H20 ocean salt is just rebadged Red Sea salt

[Jason McK]

OK People who are using it and clam to have tested it. Can we see some numbers!

[24storm]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1287118

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by 24storm

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1287118

now any body on this forums tests match up?
details?

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

now any body on this forums tests match up?
details?

I got a lower Mg.

The high Alk seems to be consistent with my results too though. I think this is what I worry about being a ZEO user. But so far once I do my water change, my tanks ALK is still only around 8 (in the safe range) and drops from there over a few days.

I dose two part for ALK and Ca and after a water change, do not dose either for a few days.

Actually I am finding that with my tank being relatively young still (coral wise) that the weekly water changes take care of most of the ALK needs and about half the Ca needs.

[Whatigot]

Originally Posted by jason mck

ok people who are using it and clam to have tested it. Can we see some numbers!

+10

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

OK People who are using it and clam to have tested it. Can we see some numbers!

Here is what I got most recently in my book about the salt:

12/12/08

PH 8.37 (Probe)
Alk 9 dkh (Elos) (This worried me since I am running ZEO)
Ca 420 (Salifert)
Mg 1280 (Elos) (Would be nice a bit higher I guess)
K+ 400 ish (ZEO) (I have a hard time with this test but it was high)
Nitrate None that I could test but my test kits are not great in the low range.

01/30/09

PH 8.4 (Probe which was calibrated on 12/26/08)
Alk 9.5 (Elos)
Ca 480 (Elos)
Mg 1300 (Elos)
K+ 380 (ZEO)

Did not test nitrate


Hope this helps. I can go back through my "test records" for more if you want. I tested it a few more times back when I started using the salt but I was also using less reliable test kits back then too, so figure the results may not be useful.

All results are based on H2O salt mixed to 1.026 with 0 TDS RO/DI water and heated to 78-80 degrees.

[Jason McK]

Thanks Justin. numbers look good. But I agree ALK maybe high for Zeo

J

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by Jason McK

Thanks Justin. numbers look good. But I agree ALK maybe high for Zeo

J

NP.

I am doing a water change today and will test the salt again.

[Whatigot]

pretty close..
thanks for posting them
close enough that we can assume any difference is probably a result of a difference in the testing parameters (different hydrometer, test kits, etc).

After looking at that, I may be going to seachem from now on as a non zeo user....
I havent cracked my h20 salt bucket I paid almost 90 bucks for as im still working my way through the tropic marin pro but for the near 30 dollar savings, from that one test, it looks like seachem reef is where its at.
great numbers all across the board.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Taken from that link, I find this interesting:

Reefer's Best

Ca 420
ALK 11
Mg 1200

High ALK for ZEO but low Mg for most "high end" mixes. But this is just one test.