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Anyone has any experience with Fauna Marin Professional Salt? How are they compare to Aquaforest Reef salt?
You can't saybthe same thing about Fauna Marin? Why?I am using it right now. I am on my 3rd box, and just bought 3 more. It mixes VERY well, is super clean, and has come up as per box specs so far.
I cannot compare at all, except by applying some common sense when I look at the price of the Aquaforest SHIPPED, I do not believe for one second this stuff is coming from anywhere other than China. Sure has some nice packaging, and good marketing behind it however.
I am not actually sure what you are asking here? I can only assume you are asking why I say that about AF and not FM? If so, I sort of already said why. Look around what salt costs to ship. Then consider how much of that cost is built into the price of AF salt. When you see AF salt at a store it's the same price. So you are suggesting massive money is being lost by online sellers selling? Or more likely that the salt is $30 bucks a box at most. Then consider the costs of shipping heavy pallet items like that from EUROPE. There goes that $30 bucks. So now the salt is 0? Just using some common sense when factoring in what I know domestic shipping costs are, and what costs are to get something like this from Europe to Canada.
There is a HUGE difference in Aquaforest salt and Fauna Marin Professional Salt. I think tha tis what you are comparing @Nighthawk26. First off, if you want a fair comparison on cost, you should compare similar levels of the brands. Compare Aquaforest Reef Salt to Fauna Marin Professional Salt.
Basic Aquaforest Salt is only recommended for fish and some soft corals. So basically it is only good for fish and mushrooms. Not good if you plan on having a reef tank. That is why it is only $44 shipped
When you compare the 2 equal salts, the price evens out.
Again sorry for not being clear. I mean AF reef salt vs FM professional salt.
@Nighthawk26 I don't know why but this is the second time I mixed a batch to do my first water change and the alkalinity is very low. I got only 4.65 dkh. The manufacture spec is over 8 dkh. I followed some members advice to shake and stir up the salt before mixing it into water to make sure they are completely miced and I still get a very low Alkalinity. The first time I mixed a batch to start my cycling, it was also super low.
This is my parameters from a freshly made batch
Alk 4.65 dkh or 1.66 mEq/L
Ph 8.0
Calcium 488 ppm
Salinity 1.026
Temp 78 F
I am using Exact Idip test kit
Any idea why??
I am only on my 4th box, so I am by no means an expert, but I have not changed any of my dosing, and I am still consistent with all parameters. For sure when I first get the box, I take the bad out, and literally roll it around for a fair amount of time to try to get everything consistent. Beyond that, my only troubleshooting thought would be perhaps test is faulty? Have you tested the tank water against that sample of new water? Does that show an accurate 7-8 or so? Or did you not try? If you tried that and are sure the test strips for the idip are ok, then I would ensure you followed a similar mixing practice when the bag was new. If you did that to, my advice would be to contact Darren and see what he has to say. Or contact Claude at FM direct.