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We recently decided to change salts to a "higher quality" salt to see if it made a different. We have been using normal instant ocean salt with no issues that Ivan aware of other than the alk is a tag low ( sound 7.5, we run at 8.5-9). I bought 4 barrels of the high grade stuff since it was on sale.
After mixing it in my brute I tested it. TDS reading before DI 3 . TDS readings after DI 0
Results
Temperature at which water was mixed - 71.6
Time spent mixing - 12 -13 hours
Alk, magnesium, and alk was tested by a Red Sea kit
Everything else was tested using Elos
Alk - 9.0ish
Magnesium - 1340
Calcium - 440
Awesome results... But here's the where the negatives came in.
Nitrate - 10 ( high but livable)
Phosphate - 2+... not .02 , not .2 but 2... Really???
Here's the killer
Ammonia readings -
My test - 3...
LFS 1 - 1.5
LFS 2 - 2
LFS 3- 2
The store I bought from promptly refunded my money nonquestion asked . Awesome people.
The question is , is there a way to track the batch?
After mixing it in my brute I tested it. TDS reading before DI 3 . TDS readings after DI 0
Results
Temperature at which water was mixed - 71.6
Time spent mixing - 12 -13 hours
Alk, magnesium, and alk was tested by a Red Sea kit
Everything else was tested using Elos
Alk - 9.0ish
Magnesium - 1340
Calcium - 440
Awesome results... But here's the where the negatives came in.
Nitrate - 10 ( high but livable)
Phosphate - 2+... not .02 , not .2 but 2... Really???
Here's the killer
Ammonia readings -
My test - 3...
LFS 1 - 1.5
LFS 2 - 2
LFS 3- 2
The store I bought from promptly refunded my money nonquestion asked . Awesome people.
The question is , is there a way to track the batch?
