Tunze salt & Zeovit

[MAXreefer]

I am running a 180 gallon Zeovit system and planning on switching salt since my actual salt brand in not consistent anymore and the levels are way to elevated for my needs.

For the Zeovit system the recommended levels are:

Alk: 6.5 - 8
Ca: 410 - 430
Mag: 1250 - 1300
Potassium: 380 - 400

I am still thinking if I should switch to Seachem or Tunze.

I found the standard levels for Tunze salt but couldn't find any info on the Alk levels.
What is the Alk level in Tunze salt?
Most important for me is to have the recommended Alk level. If the other ones are a little lower I always can bump them up.

Thanks for any suggestions
Michael

 

[Jar*Head]

Hello Michael, the alk on Tunze salt is 8.0-8.5. I am going to use tunze salt in my 480g display and i also run Zeovit

 

[MAXreefer]

Thanks Steve.
That is good to know. All the levels look so good for Zeovit. Was just worried the Alk would have been the deal breaker.

 

[Jar*Head]

I ran zeovit for 3 years before i breakdown the tank IMO you don't have to be dead on with the parameter but it need to be consistent from batch to batch.... Stable parameter is more important. My Alk used to be at 9ish while on Zeovit...


The only time i ran into problem is when i made the switch over to RBS

 

[MAXreefer]

You are right Steve.
I just was hoping the Tunze salt wouldn't be around 10 or so.
I have no problem at all running 8 to 8.5.
The salt I have now I still consider it very good just they changed there formula and Alk is now almost 10 and Ca around 500. That is to much for me.

One of the major reasons switching to Tunze is hoping for consistency and quality as they have with their other products

 

[recife111]

You can use any salt with Zeovit? Zeovit is only a bacterial system, All the talk about using special salt is all marketing hype.

 

[rvitko]

You should get a KH of between 8 and 9 as Steve said.

I think Zeovit needs a particular salt because of the way the Zeolith media can become clogged by lime and minerals. If the salt forms precipitate it can reduce the efficiency and the media itself has some tendency to bind excesses of calcium. I think outside of extremes it probably doesn't matter much.