Waterbox Reef Salt
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ChaseMiddleton
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I’ve been curious about this myself. I asked BRSTV to make a review on the waterbox reef salt along with aquaforest reef salts. There’s just no info about it out there.
fishface NJ
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Any info on alk level?
NTar11
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Reef Salt
• Designed specifically for mixed reefs and SPS• Synthetic Reef Salt Mix• Full of major an minor trace elements• Ultra-fast and clean mixing• ICP-OES tested every 2000lbs. produced 5KG box Includes 1 x 5kg/11lb bag 20KG box Includes 4 x 5kg/11lb bags
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NTar11
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It’s probably instant ocean that they bought from petco and put into a fancy box
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jimfish98
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I won a free box of the Waterbox Reef Salt and have been using it in setting up a new 25g tank. I am trashing what is left of it. Waterbox's mix is just all over the place IMHO. Beyond mixing clear fast, it has no redeeming qualities.
In my initial set up I had set up three 5g buckets and mixed the first one per instructions with the amount needed to get 35ppt. After adding it, I tested at 37.4ppt. I figured the next bucket I would dose at the 33ppt and even it out. That bucket tested at 27ppt and I adjusted it up. The next bucket I dosed at 34ppt and it came in at 32ppt, again adjusting. Similar on the next bucket. My last was a 1g bucket and when I dosed for that size, I came up at 16ppt. There seems to be zero consistency to mixing it.
While it mixes clear, there are particles left over with every mix that muck up the tank. I am running bare bottom so I see it all. It's a mix of particle sizes ranging from sugar sand in size up to a left over food pellet. I just did my first water change and siphoned out the mess and replaced 3g. The bottom of my tank looks worse than before the water change/cleaning.
I have used the Red Sea Coral Pro before and it takes a little bit more time to mix, but I never had this hot mess of particles. I could follow the instructions on mixing levels and it was pretty spot on every mix regardless if I was mixing 40g, 20g, 10g, or 5g. While it doesn't matter, it also had a pleasant smell to it in both dry and mixed state. I am likely heading out tonight to get a bucket so I can do another cleaning and start the process of switching salts.
In my initial set up I had set up three 5g buckets and mixed the first one per instructions with the amount needed to get 35ppt. After adding it, I tested at 37.4ppt. I figured the next bucket I would dose at the 33ppt and even it out. That bucket tested at 27ppt and I adjusted it up. The next bucket I dosed at 34ppt and it came in at 32ppt, again adjusting. Similar on the next bucket. My last was a 1g bucket and when I dosed for that size, I came up at 16ppt. There seems to be zero consistency to mixing it.
While it mixes clear, there are particles left over with every mix that muck up the tank. I am running bare bottom so I see it all. It's a mix of particle sizes ranging from sugar sand in size up to a left over food pellet. I just did my first water change and siphoned out the mess and replaced 3g. The bottom of my tank looks worse than before the water change/cleaning.
I have used the Red Sea Coral Pro before and it takes a little bit more time to mix, but I never had this hot mess of particles. I could follow the instructions on mixing levels and it was pretty spot on every mix regardless if I was mixing 40g, 20g, 10g, or 5g. While it doesn't matter, it also had a pleasant smell to it in both dry and mixed state. I am likely heading out tonight to get a bucket so I can do another cleaning and start the process of switching salts.
Cristy17
Sunshine Reef
I have been using Waterbox salt since it was introduced. I love it! My LPS corals are nice and fluffy and look better immediately after my weekly water changes. The SPS also show great polyp extensions and are growing. I have it deliver to my door on a repeating monthly basis which is a bonus and doesn't cost extra. No more struggling with a heavy 5 gallon bucket of salt. Also, when I moved a new tank with corals into my home, I needed to do daily water changes and was running low in salt. I emailed Waterbox and two days later, I had a sitting at my front door. No added costs, just the $74 and some change.
Some have said it leaves residue, I have not experienced this in my water station containers. so far, I would recommend this salt.
Some have said it leaves residue, I have not experienced this in my water station containers. so far, I would recommend this salt.
jimfish98
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If you come to the Orlando area, I am not far from Top Shelf and have 30lbs of it sitting in my garage you can have for free.
Cristy17
Sunshine Reef
