Red Sea Coral Pro

[EOD]

I have been using this salt for a year now and whenever I mix it I get it to 1.026 that's with a heater in the brute 25gal. pail for 24hrs. but when I do the water change and check my salinity level with my refractometer the salinity level is past 1.030 that means I have to take out water from the tank and dilute it,,,anyone else ever have this problem?

 

[Coral Theory]

Are you checking your SG of your tank prior to putting in the new salt mix?
Is there any compensation of evaporation?

 

[EOD]

Are you checking your SG of your tank prior to putting in the new salt mix?
Is there any compensation of evaporation?

Yes I check my DT right before the water change sometimes it;s a little higher then 1.026 I can't understand why because I have a jbj auto top off and a holding pail with RO water ,,,

 

[mbg75]

Is the new water and tank water your testing the same temp?

 

[trinimaddness]

I dont know if this would cause the problem,but if i remember correctly the instructions states that you shouldnt mix for more than 4hrs

 

[EOD]

Is the new water and tank water your testing the same temp?

Yes I try to keep it as close as possible about 78f

 

[EOD]

I dont know if this would cause the problem,but if i remember correctly the instructions states that you shouldnt mix for more than 4hrs

Now that you have mentioned it I think you could be correct because I just decided to watch the DVD that was in the bucket of salt ...lol.

 

[MikeC]

Just throwing this out their are you dosing with 2part?

And your not topping of with salt water are you?

 

[EOD]

Just throwing this out their are you dosing with 2part?

And your not topping of with salt water are you?

Hey Mike yes I'm dosing ESV 2 part also my top off is Ro/di water.. Do you think the 2 part might be raising the salinity level?

 

[MikeC]

Yes it never happened to me but have heard others complain about that.
I think I never noticed it because I always did frequent water changes.

 

[EOD]

Yes it never happened to me but have heard others complain about that.
I think I never noticed it because I always did frequent water changes.

Mike I'm doing 25gal a week water changes in my 250gal do you think I should do a larger water change?

 

[MikeC]

IMOP 10% is a little light for me.
I do 25 gal a week sometimes more for my 150 gal total.

Now you will get some one to reply " I don't do water changes but once a year"

IMOP water changes are the single most cheapest additive you can do for your tank.

If your trying to lower your salinity I would take out a galon or two of tank water each day and replace it with RO until you get to you 1.025

 

[Frank@Wall]

I use this same salt. It mixes very fast. All you need is 15 to 20 minutes of mixing. It actually becomes cloudy if mixing it too long and throws of the reading.

 

[SanmanReefer]

Hey Mike yes I'm dosing ESV 2 part also my top off is Ro/di water.. Do you think the 2 part might be raising the salinity level?

Yes, the 2 part dosing will raise your salinity level.

 

[SanmanReefer]

IMOP 10% is a little light for me.
I do 25 gal a week sometimes more for my 150 gal total.

Now you will get some one to reply " I don't do water changes but once a year"

IMOP water changes are the single most cheapest additive you can do for your tank.

If your trying to lower your salinity I would take out a galon or two of tank water each day and replace it with RO until you get to you 1.025

+1 on the water changes. I truly believe it is the most important aspect of reef keeping.

 

[mbg75]

I used this salt for a while. Best thing I ever did was switch to another brand. If your dosing 2 part or using a calcium reactor, this is not the salt to use.
The levels were too high, and threw my tank out of balance.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I love this salt , I couldn't find h20 and I tried this and I'm never going back!!!! I mix and add 2 hrs after mixing , great results and growth since I switched

 

[Frank@Wall]

i love this salt , i couldn't find h20 and i tried this and i'm never going back!!!! I mix and add 2 hrs after mixing , great results and growth since i switched

+1

 

[MikeC]

I used it for a year and a half and recently switched to ESV and I don't ever see me going back.
IMOP No reason for these over amped up salts to stress out your corals, sea water peramiters are what they are and adding more Ca,Alk,Mag IMOP plays on the "more is better" ignorance.

Not to mention ESV mixes crystal clear and you can use it as soon as your temp is right.

 

[EOD]

Hey thank you all for the info it really helps a lot and as for the water changes I will be at lowes tonight getting a larger brute pail lol...and u will be sure to mix it for the time it request....I will keep you folks up to date...