Red Sea coral pro salt

[Chris A.]

So I read on rc that Red Sea salt was low on alk and I bought a small bucket. At 1.025 it's at 10.5 alk
Does that seam right?

 

[dz6t]

Red Sea coral pro is known for its unnaturally high Alk.


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[dz6t]

The regular Red Sea salt is lower in alk


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[Chris A.]

Couldn't find the regular one and on reef central they had a test and said it comes out to 8 which is better than my 11 but I guess next batch will get some muric acid to lower alk


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[Chris A.]

I'm aerating it right now , they say not too or it'll precipitate out and that's what I want

 

[dz6t]

Do you have a link on reefcentral about Red Sea coral pro salt? According to the manufacture, as well as my experience with them, at 1.025, it should have about 12 dkh


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[dz6t]

If it precipitated, it will drag the calcium and magnesium level down as well as other trace elemnets


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[Chris A.]

It's ok since my calcium is also high in the tank

 

[Chris A.]

This stuff is cloudier than my rc

 

[dz6t]

something is not right, Red sea coral pro mix fast and clear. Where did you get the bucket of salt?

 

[Chris A.]

It was pretty clear Bi fogged up when I put it in the tank


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[Nixperience]

I use coral pro and it mixes in about 20 minutes. Tank is never cloudy.

 

[Chris A.]

 

[Abrooks12376]

I use coral pro as well. Mix it for a week prior and never seems cloudy.

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[Chris A.]

They say to not mix it over 4 hours

 

[dz6t]

That means your tank has very high calcium level.

 

[Nixperience]

Give us Mg, Ca,Kh levels

 

[Chris A.]

In a few need to make dinner

 

[Chris A.]

But my calcium was around 500 and alk was 11 before the water change

 

[dz6t]

Calcium test kit can have 10% error. You may be well over 500 ppm. Even at 500 ppm, when you put in salt water with Alk at 12, (that is where Red Sea pro suppose to be at), you get a calcium carbonate storm.


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