burtbollinger Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 http://reefsaltanalysis.googlepages.com/AW...alysis_0208.pdf Link to comment
jeremai Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Who was it - kmitch? weetie? Someone started a thread about this once, I know it... Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 cool, i figured as much say, am I crazy, or from this study, does Coralife seem like a good salt? Link to comment
bdare Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 This study has been discussed in detail over at Reef Central by chemist Randy Holmes Farley and others. Many believe the results of this study are inaccurate. Also, the common consensus is that AWT results are generally inaccurate and biased. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Who was it - kmitch? weetie? Someone started a thread about this once, I know it... Masterbuilder may have been the one that started it, but I contributed to the discussion, mostly cause that was when I was having so many salt problems. I'm happy with my D-D H2O Pro salt now. Link to comment
Nick's Reef Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I'm happy with my D-D H2O Pro salt now. +1 Just ordered my second bucket! Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Forget the surveys. Just buy a quality salt like D-D H20, Tunze, Tropic Marin (regular) and be happy. Even if you have to order it online....in the long run you will be happier. I know these are more expensive than some of the other LFS brands, but if you do the math your talking about 4 or 5 bucks a month difference in our little nanos. Its more than worth it IMO. I you had a 100G+ tank then the price is quite significant....thats one reason the cheap ones like IO or Reef Crystals are so popular....MOST reef tanks are large. Mark Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted December 17, 2008 Author Share Posted December 17, 2008 I just found a LFS that has tropic marin buckets...driving out there next week to pick some up... Link to comment
davidr2340 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 +1 Just ordered my second bucket! I just received my second bucket too! Link to comment
Boomboy Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I just found a LFS that has tropic marin buckets...driving out there next week to pick some up... this is the salt i use, IMO its worth the money and water clarity is improved. use to use kent Link to comment
vangvace Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 This study has been discussed in detail over at Reef Central by chemist Randy Holmes Farley and others. Many believe the results of this study are inaccurate. Also, the common consensus is that AWT results are generally inaccurate and biased. and yet it's the "latest thing" in some clubs Link to comment
bdare Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 and yet it's the "latest thing" in some clubs Poor bastards. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 alas... one of the evils of the internet... everything you read on it is true. Link to comment
vangvace Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Poor bastards. some are planning on getting their water tested monthly Link to comment
filefish949 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 AWT is pretty accurate. sure if you are RHF using a lamont kit, you may quibble, but for those of us using a salifert... the AWT kicks our ars I just bought a bucket of tunze salt, I have high hopes for it... anyone used it? Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I just bought a bucket of tunze salt, I have high hopes for it... anyone used it? I have for the last 6 months or so. Quite happy, no problems. Calcium 420 API Alkalinity 9-9.5 dkh API Magnesium 1260 Salifert PH 8.2-8.3 Probe Be sure and mix your bag/bucket well before mixing, that goes for any salt really. Link to comment
burtbollinger Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 how do you mix your bag? I got a bucket of tropic marin yesterday....its in a bag inside a bucket. what is your procedure....thanks! Also, you recommended Tropic Marin (regular)...is there a problem with the pro reef version? thats what I picked up. Link to comment
bdare Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 how do you mix your bag? I got a bucket of tropic marin yesterday....its in a bag inside a bucket. what is your procedure....thanks! Also, you recommended Tropic Marin (regular)...is there a problem with the pro reef version? thats what I picked up. Nothing wrong with the pro. Just different water params: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1287118 Link to comment
dovla Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Following are notes that I saved - someone else posted here TM Pro is designed to be used with a calcium reactor or kalkwasser drip TM Pro is lower in ALK to offset the use of reactors and/or kalkwasser drips that increase ALK over time. Tropic Marin: ”Our PRO-REEF sea salt contains calcium and alkalinity for synthetic sea water with ca. 450 ppm calcium and 7° dKH. If you do not add any calcium or alkalinity additives especially the alkalinity might sink a bit. This is usually not detrimental as long as the alkalinity does not reach values below 5°dKH which usually should not be the case if regular weekly water changes are done.” Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Burt, PM'ed you. But the answer to your question is already here. If you want your ALK higher just adjust with any two-part you are using or if plain old baking soda works great too. I know you prob have this link, just in case- http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html Link to comment
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