Whats in your salt? AWT Study on what's really in your salt.

Discussion in 'Salt' started by geekdafied, Feb 14, 2008.

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  1. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    I came across this awhile back, meant to post something about it and forgot. Then it came up the other day, and I just read a post on here asking something that is answered in this study. Its in PDF form, so be prepared.

    Reef Salt Analysis
     
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  3. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Good find there Geek!

    I went to a behind the scenes tour at Newport Aquarium and talked with the biologist there and asked her what type of salt they used. She said that they have tired many and found they are not always the same between buckets. Some are taken from the top of the mixing vat and some from the bottom and they are not mixed very good. She also stated that they found Instant Ocean to be the most stable salt they used but they have gone to mixing their own salt now due to cost saving.
     
  4. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    From what I gathered on that study, coralife appeared to be right there with the best of them, and better then the supposed best on some of it.
     
  5. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    yup, coralife and instant ocean are tied for first place
     
  6. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Have seen earlier versions of this study...but this one seems to pretty up to date.

    Does not indicate the wide differences in salt mixes that the link I posted earlier.

    But from all there, esp. taking cost into consideration. Am sticking with good old IO.

    Scott
     
  7. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    Everytime I use IO I get cyano. From that study, IO has the one of the highest levels of phosphates which would explain it. I use to use coralife years ago, and then started using IO since thats all I could get locally and then F&S starting selling it for $30 a bucket. The coralife salt from them is $32 a bucket and it comes with a free tshirt! hahahaha!
     
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  9. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    IO Reef Crystals now comes with a free tshirt as well...Just picked up a bucket last week...8)
     
  10. IBMGeek

    IBMGeek Montipora Digitata

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    Nice study! Overall im okay with IOs performance so when I finish the three buckets I have left maybe Ill try the Red sea.
     
  11. YellowBelly

    YellowBelly Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Thanks, saved the document.