Low Alk in Reef Salt

[Jimbo]

Just switched over from Red Sea Blue bucket to the Aquaforest Reef Salt. Getting a reading of 6.7 dkh with a Salifert kit at 1.026 SG. Paper in the bucket states the Alk is 8

No big deal to bump it up a bit ( run my tank at about 7.8dkh) and I prefer it too low than too high but just wondering if anybody else is testing lower than stated?

 

[Syntax1235]

Just switched over from Red Sea Blue bucket to the Aquaforest Reef Salt. Getting a reading of 6.7 dkh with a Salifert kit at 1.026 SG. Paper in the bucket states the Alk is 8

No big deal to bump it up a bit ( run my tank at about 7.8dkh) and I prefer it too low than too high but just wondering if anybody else is testing lower than stated?

Just a guess here. Unless you are making an entire bucket of salt it is very difficult to match the bucket parameters. I think that it is just an improbable task to mix the salt where all the elements are dispersed evenly.

 

[Jimbo]

I rolled the bucket to mix it before opening. Just surprised it tested under 7 dkh

 

[Jimbo]

@Aquaforest , any comment on the low Alk ?

 

[G8trBait16]

I have never had lower than 7.5 on the reef salt or the probiotics. It is usually 7.5-7.9 on every water change I have tested for the past 5 months with AF salts. I wonder what happened, I will be following along to see what the answers might be.

 

[Aquaforest]

Hello,
Home tests are not as accurate as laboratory that's why we are adding a certificate of the batch of salt tested in the laboratory.

 

[hotnickz07]

My Probiotic Salt has always been spot on. In on my 3rd bucket of use.

 

[Jimbo]

Hello,
Home tests are not as accurate as laboratory that's why we are adding a certificate of the batch of salt tested in the laboratory.

Thanks for the reply. What is the margin of error for the Laboratory Alkalinity test ?

 

[Jimbo]

My Probiotic Salt has always been spot on. In on my 3rd bucket of use.

Awesome. I'm using the Reef Salt though.