Red Sea salt issues

[ecoreefguy]

I recently bought a small container of the Red Sea salt to try. I come from just the basic instant ocean mix. Tested the mix... and tested again... at multiple test kits. Alk is 15++ ( my guess would be 16.6-17dkh) calcium was 580-600 and mag wa 1600+. Is this even normal or was my batch just bad... figure I let everyone know so they can test their mix before they dump it in to avoid any issues.

 

[lmm1967]

is it the Pro? Ca and Mg were always off the charts when I was using that salt (over 500 & 1600) but I don't think I every saw alk quite that high.

I've been seeing a lot of people asking the same thing lately it seems.

 

[Adam]

I've never used the stuff. Those numbers would probably be good for a time if you were doing continuous auto water changes and nothing else. But for standard 10-20% changes it'll create havoc.
I've been using LA Salt for about 10 months now and I don't see a need to change.