Supplementing tank midweek with Red Sea pro salt mix?

[reeferkojack]

I have some leftover Red Sea Pro Salt, and I’m currently using regular instant ocean for my tank. A lot of the corals are starting to grow out and consuming ALK & calcium. I’m considering supplementing my weekly 10% water change with a 1 gallon water change using the Red Sea Pro salt to help boost the trace elements midweek. What’s everyone’s thoughts on doing this?

 

[blaxsun]

Most people will tell you salt is salt. The Red Sea stuff is a bit different, but it sounds like you wouldn't be adding much (so you may not see much if any change).

 

[reeferkojack]

Appreciate the feedback. The tank is a Biocube 32, assuming 30 gallon tank volume. I’d do one gallon. 3.4% of estimated tank volume.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

It will make a trivially small change in alk and calcium.

If you are beginning to not meet demand by water change, dosing is cheaper.

 

[reeferkojack]

It will make a trivially small change in alk and calcium.

If you are beginning to not meet demand by water change, dosing is cheaper.

Appreciate the reply. Yea, I just ordered supplements, thought I had 2 part, but no idea where it is. I mixed up 2 gallons of Red Sea pro. Probably will do the full 2 gallons.

 

[jda]

Hard to keep up with alk, caclcium and magnesium with water changes alone under 20-30% - I am doing this right now with a small tank with Z&P and mushrooms but the coralline alone consumes a lot.

Get some baking soda, mag chloride and calcium chloride and follow one of Dr RHFs recipie. Super easy and cheap. If you live in a cold climate you can usually get both mag and calcium chloride as driveway melt.