red sea coral pro users

[bundy13]

Do you notice a brown/orange residue floating on the surface when mixing this brand ,or left in the mixing container ,
have you had problems with an orange sandbed with this salt ?

thanks

[fishworm]

i've been using it for almost 2 months now and I havent noticed anything like that.


hmmm...interesting...

[uscharalph]

I use it, but my LFS mixes it. The start with RO and I buy it 10 gallons weekly.

[bundy13]

last couple times i used it ,2 different batches i have some floating particles on the surface of my mixing tub.

and some residue on the sides of the mixing tub
also my sand has been getting a little orange,

lets see if someone else seen this

[oct2274]

i have no experience this and i've made atleast 100 gallons. what are you using for a mixing container? I use a thoroughly cleaned 44 gallon brute trash can. Some containers are not safe to be used and can leach off chemicals or other materials.

[hyperfocal]

I've not seen this, been using the salt for well over a year now. Are you positive nothing is contaminating your mixing container?

[Lagger]

Originally posted by bundy13
Do you notice a brown/orange residue floating on the surface when mixing this brand ,or left in the mixing container ,
have you had problems with an orange sandbed with this salt ?

thanks

I've noticed both.

I originally had a residual crust on the rim of the mixing container & what seemed like diatoms on low flow areas on the sandbed. This was when I had just switched salts & has since gone away after multiple WC's.

[hyperfocal]

Hmmm, when you put it like that Lagger I start to wonder. I've been seeing increased diatom growth lately, but hadn't considered the possibility of it being related to my salt. Did you switch salt brands?

[NealNano]

I dont use it but I have heard of this before. Red Sea seems to have quality control trouble. I use 50/50 coral life and tropic marine pro reef

[hyperfocal]

Bugger, I promised myself I wasn't get into "Salt-mix Second Guessing" too...

[Lagger]

Well, I continue to use Red Sea Coral Pro & it's gone away, same bucket. So I doubt WC is an issue, although I did shake the bucket prior to use for consistancy. Usually diatoms like that are associated with old bulbs, but mine's new.

I attribute it to the initial switch from Reef Crystals to Red Sea. I suggest doing a few more large & frequent WC's & it should go away.