Red Sea Pro Coral - My Test Results

[raynist]

I opened a 175g bucket of this salt last night and mixed it really good (dumped bucket into another bucket and repeat 8 times).

I mixed up 5 gallons using RO/DI water did some testing, here are my results:

Temp 77 F
Salinity 35ppt

kh - 8.3 using salifert
Ca - 450 using salifert
Mg - 1170 using salifert
k (potassiuim) 360 using Fauna Marin

Ph - 7.93 using my 2 year old PH probe and my Aquacontroller 2. I calibrated the probe prior to testing, but the probe is 2 years old so I can't be completely sure of the result.

I am pleased with these numbers. The Mg is a little on the low side. From what I remember it should be 3x's your calcium which should mean 1350.

I used to use Reef Crystals but each bucket produced different tests so I am looking for something more consistent.

With my last RC test I got the following:

kh - 13.2
Ca 380
MG - 1150
k - 290

I did not test the Ph, these numbers were at 35ppt salinity, but at room temp.

--Ray

 

[Reefbox]

Thanks for sharing the results.

Red Sea Pro Coral should not need any buffering or maybe a little. Is that correct?

 

[ChrisKirkland]

I love using my red sea coral pro salt. I have always used it.

 

[Aqua-World PITT]

I found this interesting, it's a study done on all the popular salts.
http://aquariumwatertesting.com/AWT_Salt_Analysis_0208.pdf

 

[Tswifty]

There's also this chart from the Reef Chemistry forum, although results are known to vary from batch to batch.

I just switched to Tropic Marin Pro, and it was spot on with these published results.

<table align=center><tr><td valign=top></td><td valign=top><p align=center style='text-align:center'>Calcium &nbsp&nbsp</p></td><td valign=top><p align=center style='text-align:center'>Alkalinity&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top><p align=center style='text-align:center'>Magnesium</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Aquatic Gardens</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 430</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1240</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p >CoraLife</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 560</p></td><td valign=top sp 9><p>&nbsp&nbsp 9</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1380</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Crystal Sea Marinemix&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 340</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 9</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1050</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Crystal Sea Marinemix Bio-Assay&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 340</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 9</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1050</p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top ><p>D-D H2Ocean&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 450</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1380</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Instant Ocean&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 350</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 12</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1070</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Kent&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 540</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 11</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1200</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Marine Environment</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 480</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 7.5</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1450</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Oceanic</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 580</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8.5 </p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1650</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>OceanPure</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 510</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1320</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Red Sea</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 400</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1300</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Red Sea Coral Pro</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 490</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 7</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1300</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Reef Crystals</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 420</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 12</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1260</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Reefer's Best</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 420</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 11</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1200</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>SeaChem Marine Salt</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 500</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1400</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>SeaChem Reef Salt</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 540</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1450</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Tropic Marin</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 375</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1230</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Tropic Marin Pro Reef</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 450</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8.5</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1380</p></td></tr><tr ><td valign=top ><p>Tunze Reef Salt</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 420</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 9.5</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1350</p></td></tr> </table>

 

[raynist]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13859198#post13859198 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty8
There's also this chart from the Reef Chemistry forum, although results are known to vary from batch to batch.

I just switched to Tropic Marin Pro, and it was spot on with these published results.

<table align=center><tr><td valign=top></td><td valign=top><p align=center style='text-align:center'>Calcium &nbsp&nbsp</p></td><td valign=top><p align=center style='text-align:center'>Alkalinity&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top><p align=center style='text-align:center'>Magnesium</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Aquatic Gardens</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 430</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1240</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p >CoraLife</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 560</p></td><td valign=top sp 9><p>&nbsp&nbsp 9</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1380</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Crystal Sea Marinemix&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 340</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 9</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1050</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Crystal Sea Marinemix Bio-Assay&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 340</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 9</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1050</p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top ><p>D-D H2Ocean&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 450</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1380</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Instant Ocean&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 350</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 12</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1070</p></td></tr> <tr><td valign=top ><p>Kent&nbsp &nbsp</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 540</p></td><td valign=top ><p >&nbsp&nbsp 11</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1200</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Marine Environment</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 480</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 7.5</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1450</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Oceanic</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 580</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8.5 </p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1650</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>OceanPure</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 510</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1320</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Red Sea</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 400</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1300</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Red Sea Coral Pro</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 490</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 7</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1300</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Reef Crystals</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 420</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 12</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1260</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Reefer's Best</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 420</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 11</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1200</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>SeaChem Marine Salt</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 500</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1400</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>SeaChem Reef Salt</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 540</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1450</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Tropic Marin</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 375</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 10</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1230</p></td></tr> <tr ><td valign=top ><p>Tropic Marin Pro Reef</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 450</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 8.5</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1380</p></td></tr><tr ><td valign=top ><p>Tunze Reef Salt</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 420</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 9.5</p></td><td valign=top ><p>&nbsp&nbsp 1350</p></td></tr> </table>

Yea, I saw that post. My numbers don't really match those. Could be my testing. I would expect that the Red Sea Pro Coral should be very consistent from batch to batch as it is made from dried water from the Red Sea, you would think that would be consistent!! I know they do add certain elements back in though. I have 4 buckets of these so I will see if my results are the same when I get to the next bucket.

--Ray

 

[Tswifty]

I hear ya, I used to use Reef Crystals, and never hit the numbers posted.