Warning! Potential Problem with Kent Salt.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Willow

i don't think it mattered if you bought salt on boxing day or last week, it's all bad.

Untrue and totally annoying (Thanks, Harvey, for the use of your amazingly accurate graph for this post!)





The pallet of 200g Kent salt we ordered from IPZ earlier this month tested at 8.5 - 9 dKH. See my and Matt's previous posts a few pages back for more detailed info on our test results.

[Willow]

well woopdeddoo bev all the local shops in vancouver are all working off of the same batches with the yellow labels. they problem is you cant tell if you have a good or bad bucket until you open it up, if its bad you can't return it!

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Willow

well woopdeddoo bev all the local shops in vancouver are all working off of the same batches with the yellow labels. they problem is you cant tell if you have a good or bad bucket until you open it up, if its bad you can't return it!

Again, UNTRUE!!!!

Originally Posted by zulu_principle

Kent Salt

If you have purchased Kent Salt from us.

Return the bucket to us for exchange or send the sample back to Kent.

If you send the sample back to kent keep the receipt for the cost of the shipping and i'll give you a store credit for that amount.

Please feel free to call or email me with any questions you might have.

wendell@oceanaquatics.com

604-940-1988 or 1-800-605-0914


Wendell

AND

Originally Posted by Denis

Just got responce from J&L:
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Two options since you are local:

1. Send sample to Kent, and they will replace bucket of salt
2. Bring in bucket and we'll replace.

If anyone orders Kent salt we are informing them before shipping. I was told
by Kent that it was one batch (70 buckets). If that is the case then not all
of ours is bad.

Allen
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I love these guys.

[marie]

sigh, if anyone is keeping count, the bucket of salt my husband picked up for me is one of the low dkh ones . It's not like i can just run to the closest lfs to pick up some more either and I'm in the process of filling my 175g bowfront

[Matt]

Originally Posted by marie

sigh, if anyone is keeping count, the bucket of salt my husband picked up for me is one of the low dkh ones . It's not like i can just run to the closest lfs to pick up some more either and I'm in the process of filling my 175g bowfront

I'm told that you can adjust the alk pretty easily with baking soda (sodium bicarb). It beats the heck out of a long drive and expensive shipping...

From advanced aquarist To raise 50 gallons of tank water by 1 meq/L will require about 16 grams of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate; sodium hydrogencarbonate). Since a level teaspoon of baking soda weighs just under 6 grams, then 1 teaspoon will raise the alkalinity in that 50 gallons by ~0.4 meq/L (~1 dKH).

[Chowder]

I too have gotten a bad bach of salt . I emailed Kent Tuesday and John Groff called me yesturday. He did try to set up UPS to pick up my salt sample from me at there cost but was unfortunatly unable to do it across the border. I was also contacted by a Chris (didn't get his last name) . I sent the email to a couple of there contact emails. I was impressed by the quick response. I too like BMW Rider was told that they would give me something extra for my hassle. he also came across genuily concerned about this matter. I am waiting to find out what happens with this to make my judgement. I would urge anyone who has questions or is unhappy about this to email Kent and let them now at kentmarine@verizon.net

[Psyire]

Originally Posted by Matt

I'm told that you can adjust the alk pretty easily with baking soda (sodium bicarb). It beats the heck out of a long drive and expensive shipping...

From advanced aquarist To raise 50 gallons of tank water by 1 meq/L will require about 16 grams of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate; sodium hydrogencarbonate). Since a level teaspoon of baking soda weighs just under 6 grams, then 1 teaspoon will raise the alkalinity in that 50 gallons by ~0.4 meq/L (~1 dKH).

I wouldn't recommend this as Kent has never said exactly what was wrong with that shipment. For all we know some mystery ingredient was added that dropped the ALK and is deadly to our aquatic friends. Be safe and replace the salt.

[BMW Rider]

Originally Posted by Psyire

I wouldn't recommend this as Kent has never said exactly what was wrong with that shipment. For all we know some mystery ingredient was added that dropped the ALK and is deadly to our aquatic friends. Be safe and replace the salt.

My thoughts exactly. I know the alkalinity is off, but what else is too? I will not use it at all until I here from them what the situation is.

[Xtasia]

Earth to Bev... at the risk of sounding like I'm explaining the obvious to someone "extra special" he's trying to say that the dmg is so obviously wide spread that people who bought the salt on boxing day (me) are having the same poor salt problems as people who bought their salt a few days ago. In this, he is agreeing with you.

Originally Posted by Beverly

Untrue and totally annoying (Thanks, Harvey, for the use of your amazingly accurate graph for this post!)

The pallet of 200g Kent salt we ordered from IPZ earlier this month tested at 8.5 - 9 dKH. See my and Matt's previous posts a few pages back for more detailed info on our test results.