salt mix

Hi All, I have finally decided to get a RO-DI system set up and stop relying on my LFS for water. I have a few questions though. My Stocking is for my 130L Tanks: 2 Clownfish 1 Peppermint shrimp Various Snails 10 Or So Various Hermits 5 or so Corals: 1 Hammer with 5-6 Heads 2 Leathers...

Hi I’m new to mixing my own salt water. I use redsea coral pro. I do a 10L water change every week. I follow the recommended 38.2g per litre of RO water, so for my 10L water change I would require 382g. I test salinity around 1.5 hours after adding the salt to find I have a specific gravity of...

Starting my first big tank, can’t carry home this much premixed from the store ha. I’m finding Instant Ocean 160g for $37.99 on Amazon seems like a good deal. Any problems with this ? Is there another way to save money on salt mix that I don’t know about bc of lack of experience ? it says...

I switched over to red sea coral pro after the tropic Marin dust up and lack of supply. Over the last few months I’ve noticed some residue when mixing. However this past last batch was horrendous. It is brown, caked on residue in my buckets and clogging my power head for mixing. So my two...

I have this unopened box. Need gone to make room in garage. I got this with my Cade purchase a little over a month ago. Pick up only, $25. I’m in Rancho Santa Margarita —- off the 241 toll road.

Im getting ready to convert my system to an AWC-only setup, eliminating dosing altogether and allowing the salt mix to replenish cal/alk/mag/etc. Its a mostly LPS system with lower demands and I want to automate and simplify its maintenance as much as possible. Its a 68g system that I will prob...

I recently got a new box of RPM Reef Pro Mix, which I have always used. After a few water changes, I noticed my calcium and magnesium falling faster than expected, so I tested the newly mixed saltwater. I mix at 35 ppt (validated with a weekly calibrated refractometer) using a heater and a...

I tested my marine tank for phosphate using an API Reef Master Test Kit and found a concentration of 0.50 ppm. Curious as to why it was so high, I prepared a gallon of saltwater from Fritz Aquatics Reef Pro Mix and found a concentration of 0.25-0.50 ppm. I tested the RO water from which it was...

Hey all, new reefer here. My first tank is about 10 months old right now. I've had the expected ups and downs, but I have been perplexed by how poorly corals are doing. Zoas and GSP survive but don't grow. Discosoma and rhodactis wither away and die. A big frag of pulsing xenia I recently added...

Hello I need a little bit of help.. my tank is in the process of cycling and it’s actually almost done but I want to change the salt before I add my clowns. I started with dead dry rock. I am currently using the tropic Marin pro reef salt but I won’t be having corals for a while because I rather...

So I just got a new pack of Tropic Marin classic salt. Its dKH is supposed to be 9-10 dKH, but when I mix it up it comes out to be 14 dKH!!!?!. I mixed and tossed that bag around when I first got it. Ive made two batches with the same results. I measured and used the correct salt portions: ½...

So I’m getting a Waterbox 90.3 in a few days because of Fedex being late per usual. Anyways, I don’t have a big enough brute to mix the RODI water and into the new tank all at once. Can I mix salt in the new tank with live sand? Or should I add the live sand after I mix the salt? Yes I can...

Out of boredom the other night I was reading reviews on salts. One salt in particular had many reviews where people were claiming that this salt gave them double the coral growth and a noticeable improvement in color. I’ve not heard of such thing from talking to people locally or experienced it...

Dear reefers, I would like to kindly ask you if you have any experiences with Microbe Lift Premium Reef salt. I have started my 30 G mixed reef tank with it few months ago and except for quite low alk (7.4) and high Mg > 1500 ppm (Salifert), Im relatively satisfied with the product. However, in...

Good evening everyone, I just tested my alkalinity with my hanna checker and the result was 11.4 DKH. I use Fritz blue box salt which mixes between 8 and 9 DKH. What could be the reason for this? Thanks :) Joey S.

I have been an aquarist of sorts for over 10 years now, but didn't dive into the salt side until just over a year ago. Like most people i started small with a bicube16 and probably didnt do enough research here before starting. Long story short, I started with Coral Pro salt mix and never once...

I have a Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt 200 gallon (unopened) and a 80 gallon (opened and used to make 20 gallons). Local pickup in Plano / DFW area. Price for both is $100. Selling it because I am leaving the country.

I started my macro tank in January and I've been using IO salt as I have dine in the past with my first tank almost a decade ago. However, the last two batches have produced brown residue and small white particulates that won't dissolve and I'm not too happy with it. I tried a couple different...

So I just picked up more salt and RO/DI water at my LFS. I checked the salinity with my refractometer and it said it was 1.030, they told me it was 1.025. They used a very expensive salinity checker so I’m assuming there’s is more accurate then mine, so the problem is the salinity of my tank...

Hi people, I'm new to saltwater aquariums but have kept tropical fish for about 10 years and finally took the leap This might be a stupid question but when mixing salt is it common for the salt to contain shards of crystallised salt? I have bought Tropic Marin REEF-Salt and just about to...

I have recently successfully implemented an auto water change system into my 120 gallon mixed reef, and I absolutely love it. I'd now like to pick your brains regarding the salt I am using and the one I may start using. Currently I mix up around 55 gallons of Red Sea salt, every month or so...

Had a bump in PO4 for the past two weeks, been monitoring but not coming down. I auto-water change 10% / 25 gallons a week split over the seven days and have approx. 30 gallons mixed each Sunday for the coming week using RODI and Tropic Marin Pro salt - Have been doing this for a couple of years...

I’ve been using the CrystalSea MarineMix bioassay salt for over a year and it has been great. I just got a new box yesterday, and the water mixes cloudy. I let it mix and aerate for over 24 hours to see if it would clear up, and it did not. There’s also a white film in my mixing container...

I miss the original Seachem reef salt. My 180 didn't care for the low alk in their new version and had to adjust before doing water changes. 9ppm was a great number @ 1.026. I dislike the brown from reef crystals. I like to keep my parameters: Sg 1.026 Alk 8.5 - 9 Ca 440 Mg 1400 Finally...

Anyone have experience with Fauna Marin Pro sea salt? I'm looking to switch from RSCP to a lower Alk mix. Debating between Fauna marin, Aquaforest probiotic, and RS blue bucket Thanks!