Switching Salts

[Shakeb1000]

Yo, I am currently using Instant Ocean regular salt for my reef tank, I wa swindering fi I can switch to Coral bro when I do my next water change or does that create a problem? 

[Thrassian Atoll]

Coral pro alk is really high.  You can switch with small water changes but I would not do a massive one.

[Shakeb1000]

2 hours ago, TILTON said:

Coral pro alk is really high.  You can switch with small water changes but I would not do a massive one.

I have a 10 gallon tank. I puke you reccomend a 10% water change 

[Shakeb1000]

2 hours ago, TILTON said:

Coral pro alk is really high.  You can switch with small water changes but I would not do a massive one.

What if I switched to instant ocean reef crystals?

[Fish_Wiz]

7 minutes ago, Shakeb1000 said:

What if I switched to instant ocean reef crystals?

You're going to have the same issue as Coral Pro. Alk is also high for RC. I used to do 50/50 IO and RC to get the levels I want. 

 

Regardless what salt you switch to, you need to acclimate your tank to it and go slow don't just jump over 100 percent. 

[Thrassian Atoll]

You should be fine with 10% water changes.

[mcarroll]

It's not the brand, it's the levels.....switch brands back and forth with every water change if you want, but you have to assure levels are "close enough" every time.   (Better to stay with one salt of course...who wants to test that much!?)