did tropic marin ever get this issue resolved?
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You will not see these same issues with Tropic Marin today. This is an older post from 5 years ago and was an issue that has been long resolved. BTW, the alkalinity of the Tropic Marin Pro-Reef version is between 7-8 dH. This should be what you are probably looking for. If you have any other questions regarding Tropic Marin, I am always available to chat. You can reach me in our office, during business hours on the East Coast, at 413-367-0101.this used to be my salt of choice back around 10-13' then I got out of the hobby. has this issue been resolved? I use a calc reactor so long as the alk is stable at 6-7 I can dial it in to what I need..
I would tripple check the salinity. It seems like all those values, except maybe the Ca, are 2 or 3% low. Maybe the sg is a little lower than desired?
I would be happy to work directly with you to diagnose what you are seeing. I don't know of ANY batch of Tropic Marin salt, that would have a Ca level in the 200's. Both the alkalinity and Mg levels seem to measure a little low, but you might consider those numbers to be within the margin of error of reagent test kits. But the Ca number does not make sense to me. Please email me at [email protected], and let me go through this directly with you.I just mixed up my first 60 gallon drum of TMPro and got the following numbers:
Alk: 6.88
Ca: 250
Mg: 1320
I'm set up to do continuous water changes 3% daily so this is going to take some adjustment
I've been using TMP exclusively since this year and I love it. I won't ever go back to any other brand; I have 8 extra buckets sitting in my garage. I only test for alk and it's usually between 7.0-7.5 for me, which is perfect anyway.I would be happy to work directly with you to diagnose what you are seeing. I don't know of ANY batch of Tropic Marin salt, that would have a Ca level in the 200's. Both the alkalinity and Mg levels seem to measure a little low, but you might consider those numbers to be within the margin of error of reagent test kits. But the Ca number does not make sense to me. Please email me at [email protected], and let me go through this directly with you.
Salt separation in the bucket is not usually a problem. I'm not saying that it NEVER happens. But it is very rare.I've been using TMP exclusively since this year and I love it. I won't ever go back to any other brand; I have 8 extra buckets sitting in my garage. I only test for alk and it's usually between 7.0-7.5 for me, which is perfect anyway.
I wanted to ask you since BRS did a "does it stratify?" test on salt, it seems like TMP is the most consistent from top to bottom. Do YOU recommend that we mix the salt or roll the bucket or anything or do you feel TMP salt is pretty consistent from top to bottom and layering isn't a problem?
Big Thank you to Lou at Tropic Marin for working directly with me to sort out my confusion. Turns out my Calcium test kit was bad and giving false (low) numbers. So he not only got me on track but also prevented me from making a really dumb adjustment to my water. Awesome tech support.
With new test kits my numbers are exactly where they should be and I am confidently mixing up a new batch of salt. Going to stick with the Tropic Marin Ca/Mg Pro test kit from here on out also.
Big Thank you to Lou at Tropic Marin for working directly with me to sort out my confusion. Turns out my Calcium test kit was bad and giving false (low) numbers. So he not only got me on track but also prevented me from making a really dumb adjustment to my water. Awesome tech support.
With new test kits my numbers are exactly where they should be and I am confidently mixing up a new batch of salt. Going to stick with the Tropic Marin Ca/Mg Pro test kit from here on out also.