A General Guide to Salt Mixes

All of the demand is met by limewater in my system. My tank is not heavy on SPS by any means, however. Lots of coralline and LPS make up most of the demand.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14760416#post14760416 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by luther1200
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The RC leaves brown residue all over thye mixing container and PH, do all salt mixes do this??

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I use 2-3 buckets of Coralife monthly and it too leaves a brown residue and sometimes hard encrusting deposits inside my 55 gallon reservoir. I scrub/rinse it every 6 months or so.

What is it? Iron? Manganese?
 
Thanks.
Mine is more of a soft brown dusting/film on the sides with a little crusting in some areas. I wish now that I had taken a photo of the barrel prior to cleaning it last week. After wiping down the insides, the last 8" of water looked extremely 'muddy'.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14770030#post14770030 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Randy Holmes-Farley

RC also includes vitamins, and those may induce some bacterial growth which many have reported for RC when stored in barrels.



Is that something you have to watch out for? I mean could it lead to problems some how?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14656782#post14656782 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mray
I just tested a new bucket I received from DFS with the "Now with more calcium" label. At 1.026 SG, calcium was at 470, magnesium at 1350, and alkalinity at 12. I am really liking these numbers.

Can anyone else confirm these numbers?
 
I've been seeing similar reports from other new users. I have yet to test the new salt, but your numbers look about right according to other reports. :)
 
Got my second bucket of H20cean and here is the Param's

1.026 SG
460 Ca
8.1 Alk Not happy at all with this number for the price
1350 Mg

Tested Alk. so many times yesterday. Feeling like I did some thing wrong I mixed the left over salt from the first bucket just to check.

1.026 sg
450 Ca
10.3 Alk
1350 Mg

So my Salifert Alk kit came with a 7.4 dKh sample solution. Used that and got 7.4 dKh on the button.

I emailed D+D and posted on their forum. I haven't gotten a response yet but it's early.
Should I contact Aquacave and tell them?
or
Should I not stress it and Dose it?
 
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I just purchased my first bucket of D-D H2Ocean and had similar results on alkalinity. Mine measured at 8 dKH as well. For the price, I agree, this was a disapointment. I've tested it with Salifert, Elos and LaMotte so I know it's at 8. You're not alone on this one. The bar code on my bucket is 5 060078 020046.
 
I read some where the batch number is on the Mixing instructions in the bucket but I'm not sure. I think I saw it on D+D's FAQ's


Mine was 1504080035 printed on the instructions


jmsalt1- where did you get yours?

Have you contacted anyone about it?
 
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Batch Number

Batch Number

I have the mixing instruction sheet, however, I don't see a batch number on it anywhere or on the bucket either. I pulled the bag out to see if there was anything inside but found nothing there either. Frustrating. I have not sent it in to anyone yet but I will probably do the same as you and try to contact them through the D-D forum and will try going through www.theaquariumsolutioncom. I hope the batch number is somewhere so I can pass it along to them.

My bucket came from Marine Depot.
 
Broke open a new IO (Reef Crystals) bucket this weekend. Does this sound right?

Ca 460
Mag 1300
Alk 12

No complaints, this is a recent batch from DFS.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14816525#post14816525 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jmsalt1
I just purchased my first bucket of D-D H2Ocean and had similar results on alkalinity. Mine measured at 8 dKH as well. For the price, I agree, this was a disapointment. I've tested it with Salifert, Elos and LaMotte so I know it's at 8. You're not alone on this one. The bar code on my bucket is 5 060078 020046.

I think you are mixing too lean. All of my numbers are based on 1.0264

The D-D H2Ocean should be around 10 dkh or so.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14818040#post14818040 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigJay
Broke open a new IO (Reef Crystals) bucket this weekend. Does this sound right?

Ca 460
Mag 1300
Alk 12

No complaints, this is a recent batch from DFS.

Mag looks a bit low, but that could be test noise. Everything else looks about right. :)

Your mag is probably a little higher than that. :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14818435#post14818435 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Billybeau1
I think you are mixing too lean.
Didn't post it here but I'm at 1.025 @ 78 degrees Fahrenheit, best I can tell using a recently calibrated Refractometer.

QUOTE]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14818435#post14818435 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Billybeau1
All of my numbers are based on 1.0264 [/QUOTE]

You must have an excellent piece of equipment to be measuring that accurate.
;)
 
Billybeau1- I got the same low Alk number with my new bucket.

Two 5 gal. buckets side by side. One new bucket one old.
Both 1.026 at 80 degrees

Old bucket 10.3 dKh
New bucket 8.1 dKh

Salifert comes with a test vial of 7.4 dKh
and my test was dead on at 7.4 dKh

I know it's not the end of the world but for the price we pay it should be right. Just letting people know my experience. I'm not real happy about it.
 
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