Best Salt for Kalk Drip Users?

[JMBoehling]

Seen some results rescently of Salt Mfg. test results and wondering if one mfg salt "In general" is better for reefers using Kalk only to maintain Alk and Calcium.

It appears that Tropin Marin Pro has a high Mag which is the limiting element with dripping Kalk. I've used Instant Ocean for years but my Mag is always low, as well as Calcium.. Will switching to Pro help?

Thanks,

Jim

[bertoni]

Switching to a high-magnesium salt would reduce the need to supplement. I just bought some Mag Flake and add magnesium as needed. I don't think that any salt product is any more suited to lime than another, in general.

[acrohead500ppm]

agreed however i have started to use coral marine salt i tested a fresh mix of it @ 1.024
my test results were
430ppm cal
11 dkh
~1200 mag
^^^^^^^^tested with salfert

[JMBoehling]

These were the results BillyBeau posted in a thread

Calcium Alk Mag

Instant Ocean 350 12 1070
Coralife 560 9 1380
Oceanic 580 8.5 1650
Aquatic Gardens (Petco) 430 8 1240
Red Sea 400 8 1300
Seachem Reef Salt 540 10 1450
Kent 540 11 1200
Tropic Marin 375 10 1230
Tropic Marine Pro Reef 450 8.5 1380
Reef Crystals (used to be) 420 12 1260


When i read the Instant Ocean numbers they pretty much match my test results. Looks like switching to the Hingher Calcium and Mag brands may be the ticket for us Mrs. Wages Kalk drippers...

Thanks,

Jim

[tmz]

Dosing magnesium is easy an easy and infrequnet task.

Having said that I use Coralife salt and have for five years. I drip all top off with saturated limewater and use a calcium reactor 24/7(the media does not include dolmite) and magnesium holds quite well with minamal dosing evry few months.