What salt to use?

[steve-s]

Re: Kent

Has anyone used Kent seasalt? Someone told me it was the best.

It is

Cheers
Steve

 

[austinsdad]

If those people at Kent only knew how many folks pay attention to what Steve says and how many folks are in his fan club - they'd at least give him salt free for those 2 words. 8)

So Steve, why is Kent the best in your book?

 

[steve-s]

If those people at Kent only knew how many folks pay attention to what Steve says and how many folks are in his fan club - they'd at least give him salt free for those 2 words. 8)

I some how doubt that.... LOL

So Steve, why is Kent the best in your book?

Balanced chemistry right out of the bucket, stability and consistancey.

Cheers
Steve

 

[austinsdad]

Notable dif between Kent and Oceanic in that respect?

 

[steve-s]

Can't remember the exact numbers for Kent but I am making some SW up for my nano's when I get home tonight. I will post the numbers tommorrow near midday. I have never used Oceanic so I cannot give you any values for that. From what I've read though it has a cronic high Ca/low alk (unbalanced) and normal to low pH. I have not seen anyone report Mg levels.

Cheers
Steve

 

[austinsdad]

I'll check back on Monday or Tuesday when I get back to work. I starting to think ou should be salaried by AA.

Thanks Steve!!

 

[steve-s]

Wishful thinking.... LOL

Cheers
Steve

 

[lando]

I am the odd man out here. I use Coralife. NO particular reason except that is what the LFS sold me when I started up my tank. Seems to work fine.

 

[JohnNLuc]

Mixing salts is not good. The proper way to switch salts is to do tiny water changes with the new salt over a period of time so sensitive corals and inverts do not sense the change.

 

[steve-s]

Kent numbers....

Mixed to 35 ppt @ 79°. Some cloudiness when added to water but quickly clears, no undissolved salts.

Alk 4.27 mEq/l
Ca 445 ppm
Mg 1325 ppm

Cheers
Steve

 

[Salttanker]

Those are some pretty good numbers out of the box, Steve. I ordered some Oceanic and should get it by the end of the week. I will post those so we can have a comparison.

Mike

 

[cmor1701d]

Just to update this thread for future browsers...

I just tested a fresh batch of Oceanic. It's been mixing since yesterday afternoon and is from the bottom of a 200 gal bucket. The batch is about 15 gallons.
pH - 8.2
PO4 - 0
Alk - 2.5
Ca - 420
Mg - 1380
Temp - 80F
SG - 1.025
pH and Alk were done with SeaChem kits and Salifert, PO4 with a Hagen test kit, and Ca and Mg were done with Salifert kits.

 

[Salttanker]

Thanks for the update cmor. I am in the process of changing over as well, so I will post some numbers when I get a chance as well.

Mike

 

[born2chill]

I recently setup my 86 gallon with Oceanic salt. I got the 200 gallon bucket. The tank has been running for a week. pH is 8.2. SG is 1.025 Nitrites and Nitrates are both at 0. Alk is 2.75 I'm really happy with the salt.

 

[barracuda]

has anyone ever tried Red Sea salt? or have an opinion on the brand? I just bought a bucket enough for 200 gallons and now I'm wondering if it's any good since I haven't seen anyone talk about it on these posts!