Why not to use io salt

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Myka

Why would you toss the salt without getting it tested?

why not toss the salt without getting it tested, sorry i do not have a mass-spectrometer nor intend on to pay for the testing that it would require to come to a definite conclusive result

[The Guy]

I agree with Myka the salt should have been tested, now saying the tank was nuked by the IO salt is an opinion of you and Albert and all of us following your thread will now never have a conclusive answer as to the salt quality. Myka offered to bare the cost of testing it, so why wouldn't you do it, then at least we would have an answer.

[GoFish]

Originally Posted by Myka

Why would you toss the salt without getting it tested?

+2

And +4 Brad

Oooh more numbers this thread needed.

1+2-1+3+2+4=11dkh??

[hondas3000]

I have some cheap coral and tank I can test the the salt out for you. If they all die too then for sure its the salt. As I am using instant salt myself too.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by hondas3000

I have some cheap coral and tank I can test the the salt out for you. If they all die too then for sure its the salt. As I am using instant salt myself too.

There is still no guarantee with you using his salt.
Too many variables to consider.

I agree with all other posts that state the salt needs to be tested under scrutiny/lab standards.
Only then can the problem be found.

I said before and will say it again.
I'm still going to use my IO for now.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

why not toss the salt without getting it tested, sorry i do not have a mass-spectrometer nor intend on to pay for the testing that it would require to come to a definite conclusive result

IO would do the testing with their lab. All it would cost you is a few minutes of time. I even made an offer to minimize that time for you.

Plus, if it was something like copper, your tank (rock/sand) could now be permanently toxic to invertebrates.

[spit.fire]

Why are you taking this so personally? I made it pretty clear that I have no interest in getting it tested. The only thing beneficial thing that would ever come out of it is maybe a free bucket of io that I'd use to de-ice driveways with.... Its not worth the effort it would take to put it in a zip lock bag. The damage is done, I've accepted that there is no fixing it, so I'm moving on, as should you.

[Skimmer Juice]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Why are you taking this so personally? I made it pretty clear that I have no interest in getting it tested. The only thing beneficial thing that would ever come out of it is maybe a free bucket of io that I'd use to de-ice driveways with.... Its not worth the effort it would take to put it in a zip lock bag. The damage is done, I've accepted that there is no fixing it, so I'm moving on, as should you.

why make a thread about it then ?

[spit.fire]

I believe the word is venting
So why not make a thread about it

[gobytron]

You must have seen "blame the salt" posts in the past and known exactly how it would pan out....

The only difference here is that it's usually not someone with so much know how and experience posting it.

I think that fact just makes people more curious as most others who make a statement like this are uniformly dismissed.

Also, many of us use io.

You scare people with this kind of a claim.

You may feel there is no point, but the rest of us who use io and know you know your **** would sure like to know for sure if it was the salt we all use or not.