What salt mix do you use?

[posiden]

Originally Posted by Dean1956 http:///forum/post/3167960
Making it yourself will cost about 1/3 the price of buying it already made. You can buy salt crystals at 99.8 % pure and that is about as good as IO. The IO that I buy anymore has enough junk floating around after I mix it. I know of one guy that keeps his 14,000 gallon shark tank going with mixing his own salt so it is not that difficult to do but most people dont want the hassle of mess and storing the salts. Theres a recipe on the DIY forum here.
I searched the DIY section here and after a quick glance I found one thread. I really do hope that you were not in reference to this.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/218244/make-your-own-sea-water

 

[yearofthenick]

I just use Instant Ocean. Seems to be the one with the best deal and it hasn't failed me yet.

 

[dean1956]

Originally Posted by Posiden http:///forum/post/3167982
I searched the DIY section here and after a quick glance I found one thread. I really do hope that you were not in reference to this.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/218244/make-your-own-sea-water
Before I go any further have you ever made your own salt? I see this response always, where do people think that the salt makers get there ingrediants, do you think synthetic means nothing is natural? Synthetic oil is not man made just refined different than conventional oil, but as to that post i dont know about it so I must have posted it some other place and will get the directions posted here. It will make 25 gallons or you can up it however you want. As far as trace element Kent will do just fine.

 

[suv]

Man not anybody else using Seachem - Reefsalt, but has worked well for me.

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by Dean1956
http:///forum/post/3168041
Before I go any further have you ever made your own salt? I see this response always, where do people think that the salt makers get there ingrediants, do you think synthetic means nothing is natural? Synthetic oil is not man made just refined different than conventional oil, but as to that post i dont know about it so I must have posted it some other place and will get the directions posted here. It will make 25 gallons or you can up it however you want. As far as trace element Kent will do just fine.

Did you look at the link I posted? I think you can apprieciate the concern I have based on that recipie.
No, I never have made my own salt before. I don't plan on it either. I just think it is important for people to know the full facts before they go willy nilly. There is no way IMO that anyone can make thier own salt and know exactly what is in it. We simply don't own the proper testing equipment.
I am very interested in your recipie though.
On you oil statment...........here.
Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds which are artificially made (synthesized) from compounds other than crude oil (petroleum). Synthetic oil is used as a substitute for lubricant refined from petroleum, because it generally provides superior mechanical and chemical properties than those found in traditional mineral oils.

 

[dean1956]

Like I said before people do use this recipe for their tanks, but it isnt recieved well on fish forums because of the fact it isnt talked about much. The most notible resorce comes from "Chemical Oceanography" by Frank Millero. His recipe is as follows: 2350 grams sodium chloride(NaCl), 500 grams magnesium chloride (MgCl), 400 grams magnesium sulfate (MgS04), 110 grams calcium chloride (CaCl), 66 grams potassium chloride (KCl), 20 grams sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) (NaHC03), 2 grams strontium chloride (SrCl) this will make up 25 gallons of saltwater and a salinity of 31-32 ppt or specific gravity of about 1.023-1.024 and Ph is 8.1 and if you need to raise the ph add Sodium Bicarbonite (baking soda). This need to be mixed with a good movment for at least 24 hours. All of these products are found at hardware/homeimprovement stores and baking soda of course at your local grocery store. Most of the products are watersoftener salts (none with any additives) and icemelts. Now I know very few will EVEN consider this, but you can mix up some and take it to a local lab that tests your tap water and have them compare your brand of saltwater mix to this one and see what you come up with. One thing I didnt mention is that trace elements come from Kent Marine at you LFS or of course online.

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by Dean1956
http:///forum/post/3168303
Like I said before people do use this recipe for their tanks, but it isnt recieved well on fish forums because of the fact it isnt talked about much. The most notible resorce comes from "Chemical Oceanography" by Frank Millero. His recipe is as follows: 2350 grams sodium chloride(NaCl), 500 grams magnesium chloride (MgCl), 400 grams magnesium sulfate (MgS04), 110 grams calcium chloride (CaCl), 66 grams potassium chloride (KCl), 20 grams sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) (NaHC03), 2 grams strontium chloride (SrCl) this will make up 25 gallons of saltwater and a salinity of 31-32 ppt or specific gravity of about 1.023-1.024 and Ph is 8.1 and if you need to raise the ph add Sodium Bicarbonite (baking soda). This need to be mixed with a good movment for at least 24 hours. All of these products are found at hardware/homeimprovement stores and baking soda of course at your local grocery store. Most of the products are watersoftener salts (none with any additives) and icemelts. Now I know very few will EVEN consider this, but you can mix up some and take it to a local lab that tests your tap water and have them compare your brand of saltwater mix to this one and see what you come up with. One thing I didnt mention is that trace elements come from Kent Marine at you LFS or of course online.
Thank you for posting that Dean. Your recipie is far more scientific then that other one.

 

[dean1956]

Originally Posted by Posiden
http:///forum/post/3168337
Thank you for posting that Dean. Your recipie is far more scientific then that other one.
Might you give it a try? I am since the article says it would cost a third of what pre-made salts cost. You are right about that syn. oil. I was told that it was refined to to have all equal sized molecules?( spelling) so that all would be riding on the surface and not just a few and seemed to be logical being that there would be less friction.

 

[posiden]

Originally Posted by Dean1956
http:///forum/post/3168368
Might you give it a try? I am since the article says it would cost a third of what pre-made salts cost. You are right about that syn. oil. I was told that it was refined to to have all equal sized molecules?( spelling) so that all would be riding on the surface and not just a few and seemed to be logical being that there would be less friction.
I think it might be kinda fun to make some and have it checked out. However I don't have the extra cash laying around right now for lab testing to be done. I wont be placing it in my tank either, due to the fact that I don't know what is in it for sure.