reefnjunkie Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I use Kent and the only thing I have to add is Mag. I use Mag chloride from BRS as my buffer. Kent mixed up at 1.025 gives a Mg reading of 1200 if I recall so a little buffering is needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I quit using salt in a bucket due to the fact that it is hard to mix the salt before using. I got towards the end of a bucket and my Mg went thru the roof - it had all settled towards the bottom 2/3 of the bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grassi Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Seems it was the salt. Anyway, how many ml of water you put in the vial for testing? 3 or 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschwarz Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 the other day i went out and got a bucket of kent sea salt and did a few water changes and i think that got my water chemistry back to where it should be. here it is salinity : 1.025 temp : 77 F alk : 10 dKH calc : 450 ppm phosphate : 0 nitrite : 0 nitrate : 0 mag : 1200 what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Looks good to me. Kent has done me well and I don't plan on switching. Their customer service is top notch as well Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 What is a good Alkalinity reading for reef dominate tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Depends on what type of corals. What is a good Alkalinity reading for reef dominate tanks? Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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