MY AWT Test Result Differences After Switching Salt Mixes

[HowardW]

Here were the results from awhile back using Seachem Reef Salt:

Ammonia (NH3-4) .........Good ......................................... 0.004
Nitrite (NO2)..................Good ......................................... 0.003
Nitrate (NO3)..................Good ..........................................0.5
Phosphate (PO4) ...........Good ......................................... 0.01
Silica (SiO2-3) ............. High..............................................1.1
Potassium (K) ................Low........................................... 315
Calcium (Ca).................Good ............................................ 305
Boron (B) ......................High............................................ 14.3
Molybdenum (Mo)..........Good .............................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) ..............Good ........................................... 10.2
Magnesium (Mg) ............Low........................................... 1038
Iodine (I¯).....................Good ........................................... 0.03
Copper (Cu++) ..............Good ........................................... 0.02
Alkalinity (meq/L)............Low............................................ 2.24


And here were todays results after doing numerous water changes using Red Sea Salt:


Ammonia (NH3-4) ...........Good ......................................... 0.005
Nitrite (NO2)....................Good ......................................... 0.003
Nitrate (NO3)..................Good .............................................0.3
Phosphate (PO4) .............Good ........................................ 0.02
Silica (SiO2-3) .................Good ............................................0.5
Potassium (K) .................Low............................................. 199
Calcium (Ca)...................Good ............................................ 364
Boron (B) .......................Good .............................................5.3
Molybdenum (Mo).............High..............................................0.3
Strontium (Sr) ..................Good ...........................................9.2
Magnesium (Mg) .............Good .......................................... 1123
Iodine (I¯)........................Low............................................ 0.01
Copper (Cu++) ................Good ........................................... 0.02
Alkalinity (meq/L)...............Low............................................ 2.05

[ooja3k]

I would switch back.... JMO

[Billybeau1]

Hi Howard :wavehand:

Those results are so ridiculous, I wonder why reefers keep waisting their money on this service.

Thats all I have to say about that. :D

[Aquarist007]

agreed billybeau--they should be checking your thread on salt mixes first:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1287118

[HowardW]

Hi Billy, :wave:

Some of their test results may be off but I don't think they are all rediculous, at least the borate going down after switching from Seachem to Red Sea salt makes perfect sense ...........besides, I have to use up the tests I paid for before discontinuing their service.

Hey I was looking at peoples name tags and I didn't see you or Boomer at the big show and frag swap in Rockford yesterday.