<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15497421#post15497421 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Boomer
Because he can NEVER come up with such a data sheet, to 1/1000 ppm accuracy of his salt vs NSW. Meaning, the exact same numbers. I do not know who he is trying to fool, be it a very good salt or not. If Randy saw this he would be all over it like I am.
What do you mean a lot of their products look bogus? Like which products?
1. This salt has bogus numbers
2. Their Kalk +2. Any Kalk has about the same % of Mg ++ and Sr ++ impurities.
3. Liquid Reef. You cannot dissolve Aragonite in reef tanks at the levels we run them at. The Aragonite power floats around and is picked up when you run a Ca ++ or Alk tests. The Aragonite dissolves in the rest kit reagent and gives false high readings.
There are many companies that sell products with these claims. Many of BA products are more or less copies of the same products he use to do for Kent Marine when he worked there. So, think Kent Marine with allot of new marketing and a few new additions. So, there is really nothing "more " special about them. He has a over all nice line and Kent is sort of fading away so to speak.
Boomer, I appreciate you chiming in again.
Aside from the obvious, what we're talking about here, I was curious as to what other products he sold were "bogus".
I just can't believe he would potentially put his reputation on the line, over a salt.
Anyways, I JUST bought Liquid Reef. And since I have very little to no marine chemistry knowledge, these are the things that stuck out to me.
"# Complete source of the elements and molecules that are directly used by corals, clams, and other reef-building invertebrates and organisms to create skeletal material and grow.
# Provides calcium (140,000 ppm), strontium, magnesium, and potassium in approximately the same ratios* in which they occur in aragonite.
# Very strong source of carbonates (derived from aragonite), the other important group of ions involved in aragonite formation.
# Increases alkalinity to help stabilize pH. "
So in order for this product to be effective, if at all, it needs to be over-dosed?
I don't understand this part of your very informative reply:
"You cannot dissolve Aragonite in reef tanks at the levels we run them at."
All-in-all, is LR completely useless or does it actually have a beneficial use?
And Boomer, one more question.
Would you try this salt? Bogus numbers or not? If not, what salt would you choose, if you could choose any salt out there? I am thinking this salt and DD H20cean. Maybe a combo of both?
I am looking forward to your reply.
Thanks so much!
-Nick :rollface:
