Warning! Potential Problem with Kent Salt.

Psyire · #1 02-16-2006, 05:52 AM

Things aren't getting any better...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=766263

Matt · #2 02-16-2006, 05:55 AM

Scary thread, BUT I just tested the dregs from my mix from this recent group salt order. dKH is 9. I don't know if that is good enough, but it is within acceptable range, I think.

Again, KENT, 200g pail, Edmonton Group Salt buy, 9dKH

Matt

Psyire · #3 02-16-2006, 06:05 AM

Whew... that takes alittle off my mind. I plan to do some more testing as well, but perhaps they fixed the problem.

Thanks Matt.

Psyire · #4 02-16-2006, 06:06 AM

People have different opinions on where dKH should be, but 9 is more than acceptable.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #5 02-16-2006, 06:53 AM

Dang. Like so many other local reefers, we picked up a bucket of Yellow labelled Kent's at the Boxing Day sales. If it is a bad batch, Kent should really step up & replace people's buckets with good ones.

Ruth · #6 02-16-2006, 08:03 AM

Holy Cow! I was one of the unfortunate ones a few years ago that got in on the bad batch of Instant Ocean that had way too high of ALK. The reason that to this day I will not use Instant Ocean or Kent (because they were made by the same people) although that does not appear to be the case with this batch. There was such an outcry with the IO that they ended up sending out checks to people that had used this salt. I know that I got a check for around $1800 but it still did not compensate the pain and frustration of completely crashing my system. I actually got out of the hobby for over a year because of this.

Willow · #7 02-16-2006, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ruth

Holy Cow! I was one of the unfortunate ones a few years ago that got in on the bad batch of Instant Ocean that had way too high of ALK. The reason that to this day I will not use Instant Ocean or Kent (because they were made by the same people) although that does not appear to be the case with this batch. There was such an outcry with the IO that they ended up sending out checks to people that had used this salt. I know that I got a check for around $1800 but it still did not compensate the pain and frustration of completely crashing my system. I actually got out of the hobby for over a year because of this.

what brand of salt are you using now ruth?