red sea coral pro sea salt ? Alk

[mb167204]

I'm thinking about switching to this from IO but from the chart on a salt thread on here it said the alk was really low for this. How do I raise it and is this really a good substitution or should I just go with reef crystals. Thanks

[46FiatYamaha]

You can use baking soda to raise alkalinity. A good article to read http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

[mb167204]

I really want to look at that chart of what each brand had in it. Can someone please give me the link again if u know where it is.

[Geodriller]

I have used Coral Pro for over a year and I love it. I dont test every time but when I do it says 9-10 dKh and I keep my tank at 10 so it works for me. I dont test every time but that is what I get when I do after 24 hrs of cycling, heating, and airation.

[jkrentz2515]

A special thanks to Bertoni for putting it in nice form.




Calcium


Alkalinity


Magnesium

Aquatic Gardens


430


8


1240

CoraLife


560


9


1380

Crystal Sea Marinemix


340


9


1050

Crystal Sea Marinemix Bio-Assay


340


9


1050

D-D H2Ocean


450


10


1380

Instant Ocean


350


12


1070

Kent


540


11


1200

Marine Environment


480


7.5


1450

Oceanic


580


8.5


1650

OceanPure


510


10


1320

Red Sea


400


8


1300

Red Sea Coral Pro


490


7


1300

Reef Crystals


420


12


1260

Reefer's Best


420


11


1200

SeaChem Marine Salt


500


10


1400

SeaChem Reef Salt


540


10


1450

Tropic Marin


375


10


1230

Tropic Marin Pro Reef


450


8.5


1380

Tunze Reef Salt


420


9.5


1350

[jkrentz2515]

It didn't copy and paste nearly as nicely as it should have.