brightwell salt

[Boomer]

It is a product you have not tested or used.

I do not need to test it or use to known the claim is boguds[/b]

This is not a bash Brightwell forum.

I do not care if this is a Brighwell forum or not. It has been brought up here due to a link from our chem forum.


Until someone officially test the salt to see the numbers, we have to assume the numbers are correct.

That is even funnier. That means I went to Mars unless proven otherwise.

Feel free to call the chief chemist at ENC Labs, a national certified seawater testing lab an ask him if it is even remotely possible. Be prepared to have the phone hung up on you. Or feel free to call the worlds leading seawater chemist and ask him.

Dr. Frank Millero
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.

Please add some positives to the conversation and leave off the negative.


I already did on the chem forum.

No one is saying it is not a good salt. The issue is that if it was tested at a certified seawater testing lab you CANNOT get to read NSW Sr of 7.625 ppm. They are saying it is exactly the same as the NSW sample. That is within zero 1/1,000 ppm Sr. of NSW. Same for the other ions.

More than likely that is some kind of big typo error but they should have caught it and nobody is correcting it. They do say they are using USP or ACS grade which is a big plus and will give a more consistent batch for batch blend.

However, it is not a "posting" typo, like I thought from this forum, it is right on the bucket.

It may be a great salt and lets say it ends up being the best salt. That does not mean I let one get away with nonsense and marketing hype. Salt is to big an issue for most reefers.

Brightwell dug their own hole not me. I'm just filling the mess they left behind.

As far as my spelling goes it has not merit on the subject matter at hand at all.

 

[Brad Rogers]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15433292#post15433292 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by geno7
Please add some positives to the conversation and leave off the negative.

I agree!!! And Boomer, I see you have no tank currently?? Why do you care to still post, if you have had enough of the hobby?? I have only been doing it a couple years and have a tremendous amount to learn. You can always tell when someone really loves something because they are constantly seeking more knowledge of the subject and are eager to share what they have learned. With so much experience, and probably a great deal of knowledge on this subject, why do you seem so angry? These companies do have to make a living in fact and marketing is part of the business...

 

[rkaires]

Thank you Boomer,

In this day and age of marketing hype I find it refreshing that somebody knowledgeable will call them out on their claims. If any claim made by somebody marketing a product is true than state your case and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[Jeremy B.]

I will do some testing on this salt today and report my findings. Obviously I'm going to be using hobbyist test kits only, but I think it will at least give us a general idea of how close the stated numbers are.

 

[noahm]

all of the specs are based on 1.024 SG as well, I believe, so test accordingly.

Either way, NSW specs vary from place to place, so as long as they are close to the average, they can likely claim an exact match to some tested NSW sample. For example NSW is often spec'd at 1.026 SG, but their data from several tested locales shows 1.024 ish. It really means nothing other than nothing is way out of norm. The only way to disprove the claim is if something is significantly out of the normal range.

Not a proponent of this salt, just commenting on how they can rightfully make that claim as long as their salt matches what they say since it is NSW that is actually quite variable.

 

[wampuscat]

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon with the numbers already, I am anxious to see the results........

 

[Jeremy B.]

It was mixed early this afternoon. I'm going to let it circulate until the morning before I run any numbers on it.

 

[luther1200]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15435107#post15435107 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brad Rogers
I agree!!! And Boomer, I see you have no tank currently?? Why do you care to still post, if you have had enough of the hobby?? I have only been doing it a couple years and have a tremendous amount to learn. You can always tell when someone really loves something because they are constantly seeking more knowledge of the subject and are eager to share what they have learned. With so much experience, and probably a great deal of knowledge on this subject, why do you seem so angry? These companies do have to make a living in fact and marketing is part of the business...

Unbelievable, If you don't want to hear what 1 of the most informed and intelligent people on RC has to say because he doesn't currently have a tank then you are ignorant and immature. Go believe the people selling products instead of some one with zero to gain either way. If you bothered to do an ounce of research before your ignorant post you would see he is correct. Ecspecially since most of the numbers in question hobbiest can't test for anyway, and I'm sure Brightwell is aware of this fact. So how would any of us know what the numbers are except for CA/Alk/Mag and the parameters we even have test kits for? Is anybody really willing to spend hundreds on a lab to just to call Brightwell out on there numbers? I doubt it, and those numbers are very very hard to believe. Even if the Ca/ Alk/Mag numbers match that really doesn't prove they were correct.

 

[mhurley]

I'm gonna close this and ask that everyone reconsider throwing personal insults around.