Why not to use io salt

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

And I will ask again, what is he supposed to test? Unless he contacts IO and they're willing to test and can find something in the test panel that is off, we still won't know, and a lot of trouble has been gone through to learn nothing.

It just seems the whole thread just got a lot of people all excited without any kind of conclusive proof of the salt being the problem is all I'm trying say. I agree with you Brad at the end of the day we've learned nothing.

[Aquattro]

Agreed, we know nothing, other than Tyler lost a ****eload of stuff. Could be from salt, or something that was in the salt bucket.
Yes, IO is a cheaper salt, but they've been doing a lot of it for a long time with a pretty good track record, so I still maintain that if it's the salt, others will have the same issue eventually.
Not sure if the purchase location of the salt has been disclosed, but I bet other CR members also bought some from the same batch.

[The Guy]

I bought this new unopened bucket @ King Ed, Opp's did I type that out loud.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by The Guy

I bought this new unopened bucket @ King Ed.

Where did he buy his bucket?

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by The Guy

It just seems the whole thread just got a lot of people all excited without any kind of conclusive proof of the salt being the problem is all I'm trying say. I agree with you Brad at the end of the day we've learned nothing.

if you were to mix some of it up and put a small frag in it, one of the same kind as one that was lost by the OP, It's survival or demise would at least tell you if it was the salt or not.

From there, testing would be needed to see if there is something in it there that is not supposed to be or if something in it is more concentrated than it should be.

A pretty simple test as above (and has already been suggested) would definitely add some important information to the issue and at least indicate if the salt needs to be tested or if other potential causes need to be considered more seriously.

[crimper]

So we can safely say that Voodooo is the culprit. This thread should be renamed and should be buried into the archives with the verdict NOT GUILTY!

[davej]

If I had lost that much and I thought the salt was to blame, you can be SURE the manufacturer would be hearing from me.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by davej

If I had lost that much and I thought the salt was to blame, you can be SURE the manufacturer would be hearing from me.

Ya, me too. But not everyone is the same.

[Aquattro]

And IO will examine a sample if sent to them, they require a couple cups in a zip lock for testing.

[rsisvixen]

Could be metal contamination, excess lvls of copper, that would wipe out inverts yet leave fish healthy.