Salts

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Red Sea is no produced my chemists in a lab it comes from the ocean. that's the point

Well, you can think that if you want, but it is not just dried seawater. It has additional chemicals added.

If they are not chemists, I hope a chemist told them what to add.

 

[Violetdasy]

RED SEE SALT great stuff its natural not all made by chemist that would be io that's all chemicals

 

[alyee5]

I have used both...Red Sea Coral Pro sometimes had an issue mixing up clear for me and the Alk is very high for my preference...I switched to Aquaforest, it mixed up clear quickly, but Alk varied more than I liked over the 4-5 buckets I used...so now I am using Red Sea Blue...I like the Alk and can dose to keep things stable and especially when a water change is done...it has been mixing up clear for me on the first 3 buckets I have gone thru...

 

[Violetdasy]

it may mix cloudy at first let it sit and it will change to clear.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

RED SEE SALT great stuff its natural not all made by chemist that would be io that's all chemicals

IO is chemicals and Red Sea is not? Maybe that's a translation issue. Every ingredient in every salt mix is a chemical.

In Red Sea, some of these chemicals are from dried seawater and others are off the shelf chemicals (such as calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate.

In fact, Red Sea says only 72% of the chemical ingredients come from drying seawater and 28% comes from chemical additives.

I'm not certain whether it is an advantage or disadvantage to have some of the mix come from dried seawater, but that is not all that is in the Red Sea mix.

 

[Violetdasy]

IO is chemicals and Red Sea is not? Maybe that's a translation issue. Every ingredient in every salt mix is a chemical.

In Red Sea, some of these chemicals are from dried seawater and others are off the shelf chemicals (such as calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate.

In fact, Red Sea says only 72% of the chemical ingredients come from drying seawater and 28% comes from chemical additives.

I'm not certain whether it is an advantage or disadvantage to have some of the mix come from dried seawater, but that is not all that is in the Red Sea mix.

first of all its closer to natural saltwater than io that's all made by chemist. all salts are chemicals yes we know that, that was not what the post was about. all of nature is chemicals whats the point your trying to make? in small systems it dose make a difference. my point is simple its closer to real salt then the imitation salts on the market.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

first of all its closer to natural saltwater than io that's all made by chemist. all salts are chemicals yes we know that, that was not what the post was about. all of nature is chemicals whats the point your trying to make? in small systems it dose make a difference. my point is simple its closer to real salt then the imitation salts on the market.

On what do you base the claim that Red Sea Coral Pro is closer to "real" salt?

They specifically claim to boost lots of things above natural levels.

 

[Violetdasy]

On what do you base the claim that Red Sea Coral Pro is closer to "real" salt?

They specifically claim to boost lots of things above natural levels.

please really read the post.

 

[Violetdasy]

On what do you base the claim that Red Sea Coral Pro is closer to "real" salt?

They specifically claim to boost lots of things above natural levels.

if your a science I get that everthing everything must be exact but in real life that's not always the case.

 

[Violetdasy]

On what do you base the claim that Red Sea Coral Pro is closer to "real" salt?

They specifically claim to boost lots of things above natural levels.

you keep going over board its not that important let it go for once

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

you keep going over board its not that important let it go for once

OK.

 

[Xclusive Reef]

you keep going over board its not that important let it go for once

Hey man not jumping on you but if you make a statement that one salt is better than the other or your comment then you need to back it up.lol

At the end of the day, I don't really care what is in my salt as long as fish and corals are happy. Some salts mix better than other, cleaner and have different parameters. To me that's what is important. I want to make sure when I order a salt I am going to get same or close to the same parameters..

 

[Daltrey]

Whatever is the cheapest. So far its been Instant Ocean. If anyone knows of a cheaper salt I will change to that.

 

[DSC reef]

I use red sea coral pro, I hope it's made by chemists! Lol

 

[Violetdasy]

Hey man not jumping on you but if you make a statement that one salt is better than the other or your comment then you need to back it up.lol

At the end of the day, I don't really care what is in my salt as long as fish and corals are happy. Some salts mix better than other, cleaner and have different parameters. To me that's what is important. I want to make sure when I order a salt I am going to get same or close to the same parameters..

sounds like jumping to me, and I said I like this salt don't care if other don't that's fine

 

[Xclusive Reef]

sounds like jumping to me, and I said I like this salt don't care if other don't that's fine

its ok man you don't have to answer it.. like my opening said not jumping on you!!! just was curious as to your answer but I see you keep avoiding it so I will just end it here, not gonna get into it with you about stupid salt.. not worth it

 

[Violetdasy]

its ok man you don't have to answer it.. like my opening said not jumping on you!!! just was curious as to your answer but I see you keep avoiding it so I will just end it here, not gonna get into it with you about stupid salt.. not worth it

its real salt water, another person told me its not, because it has been evaporated and then some additives added, to me it comes from the ocean so its real salt. it is fortified to support reef tanks, natural saltwater is were fish and corals come from. so its better to give them as close to natural saltwater as possible and that's would be naturally evaporated salt. sorry if I sound angry im not its just how I write.............

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

its real salt water, another person told me its not, because it has been evaporated and then some additives added, to me it comes from the ocean so its real salt. it is fortified to support reef tanks, natural saltwater is were fish and corals come from. so its better to give them as close to natural saltwater as possible and that's would be naturally evaporated salt. sorry if I sound angry im not its just how I write.............

I said I'd stop commenting, but I just really want others to understand even if you do not care to understand...

It is not just fortifying to be special for reef tanks.
The sodium and chloride in seawater comprise 86% of a salt mix to make seawater.

Red Sea says the Coral Pro is only 72% from seawater.

Maybe the only ingredient in it that comes from dried seawater is a portion of the sodium and chloride. In fact, that's where a lot of the world gets sodium chloride table salt from: dried seawater.

 

[Violetdasy]

I said I'd stop commenting, but I just really want others to understand even if you do not care to understand...

It is not just fortifying to be special for reef tanks.
The sodium and chloride in seawater comprise 86% of a salt mix to make seawater.

Red Sea says the Coral Pro is only 72% from seawater.

Maybe the only ingredient in it that comes from dried seawater is a portion of the sodium and chloride. In fact, that's where a lot of the world gets sodium chloride table salt from: dried seawater.

thanks ,you have said that before, you say maybe, so your not sure? to me its important for most of the chemicals come from the ocean

 

[Xclusive Reef]

So I have been using red sea salt blue bucket.. I am thinking of giving Fritz a shot and see how that goes.