WTF IS WITH REEF CRYSTALS SALT!!

[JMes]

Well,its a 100% loss of my LPS collection. The only thing left that is alive are my purple deaths. I took a quick pic what is left from about 30 or so colonys.

before.


as of this morning


What it looked like before


and now



The system in question has been running for over 4 years. I have not added any new fish since then. I have not added any coral since sept of last year. All my parameters are in check. I always keep on top of my tank maintenance. ALL my LPS was healthy untill I did my water change with this salt. There is absolutely no question that there is something wrong with this batch of salt. Just check on RC board. There are already people with the same issues as me.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by JMes

Well,its a 100% loss of my LPS collection. The only thing left that is alive are my purple deaths. I took a quick pic what is left from about 30 or so colonys.

The system in question has been running for over 4 years. I have not added any new fish since then. I have not added any coral since sept of last year. All my parameters are in check. I always keep on top of my tank maintenance. ALL my LPS was healthy untill I did my water change with this salt. There is absolutely no question that there is something wrong with this batch of salt. Just check on RC board. There are already people with the same issues as me.

I wonder if this is proved in some way.... what would Instant Ocean do?

I'd take pics of everything you lost and fight to have them replace it!

You'd think that they would have some sort of quality control in place so that this crap dosn't happen.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

I wonder if this is proved in some way.... what would Instant Ocean do?

I'd take pics of everything you lost and fight to have them replace it!

You'd think that they would have some sort of quality control in place so that this crap dosn't happen.

+1 when I crashed from bad Kent carbon, they hooked me up good with an rodi, aquadoser (drips system) and a few other randoms. All i had to do was report the batch number with before and after pics.

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by JMes

I bought it at Golds last week.
5137801706
RC1-160P 04/09 REV.A
IN01706-905

From RC:

051378017060
RC1-160P 04/09 REV.A
IN01706-905

Originally Posted by Starry

Didnt think that was the batch # as all my empty buckets have the same #.....i just mixed up 45 gallons for a wc. glad i didnt use it yet....nervous now!

The RC1 number was what I searched the internet for, but the other two numbers are the same on both buckets (minus the leading and end zeros in JMes' numbers).

I'd say they're the same . . . unless there is another number on the buckets somewhere that is relevant?

[wmcinnes]

the same number is on my bucket at home and its almost empty.. ive had no problems..

[Zoaelite]

Whoa... So sorry for your loss James I can only imagine how painful that must be. Do you still have the bucket, from the RC thread he noticed a change in the bucket plastic, perhaps this caused the problem? Either way I would be contacting Reef Crystals, I hope they give you some credit here.

FROM REEFCENTRAL

I took a closer look at all my empty buckets of Instant Ocean salt which I reuse to do the water changes and out of 8 of them, all older ones are made of HDPE plastic (number 2 for recycling purposes). The last one, where the offending ReefCrystals were is made of PP (recycling number 5). The pail manufacturer is ROPAK (800)-387-3779. Interesting coincidence or we have found the problem?

BTW - the pail of Coralife salt is made of HDPE, number 2 same as all the older IO salt pails.

Can you guys check what plastic type are your pails of salt made of?

[ScubaSteve]

I got a batch of RC a month or two ago and have just recently started using it. I've maybe done 3 WC with the new batch. Ever since making the switch things haven't been right in the tank. I've had a couple SPS colonies crap out and I've been having weird cyano and algae outbreaks that I've never seem before. Nothing else has changed except for the salt. I was wondering this weekend if there was something up with the salt, especially after the last WC and there was a weird sediment left behind the in the mixing bucket.

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by JMes

Well,its a 100% loss of my LPS collection.

Truly dreadful. You had a stunning collection.