Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - high magnesium in oceanpure pro

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Joe Reefer

11-26-2007 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason McK (Post 283776)

Have you ever tested TMP to phosphates. That'll scare you

What!! I am switching over to this stuff.

MikeP

11-26-2007 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kwirky (Post 283678)

I often test around 1500 ppm on a new batch of oceanpure pro. My next bucket of salt won't be oceanpure pro though because of it's insane ammount of magnesium. I'd rather have something on the low side and dose it to my desired levels. It's easier to add calc/alk/mag than to remove it.

I agree, my last 2 buckets have been OPP but I think I will try reef crystals for a while. I haven't had any really high mag readings with the OPP but I'd rather have something that needs a little boost.

Snappy

11-26-2007 05:21 PM

I am not a big fan of the Ocean pure pro and will also be going back to RC.

michika

11-26-2007 05:27 PM

I'm just about to try OPP, and may not actually try it. Instead I may continue to use Red Sea Coral Pro after reading this thread.

surgeonfish

11-26-2007 06:22 PM

I am with the rest of you. I bought 10 pails of OPP. I like the idea of the individual packing. I do a 50 gal water change weekly and I like being able to dump in a single bag without having to measure 24 cups of salt. However, my Mg is 1500-1600. On Saturday the Ca was 501 with the OPP using the pinpoint monitor? I am also going to switch to another brand of salt.
I also agree why can't they list the composition and concentration of chemicals in their salts?

sphelps

11-26-2007 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by calkrog (Post 283762)

sphelps.. im not sure what you mean i have to maintain even higher ALK with the oceanpure. my elos dKH test kits reads 6 dKH with the ocean pure. i would like it to be around 9. so what you are saying is that it has to read like 11 to be 9?? Im very confused now.

Yes if you want a true alk of 9dkh, you need to aim for 10-11dkh on the test kit, you may want to try and search for more info on this though, I'm not 100%

calkrog

11-26-2007 09:13 PM

sphelps.. that is just too much trouble with the OPP. its at like 6 dKH. i would need a hell of a lot more ALK.

but i guess im just lucky the bag of IO RC is bang on. perhaps the next one wont be.

does anyone have good experience with salt that is consistant ?

sphelps

11-26-2007 10:11 PM

I'm happy with Tropic Marine Pro, I did test the phosphate and got 0 with my elos test kit, I wasn't getting zero with OPP. Ever since I switch my corals have responded much better, no more low alk burns and much better color. There's something not right about OP, I guess probably cause it's a cheap salt straight from China.

albert_dao

11-30-2007 11:31 PM

I just had a talk with the distributor for OceanPure Pro and the batch in question is I-25.

For anyone with salt from this batch, keep touch in this thread. Jason from Proline Aquatics is working on a correction, resolution and compensation for this problem.

Albert

Der_Iron_Chef

12-01-2007 12:06 AM

FWIW...I just tested my make-up water yesterday and the Mg was at 1590ppm. Oh, and just because we all like numbers, Ca was at 445ppm and Alk was 7dKH.

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