Tropic Marine Pro!

Redstag · Dec 5, 2010

I have problems with Tropic Marine Pro I switched from Red Sea Pro to Tropic Marine Pro and lost more than 10 colonies SPS (Oregon Tort, 20K, 30K deep water, Aussis Purple Monster) some have been with me for years. The first bucket I got it from Tom (Socal Tropical Fish last month) that I had low alk and Calcium and cross reference salifert test kit and mixed to 1.0026 and used the whole bucket mine was 6.2 dkh. The next bucket I just got from Marine Depot I just did water change this weekend and found the same problem (Alk is 6.3 dKH and Calcium is 400). Does anybody got into this problem? I knew some of Socal Reefers in Reef Central got into the same my problem. I will feed back to Marine Depot tomorrow and Tom to see what's happen.

AquaWorldPSC · Dec 5, 2010

Tropic Marin Pro Reef is supposed to be low in alk. It is supposed to be used with Ca Reactors which will make the alk higher. The regular Tropic Marin is higher in alk. Not too many people understand this unfortunately. Here's a link to back up what I said. Tropic Marin Goodluck!

AquaWorldPSC · Dec 5, 2010

Oops I guess it didn't direct link, goto Products > Saltwater > Tropic Marin Pro> Chart

Redstag · Dec 5, 2010

The Tropic Marine Pro suppose to have alk in 8.5 dKH and Calcium is 450 but I got only 6.2 dKH and Calcium is 400. You might mention to Tropic Marine Regular. Yes, the regular is low on Alk that why is cheaper than the Pro.

AquaWorldPSC · Dec 5, 2010

"This new sea salt, Tropic Marin PRO-REEF is adjusted to the specific requirements of modern reef tanks: optimized calcium and magnesium concentrations promote coral growth and ease the care of even very sensitive hard corals. With Tropic Marin PRO-REEF, the buffering system and pH-level have been especially adapted to stabilize the natural water conditions and to accommodate the use of calcium supplements or calcium reactors."- From their site

If you look at the chart that they have the second point says "â€¦ the alkalinity (KH) tends to drop below 6 dKH." +++ Seasalt, ++ Pro Reef" and the last point "â€¦ the alkalinity tends to increase to more than 9 dKH. Seasalt ++, +++ ProReef.

Correct me if I am wrong but according to their site if your KH tends to be low use Tropic Marin SeaSalt, and if your KH is higher use Tropic Marin Pro Reef. Correct?

AquaWorldPSC · Dec 5, 2010

I have always used a CA Reactor with Pro Reef. With that I maintain Alk of 9-10 and Ca of 425-450

agent462 · Dec 5, 2010

Yep Pro has lower Alk. It's a good habit to always test your mix and dose it to your desired parameters before water change.

Redstag · Dec 5, 2010

The calcium reactor that only maintenance your Alk & Calcium level when it stay at the point you want. If you change the water with the low alk it will stress your corals.

Redstag · Dec 5, 2010

Since when they change to low alk with the Tropic Marine Pro...I was using tropic marine pro last year after I switched to Red Sea Pro. The tropic Marine Pro was having with the alk 8.5 and the calcium is around 450.

agent462 said:
Yep Pro has lower Alk. It's a good habit to always test your mix and dose it to your desired parameters before water change.

AquaWorldPSC · Dec 5, 2010

Actually I tested my water before our water change on our store display tank and that was around 6pm it was at 9.5 and I just checked it now 6 hours later and it is at 9.5. Used Sailfert test kit. The reactor just turned on 2 hours ago and was off since the water change. I run my reactor on a timer of 4 hour intervals.

Redstag · Dec 6, 2010

I want to mention here is their quality from their advertisement and we paid too much then end up we got like...******. I can get the cheap salt and add more CA,MAG AND ALK. I paid a lot money for this salt that I trust their advertisement but their parameter is not as their advertisement. Their quality is suck. Look at the parameter below.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/reef-chemistry-forum/39512-synthetic-salt-mix-list-cal-alk.html

agent462 said:
Yep Pro has lower Alk. It's a good habit to always test your mix and dose it to your desired parameters before water change.

Redstag · Dec 6, 2010

I tested the magnesium this morning on the new batch/new formular I bought last week I didn't believe it. It's 1200 ppm

Redstag · Dec 6, 2010

I were told that the new formula help prevent the salt sticking together like a rock. the old batch is sticking like a rock...It seems both batches/formular are low parameter.

subielover · Dec 6, 2010

Mine always test a lower alk, and that is exactly why I use it.

agent462 · Dec 6, 2010

I've never measured over 7.5 on my pro alk. Keep in mind you should also be mixing your buckets of salt. Elements settle over time and from being shipped overseas.

nivram · Dec 6, 2010

At Macna, the Tropic Marine rep told me the Pro salt has a low alk. I'm pretty sure he told me it was around 7. As I told him I like to keep mine at 8/9, and he told me too save my money and buy the regular salt.

ImageX · Dec 6, 2010

that a really low alk count to start with... wonder why they even made a product with that low of a alk count.. you should try coralife salt it's probably got some of the highest numbers out there... personally i would rather have a salt with higher params then a alk of 7 or 8 at that.. to risky especially with running sps and chalices..

oh also another thing with salt did you shake the bag or bucket before you opened it??? alot of times salt when sitting at a warehouse alot of the alk and calcium and mag supplements goto the bottom and stirring your salt needs to be done...