Why not to use io salt

[Myka]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Why are you taking this so personally? I made it pretty clear that I have no interest in getting it tested. The only thing beneficial thing that would ever come out of it is maybe a free bucket of io that I'd use to de-ice driveways with.... Its not worth the effort it would take to put it in a zip lock bag. The damage is done, I've accepted that there is no fixing it, so I'm moving on, as should you.

Because of this:

Originally Posted by gobytron

Also, many of us use io.

You scare people with this kind of a claim.

You may feel there is no point, but the rest of us who use io and know you know your **** would sure like to know for sure if it was the salt we all use or not.

Originally Posted by Skimmer Juice

I would send my own salt away for testing if it nuked my tank if not for me but all the other people that use this salt.

Pretty much.

[jorjef]

Only for the reason that most reef related debates end in a spiraling school yard I'm right and you're wrong abiss I will end this with. You're right. You win skimmer juice. I will look further into the proper understanding and use of on line forum

[Nate]

A few years ago I was the rep of an accused product (not salt though)... I've offered credits to retailers whom purchased the product, so they could refund their consumers as it cost less than the testing of said product . In the end it was not the product and another product was found to be at fault, but the forums had done their dirty work and the product had a bad rep. I don't even think it was made public what caused all the trouble but it was a member here who had the issues. Those credits were still issued and the product was not to blame. The internet , and forums can be nuts sometimes and turn things into a witchhunt.

Anyone reading this realizes that it is not conclusive, but might make sure to do an extra test or two of their salt before water changes which I would suspect is what the op is was trying to establish.

I too would have sent some to upg, to have tested. But would have probably declined there free bucket had it been offered whatever the results may have been .

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by jorjef

Good god people he said it was the salt... There is no onus to proof, it's an opinion the can take it or ignore it. If people are so worried send your own salt away to get tested. As someone else said it doesn't seem to be a widespread epidemic so go on living your lives.

I got a lot invested in my tank so if there is bad salt circulating I would like to know....I am too chicken poop to be playing reindeer games with my tank.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I got a lot invested in my tank so if there is bad salt circulating I would like to know....I am too chicken poop to be playing reindeer games with my tank.

Agreed. I am mixing a batch right now, albeit and older bucket I've already used. I bought 3 buckets during the sale, so that's got me a little concerned.

Spit.fire , did you not even record the batch # for us?

[reefwars]

Anyone here selling IO for cheap??p

[reefwars]

You should all be weary of your salt and brands don't matter I've had customers return every type of salt for all sorys of reasons and even once salt had no salt measured with a refract... it had nothing so prob a bucket of chemicals , sure sucks to be on the end of that I use to think then it happened so often that I just assume salt QC is crap and take each bucket with caution most of us are very lucky but I'll say that bad salt is not uncommon at all

[GoFish]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I got a lot invested in my tank so if there is bad salt circulating I would like to know....

This was my thinking from the beginning but doesn't look like an answer will come. I've given up waiting anyway...

I have a new question that hasn't been brought up

"How does someone dispose of 48lbs of salt?" Well subtract what was used for the water change

In my garbage can?
In my backyard?
Down the drain?
In the ocean?
In the river?
Take it to the dump?
Save it for de-icing the driveway?

There's only one question above that I could answer yes to. So what's the best way to dispose of that much salt, minus the bucket I hope cause that thing's recyclable

I will also be keeping and using my buckets, just merely wondering what others would do

[reefwars]

Go slug hunting lol

[GoFish]

Oooh good one too bad I only see about 5 of those a year