Leaving Red Sea Salt

Lukas75 · Nov 7, 2020

SMSREEF said:
This doesn’t make any sense to me. My guess is that there will be no issues.

But, I am doing a water change today and will make water with a 1:1 ratio of Red Sea Blue bucket and Tropic Marin Pro and report back.

Well that would depend on your knowledge of chemistry. For example to add iron to the water one brand may use one iron salt while another may use a different one and it may interact with the potassium salt of the other brand. You won’t find the exact salts they use and while some are likely the same not all will be. Thus some salt mixes have a sulfur smell when mixed while others do not. That smell is a difference in the salts used to make the mix

SMSREEF · Nov 7, 2020

Lukas75 said:
Well that would depend on your knowledge of chemistry. For example to add iron to the water one brand may use one iron salt while another may use a different one and it may interact with the potassium salt of the other brand. You won’t find the exact salts they use and while some are likely the same not all will be. Thus some salt mixes have a sulfur smell when mixed while others do not. That smell is a difference in the salts used to make the mix

Maybe you were writing this as I posted the results above. I guess my lack of chemistry knowledge and gut feeling were right. No noticeable difference.

Lukas75 · Nov 7, 2020

SMSREEF said:
Maybe you were writing this as I posted the results above. I guess my lack of chemistry knowledge and gut feeling were right. No noticeable difference.

Good to know it didn’t. The advice not to mix them comes directly from the manufacturers. Good luck!

Superlightman · Nov 15, 2020

Well it in the interesst of the manufacturer too say such things to sell only their products

Superlightman · Jul 21, 2022

SMSREEF said:
Non Scientific Experiment:

Does Mixing Red Sea Salt with Tropic Marin Pro at a 1:1 ratio by weight cause precipitation, or problems mixing

Doing a 5 gallon water change on my 10 gallon AIO Coral Quarantine. Currently using Red Sea Blue Bucket in this tank.

Procedure and Observations:
5 gallons of RODI water added to Home Depot bucket.

09:15 added 1 1/2 cup Red Rea Blue Bucket (RSBB) salt to scale. Weight=409 grams

0918 added 409 grams of Tropic Marin Pro (TMP) to bucket. (Doing this. I noticed TMP grain more consistent and less than 1 1/2 cups = 409 grams)

0920 added powerhead to the bucket to begin mixing.

0930 most of the salt has dissolved at this point. (I do notice some white “floaters” in the water and on surface, but not many)
**I think I remember these floaters when I use RSBB alone too. But I don’t pay this close attention.

0933 changed powerhead to agitate surface

0945 turned powerhead off. Noticed air bubbles on side of bucket. Moved powerhead back to bottom. Most floaters gone, but a couple on surface.

0955 checked salinity 41 ppt, temp 78.3

1000-1010 added RODI to make 35 ppt. No noticeable precipitation.

Conclusion: No identified extra precipitate or reaction from mixing RSBB with TMP at a 1 to 1 ratio. I will use this in my water change today.

You still mix them?

Superlightman · Jul 21, 2022

SMSREEF said:
Non Scientific Experiment:

Does Mixing Red Sea Salt with Tropic Marin Pro at a 1:1 ratio by weight cause precipitation, or problems mixing

Doing a 5 gallon water change on my 10 gallon AIO Coral Quarantine. Currently using Red Sea Blue Bucket in this tank.

Procedure and Observations:
5 gallons of RODI water added to Home Depot bucket.

09:15 added 1 1/2 cup Red Rea Blue Bucket (RSBB) salt to scale. Weight=409 grams

0918 added 409 grams of Tropic Marin Pro (TMP) to bucket. (Doing this. I noticed TMP grain more consistent and less than 1 1/2 cups = 409 grams)

0920 added powerhead to the bucket to begin mixing.

0930 most of the salt has dissolved at this point. (I do notice some white “floaters” in the water and on surface, but not many)
**I think I remember these floaters when I use RSBB alone too. But I don’t pay this close attention.

0933 changed powerhead to agitate surface

0945 turned powerhead off. Noticed air bubbles on side of bucket. Moved powerhead back to bottom. Most floaters gone, but a couple on surface.

0955 checked salinity 41 ppt, temp 78.3

1000-1010 added RODI to make 35 ppt. No noticeable precipitation.

Conclusion: No identified extra precipitate or reaction from mixing RSBB with TMP at a 1 to 1 ratio. I will use this in my water change today.

Do you still mix them?