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10-06-2015, 06:54 AM
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Salt, salt, salt.
I'd like to ask you all in helping me put together an informational thread of different salt brands, mainly their freshly mixed parameters. I've only used IO myself, so I'm hoping those of you who have used other brands could chime in.
Please be aware that I'm only looking for values in which you have personally tested, upon mixing your new salt water. Please do not provide numbers given off of manufactures web sites or the packaging on the salt. Salts I am looking for include: Instant Ocean Reef Crystals LOGGED IN POST #4 Seachem Reef Salt Seachem Marine Salt DD H2Ocean LOGGED IN POST #2 ZEOvit Reefers Best Red Sea Salt Red Sea Coral Pro Aquaforest probiotic LOGGED IN POST #5 Aquaforest Reef Salt LOGGED IN POST #7 Aquaforest Sea Salt Brightwell Aquatics NeoMarine -or any others I may have missed- Please reply in this thread the following values: (this is also an example of IO) INSTANT OCEAN Temp : 78 F Salinity: 1.024 - 1.026 Alk: 9.8 - 11 Salifert Cal: 380 - 430 Salifert Mg: 1155 - 1355 Salifert Once I can gather enough information, this thread will be edited into an informative listing of salts and their reported mixed values, simply to be used as a guide. Obviously this is not an exact science. Also, no discussions in this thread please. Thanks everybody in advance! Last edited by WarDog; 10-04-2016 at 05:11 AM. 
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10-06-2015, 01:41 PM
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H2OCEAN (many buckets tested)
Temp : 78 F Salinity: 1.026 Cal: 415-425 ppm (Elos) Alk: 9.3-9.8 dKH (Hanna & Salifert - both read very close) Mg: 1200-1250 ppm (Salifert)
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10-02-2016, 05:08 PM
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Coralife Marine Salt
Temp 77F Salinity 1.022 Calibrated vertex refractometer Cal 450 Red Sea Pro Alk 8.1 Dkh Red Sea Pro Mag 1220 Red Sea Pro This should translate to 1.026 Cal 526 Alk 9.5 dKH Mag 1427
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10-02-2016, 05:36 PM
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INSTANT OCEAN REEF CRYSTALS
Temp : 78 F Salinity: 35ppm Vertex ref Alk: 11 dkh Red Sea Pro Cal: 475 ppm Red Sea Pro Mg: 1440 ppm Red Sea Pro K: 390 ppm Salifert Last edited by WarDog; 10-04-2016 at 05:02 AM.
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10-02-2016, 07:48 PM
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These at 35 ppt, 1.026 calibrated refractometer. Ca measured with Salifert, alk with Hanna and Salifert, and Mg Red Sea Pro and Salifert.
Aquaforest Probiotic Ca 400-415 ppm Alk 7.2-8.0 dKH Mg 1300-1350 ppm Omega Sea Premium Reef Salt Ca 430-400 ppm Alk 8.5-9.5 dKH Mg 1400-1450 ppm Last edited by WarDog; 10-04-2016 at 05:03 AM.
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10-03-2016, 05:53 PM
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Great thread!!!
my contributions has been mentioned in the io and io rc post....I concur on both findings.
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10-04-2016, 05:09 AM
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Aquaforest Reef Salt
Temp : 77 F Salinity : 1.026 Alk : 7.7 Salifert Cal : 405 Salifert Mag: 1250 Salifert
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10-04-2016, 03:49 PM
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Quote:
Salinity: 35 ppm Cal: 465 ppm Alk: 11.2 dKH Mg: 1395 ppm All with Salifert
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