Red Sea Coral Pro Salt

[darkart82]

Rolling the buckets on the side before you mix it ? I never thought of that and it makes perfect sense. Nice trick.

 

[cnraab]

Been using it for the past year without any problems. I let it mix in the bucket for about a day before adding it the tank. With any salt its best to shake the bucket or box or whatever the salt came in before adding it to the water. Comes out clear for me.

 

[richiero]

i read that some people like the regular red sea not the pro, i am going to be using the reg when my tank gets going

 

[bagz727]

Anybody know the potassium levels of rscp?

 

[Reef1121]

The regular Red sea salt compared to the Pro salt is the difference between if your looking for rapid growth or for coloration. The pro salt I found was good for growing out all of my frags while from what I read the regular salt is for maintaing size (slow growth) but bringing out the colorations of the corals.

 

[TimeConsumer]

i read that some people like the regular red sea not the pro, i am going to be using the reg when my tank gets going

The regular Red sea salt compared to the Pro salt is the difference between if your looking for rapid growth or for coloration. The pro salt I found was good for growing out all of my frags while from what I read the regular salt is for maintaing size (slow growth) but bringing out the colorations of the corals.

I mix red sea and red sea coral pro together 50/50.

It ends up around 10 alk, 440 calc, and 1325 mag. I then adjust mag up to 1400. Everything right where I want it. I'm not saying this is right for everyone, but it's been working great for me.

 

[mic209]

Thats good, I bought two buckets . Makes 110 gallons combined, they cost me less than 60 shipped. I'm thinking I got a good deal.

I ordered a 175 gallon bucket last week from Dr fosters for 53.99 shipped.

 

[mr9iron]

I am one of those who are having trouble with Cyanobacteria after switching to this salt. I am getting amazing growth and color out of my sps but my sand is covered in cyano. I've tested and my parameters are all good so I don't know what is going on.

 

[MarvelFan]

I use RSCP and have cyano issue as well. I Know this is an old post but there is a thread on RC forums in which this issue has been resurrected. Have any of you who switched to RSCP switched back to another salt and had the cyano go away?

 

[HurricaneSystem]

Cyano has nothing to do with your salt mix. Cyano is from numerous things, but I have found 2 that are the most common.

1) Clean up crew. You should have either a sand sifting goby, numerous hermit crabs, snails, etc. to clean up and turn over the live sand. If you don't, naturally, algae and bacteria will build up on the sand because it is not moving and is under your light source.

2) Overfeeding, Dirty Sump, etc. Refer back to number 1, but you should have a powerhead (cheap one is fine) in your sump to blow around the build up that accumulates inside. The reason I say refer back to number one, this also is either due to poor husbandry, not enough water changes and suctioning the dirt out, etc.

Cyano is not a mystery and it is not the salt. Of any kind.

 

[ssdawood]

I have a little problem with this salt. I like my alkalinity to be at 8 and calcium at 420. With red sea when you mix fresh salt alkalinity is at 13 and calcium is at 475. So everytime I do a water change I have alkalinity and calcium swings. Anyone has an idea how I can correct this. I keep my salinity at 35ppt. Other than this I love the salt.

 

[HurricaneSystem]

If you want your alk and calcium that low, switch to instant ocean normal.

 

[Psicloner]

I used this salt and it did great for coral growth but eventually cyano did take over