphates or any other bad things in it
i used RO/DI water from my house when mixing it
i run it on my 100g reef seems to work good

 

[pclown]

I like Instant Ocean, mixes real easy. It may not be the best but it is not the worst, and it mixes nicely.

 

[thomas712]

Originally Posted by MikeGray
my reef crystals i have 3 buckets 50lbs each.. 1 brand new unopened 2 opened to test water. my magnesium is like 400 and my calcium is 180 on both buckets ....
What did the alkalinity come out as?
Double check those scores with LFS?
Old test kit?
What test kit are you using?
What a waste of money, another quality control issue from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals ~ makers of Instant ocean and Reef Crystals. Call the number on the bucket, contact Bob Studt or something like that..Tell them they have yet another quality control issue. They may repalce the salt like they did for me.
Thomas

 

[reefreak29]

tropic marine

 

[mikegray]

im using salifert test kits. i tried calling aquarium systems headquarters seem to be closed.... or did u call marineland labs? let me know and ill call. im going to try to mix my salt in cold rodi water and sprinkle slowly see if it dissolves faster and get higher levels.... but yea very very very crappy chemistry here once i mix this ill take current tests of alk/ca/mg when i mix this....

 

[thomas712]

According to one of my old posts it was in Ohio that I called.
09-29-2003, 07:18 PM
Thomas712
Instant Ocean - still a dead end

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For those who have been patiently waiting for me to tell you what IO has to say about the salt sample that I sent in.........So am I. Still no word.
Your item was delivered at 2:32 pm on September 24, 2003 in MENTOR, OH 44060. The item was signed for by B BOB STUDT AQUARUM SYSTEMS.

 

[buzzword]

And just to help reefreak out it is Tropic Marin, and yes it is the best salt going IMHO. I like Kent as well. Have tried many others and the quality is not there. Just tried Seachem reef salt with wifes tank, that stuff doesn't mix well at all leaves flakes of unabsorbed salt in the tub. Although parameters were good.

 

[divetroop]

Ocean pure from Via Aqua is pretty good. Never have had any problems with it and it's cheap.

 

[mr.125]

Originally Posted by divetroop
Ocean pure from Via Aqua is pretty good. Never have had any problems with it and it's cheap.

Ocaenpure~!!

 

[mikegray]

i just did it all today and it tested calcium 200 so im getting all 50lb salt reef crystals is giving me SUCH SH!TTY readings its total bull...... waste of money and i have a bunch here and i called and they said im going to have to add additive to get calcium and mag up... i need to add 200ppm Calicum and 1000ppm Magnesium.. whata joke huh
what salt is garenteed mg=1200-1350/CA=400-470/alk 3.0-4.5Meg/L
ill buy it tomarrow or order it... im tossing this crap away..

 

[turningtim]

I used Tropic Marin and now have changed to the TM Pro-reef. Testing at about 450 CA and 9dkh. Just about to order a 300 gal bag.
Love It
HTH
Tim

 

[cain420]

Originally Posted by MikeGray
my reef crystals i have 3 buckets 50lbs each.. 1 brand new unopened 2 opened to test water. my magnesium is like 400 and my calcium is 180 on both buckets and my tank is a reef so i need a new one.
i want my tank to be calcium 440-450 and magnesium 1350 with ALK 3.5 meg/L what kinda salt brand should i get.. im going to just through this salt away....
is that reef crystals by IO??
its supposed to be fortified with calcium, trace elements, vitamins, and metal detoxifier...
i got a bag of reef crystals by IO cuz i heard its supposed to be pretty good.. just mixed some up, so ill give u some readings tomorrow..

 

[mikegray]

well all 3 buckets give me calcium 200 and magnesium like 300... let me kno what urs does.. im going to try 1 more time tonight. garbage can is filling up now..
but u and others. hear me out on my situation. since i been using this my levels are god awful low in my aquarium. i want calcium 440-450 range and magnesium 1200-1350 range and alk 3.5-4.0 meg/L with this said. any1 use a a salt brand that is giving u awesome results before u put it in the tank i mean not adding anything. let me know cause i need to purchase a bucket and do like 3 20g water changes to get my tank up there.
replys asap give me salt brand and give me ur alk/CA/Mg readings before u put in tank and without additives..... if u been using it alot whats the average.. i aleast want calcium 400's
thanks alot guys...
i got 2 full buckets of reef crystals if some1 wants to buy for fish tank.. just not for reef hehe.

 

[buzzword]

I'll say it one more time Tropic Marin. You get what you pay for i.e. good and bad. I have tested 7 salts and nothing I have tryed compares to Tropic Marin. Could be willing to try this Ocean Pure from Via Aqua if someone could give some tests. Although I have never seen it for sale. Are you guys getting it online? Murph I love your reef and you always give sound advice, I respect your opinion. Should I try this Ocean Pure?

 

[mikegray]

buzz out of the box what is ur calcium/alk/Mg before adding to tank or adding any additive

 

[viper_930]

I think you should double check the scores with your LFS like Thomas suggested.
-- has been known to be very consistent from batch to batch. The calcium in -- salt should be around 450-470, mag at about 1400, and alk at 12-13 dkh.

 

[mikegray]

they dont test for calcium... but i took my test to them and tested THERE water and my salifert gave me a good result with there tanks so its not my test kit....... its the dam salt... and its every bucket... lol

 

[buzzword]

here is the tests on my last batch of Tropic Marin
Temp-79
S.G.- 1.025
Sal-34
pH-8.15 pinpoint monitor
dKH-9.9
Alk-3.54
Calcium-420
Mag-1290

 

[mikegray]

whats SAL? isnt that suppose to be 0??
tropic marin isnt sold around here im in bay area california.. ill see if a LFS can order it ill try it i guess i already lost hella money ill buy a 200g bucket and see if i get awesome readings..