So tropic marin to...

[VanDalsenReef]

So I've been stuck into this tropic Marin pro mess. My lfs has been great and took my salt back. Would red sea blue bucket be a good option till I can get my hands on German tm pro?

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

So I've been stuck into this tropic Marin pro mess. My lfs has been great and took my salt back. Would red sea blue bucket be a good option till I can get my hands on German tm pro?

Here's the 1micron sediment filter from 40 gallons of saltwater I made this past weekend from red sea blue bucket, I love the salt

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Here's the 1micron sediment filter from 40 gallons of saltwater I made this past weekend from red sea blue bucket, I love the salt

That's not promising

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

That's not promising

Its fine dont worry about it pfffffttttttt whats dirty, just ask b.p

 

[Spieg]

Red Sea salt is dehidrated sea water and has some impurities in it (anything that doesn't evaporate ends up in your bucket of salt). I'd look at ESV or HW Marine Mix if you want a clean mixing salt.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Red Sea salt is dehidrated sea water and has some impurities in it (anything that doesn't evaporate ends up in your bucket of salt). I'd look at ESV or HW Marine Mix if you want a clean mixing salt.

Thats what makes blue bucket so good! its good parameters at a good price. Some buckets are dirtier than others but not so bad usually.

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Thats what makes blue bucket so good! its good parameters at a good price. Some buckets are dirtier than others but not so bad usually.

Just something to get me through a couple months.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Just something to get me through a couple months.

I've been using it for over a year most recently, exclusively

 

[VanDalsenReef]

I've been using it for over a year most recently, exclusively

I definitely prefer tropic Marin. I've used red sea before buy since tropic marin it's all I've used but then I got by the Turkish blend

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I definitely prefer tropic Marin. I've used red sea before buy since tropic marin it's all I've used but then I got by the Turkish blend

Yeah I hear this going on, its a shame but hopefully it gets sorted out, now that its in the heavy stages of complaints..but for now you can save some money and get 2x the salt...I cheat and run all my nsw thru the sediment filter for a few hours. But I do 100g at a time usually. Its 3$ and makes the water crystal clear.

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Yeah I hear this going on, its a shame but hopefully it gets sorted out, now that its in the heavy stages of complaints..but for now you can save some money and get 2x the salt...I cheat and run all my nsw thru the sediment filter for a few hours. But I do 100g at a time usually. Its 3$ and makes the water crystal clear.

Makes sense. I rarely do waterchanges and if I do it's maybe 15%. Ulns

 

[VanDalsenReef]

I haven't been hit like some of the others but I wasn't taking my chances

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

I read Red Sea salt has beneficial bacteria in it due to the dehydration of natural sea water...

 

[rtparty]

ESV without a question. Finding stock is the hard part. COVID shut them down for a while.

 

[VanDalsenReef]

ESV without a question. Finding stock is the hard part. COVID shut them down for a while.

That salt looks frustrating

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

That salt looks frustrating

Jay Hemdal has a whole article all about different salts if you wanna give it a read...

 

[VanDalsenReef]

Jay Hemdal has a whole article all about different salts if you wanna give it a read...

How do I find that article?

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

How do I find that article?

Look up at the top of the screen where it says "Articles"...click there and it's like the fourth one down...let me know if you still can't find it and I'll copy and paste the hyperlink

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

https://www.reef2reef.com/attachments/sea-salt-testing-2022-update-pdf.2505713/

 

[Ultra Aquatics]

I switched from using TM pro to Red Sea blue about a year ago. Yes it mixes a little dirty but I’m ok with that. It saves me quite a bit of money on my 400g system.