Why not to use io salt

[TimT]

Sorry to hear about your loss. I threw IO to the curb a while ago because it was consistently inconsistent enough that it alarmed me. I'd used it since the mid 70's.

It's not just the big three that can nuke a tank. I lost a whole bunch of SPS to a bucket of reef salt(not IO or RC) that was deficient in Potassium.

Since the majority of the cost of salt mix is freight one must wonder how they can sell it so cheap. What quality are the chems used?

It's not correct to assume that just because no one else complained that it's not the salt. It's also not correct to assume that just because part of a batch is ok that the whole batch will be ok.

Cheers,
Tim

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Myka

If you can prove it`s the salt, your house insurance would probably cover some or all of the livestock under the coverage for pets. My own house insurance covers up to $5000 which includes equipment and livestock. That wouldn`t cover it for me, but it sure would help!



It's never a problem until...it IS a problem. Kinda like the Kent Carbon recall from a few years back. I used Kent Carbon for a decade before that happened.

I rent, no insurance. I'm not worried about cost of the loss, just frustrated

[kien]

ugh.. the 'ol bucket full of calcium carbonate shot.. breaks my heart every time I see it. Sorry to hear dude. Been there, done that, got the wet t-shirt.

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by crimper

Sorry to hear your loss. But maybe further testings should merit your claim.

I don't want to sound simplistic, but that claim can be proven. Maybe setup a 10G tank and throw in some snail, hermit crab, maybe a damsel fish and some not so nice corals in there and see what happens.

This will clear up lots of speculations.

Not willing to risk the livestock tbh or put any more thought into it. IMO its a waste of time, stuff is dead, I'm chucking the salt, life goes on.

[mark]

hope you're contacting IO about this. Sorry for your tank but maybe they're willing to do an analysis on the salt for the sake of others

[jorjef]

It looks like your tank is a bare bottom... Did you scour the tank bottom before you changed water?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Not willing to risk the livestock tbh or put any more thought into it. IMO its a waste of time, stuff is dead, I'm chucking the salt, life goes on.

Please don't do that. Please send a sample to IO. If there's an issue, and I'm inclined to believe it probably is the salt, then IO should know about it or more peoples' tanks could suffer the same fate as yours.

[Myka]

You could FedEx a sample to me. Just stick it in a bag and print off a shipping label...FedEx will come pick it up from your house and even put it in a box for you. I'll pay for it. Pm me if that's what you want to do.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Myka

You could FedEx a sample to me. Just stick it in a bag and print off a shipping label...FedEx will come pick it up from your house and even put it in a box for you. I'll pay for it. Pm me if that's what you want to do.

That's an even easier solution. Thanks Myka.

[davej]

Hey Tim don't worry too much, he just likes to stir the pot every chance he gets. If you read back thru his posts many, many are just stirring the pot. It gets old quick.