Tropic Marin Pro-Reef Salt Specs?

[Trainwreck]

I am almost out of salt. I have been using brightwell neo marine for a few months now, and I want to use a new mix. It's not that the neo-marine isn't great, it's just that I would like a salt that has a higher Mg/dKH/Ca concentration. Right now, I am considering ESV (which I have used, and did enjoy while I had it) DD, and Tropic Marin Pro Reef. Just set up my Korallin Ca Reactor system (C1502, Milwaukee reg w/solenoid and bubble counter, pinpoint pH controller, ReBorn media) and I would like to tune it to match my salt mix dKH/Ca...but, I can't find any specs on tropic Marin...does anybody know the specs on TM Pro Reef??

Thanks

 

[KathyC]

If you do a Google search, there are many, many threads out there!
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...81-high-phosphates-tropic-marin-pro-reef.html

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=676607

Open the link on the first post of this thread:
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/36645-salt-study-results.html

 

[Kendall]

I've gone through 2 buckets of the TM bio Actif. I just tested a batch before doing a water change and the CA was 480 but the KH was 5!!! For $130 a bucket I'm not happy. Based on another tank I've seen, I'm switching to Reef Crystals.

 

[rambler67]

I also found the kh to be low with TM i just trying out a pale of red sea coral pro salt witch was cal 450 kh 11 mag 1400 at sal 1.024

 

[Jakef150]

Go with ESV!!

 

[DCG1286]

Right now, I am considering ESV (which I have used, and did enjoy while I had it)

... why did you switch out to begin with?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

1.024 is a little low. I would mix at 1.026 which is closer to actual levels and should show a small increase in those numbers. That alk is a little high but the calcium will get used up and the higher magnesium doesn't really have any negative effects. That alk might be supressing the useable calcium in the mix a little.

 

[Trainwreck]

... why did you switch out to begin with?

I like everything else from brightwell, so I wanted to try it.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

The TM Pro Reef has slightly higher Ca levels but the main difference is lower alkalinity which helps keep the Ca levels higher and alleviate some of the strain on older systems that use a lot of reactors and dosing.

 

[Trainwreck]

Thanks for all the help guys, I went with ESV after all.