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04-01-2006, 07:29 AM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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Report on Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt
I started with 40 gallons of fresh RO/DI water. 0.0-TDI, 7.0-PH
First thing I noticed was that the salt came wrapped in a plastic bag inside a bucket, but was still very clumped and had to be broken up. It definitely took longer to dissolve that IO, but did dissolve completely.
I brought the batch up to 1.025 salinity and 78 DegF
PH went to 8.03
Using Salifert kits, calcium was at a whopping 520, and KH was at 10.8(3.83 meq/L for you alkalinity buffs)
I added 1 TBS of Kent SuperBuffer dKh which raised the KH to 12.5(to match the tank) and the Ph to 8.1
I then raised the salinity to 1.028 for the WC.
I'll let you know how everything responds in the days(weeks) to follow. 
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04-01-2006, 07:33 AM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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Thanks for the info, Butch...very interesting. Please keep us informed!
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04-01-2006, 10:40 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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I use to use that salt in the 70's.
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04-01-2006, 10:54 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Why 1.028? are you using a refractometer to measure?
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04-01-2006, 01:04 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Why 1.028? are you using a refractometer to measure?
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My salinity in the tank drops to 1.024 over the week. By doing a 20% WC @ 1.028, it brings the salinity back to 1.025. Yes I use a refractometer.
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04-01-2006, 01:05 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Uxbridge, MA
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I use to use that salt in the 70's.
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Yeah, but now we put it in the fish tanks! 
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04-01-2006, 03:11 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Bergheim, Texas
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That's weird. I used it for awhile but quit because Ca & alk were very low. If I remember right it was around ~300 for Ca and Alk was ~2 meq/l. I'll be interested to see what types of numbers as you go through different buckets. I wonder if there is a consistency issue. It's been at least a year so maybe they changed something.
BTW, my corals did just fine when I was using it. I just couldn't get past the paying more for less issue.
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04-01-2006, 03:46 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
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That's weird. I used it for awhile but quit because Ca & alk were very low. If I remember right it was around ~300 for Ca and Alk was ~2 meq/l. I'll be interested to see what types of numbers as you go through different buckets. I wonder if there is a consistency issue. It's been at least a year so maybe they changed something.
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Were you using the Pro Reef or the regular?
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04-01-2006, 05:00 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Bergheim, Texas
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I was using the Pro Reef.
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04-01-2006, 05:42 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
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Originally Posted by whatevva
My salinity in the tank drops to 1.024 over the week. By doing a 20% WC @ 1.028, it brings the salinity back to 1.025. Yes I use a refractometer.
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OK just checking, for obvious reasons
Sounds like you all over it, are you running a "WET" skimmer? i
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04-01-2006, 06:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Shelby Township, MI
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Keep us posted. I have this salt and haven't starting using it yet!
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04-01-2006, 06:46 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Sounds like you all over it, are you running a "WET" skimmer? i
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Yes, it's the only way I can pull anything out with the Bullet One 
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04-01-2006, 06:48 PM
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Medium Fishy! :)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Puerto Rico
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I have been using Tropic Marin Pro Reef for 5 months now and all I have to say are great things about this salt. Some people here saw some before and after pictures of my tank and they were impresed by the growing ratio on my corals. I'm keeping some sps now and the acropora is growing approx. 1/8" per week and that's something to be proud for IMO. I only dose kalkwasser with a kent aquadose to replace fresh water and that's it.
My parameters:
pH: 8.4(lights on) 8.1(lights off with 15w on in sump)
Alkalinity:4.5 meq/L
Calcium: 400ppm
Nitrate: 0
Amonia: 0
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04-01-2006, 06:58 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Tagging along. 
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04-01-2006, 07:20 PM
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SPS Farmer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: California
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I have a friend who use Tropic Marine Pro reef and so far none of his salt came up so clumped that he had to break them...
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