Switching Salts?!

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by jarjor, Sep 26, 2017.

  1. jarjor

    jarjor Copepod

    So, since I’ve been in this hobby I have used Red Sea Coral Pro Salt and have had mostly softies. But, now that I’ve added more SPS & and more coralline algae, I find my Alk draining very quickly. I am thinking about switching to Fritz RPM salt to stabilize things. Any gotchas or things for which to watch out?
    Thanks!!
     
  2. LJC6780

    LJC6780 Grouper

    I was using Fritz and ended up having to start dosing Alk, calc and mag so I just switched back to instant ocean reef crystals. I haven't done too many water changes since switching back so I can't really say if it's better or not.
     
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  3. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Red Sea Coral Pro is much higher in Alkalinity than almost any other salt. A lot higher than Fritz which usually is around 8.0 for me. If you switch to Fritz you will have more problem not less. I don't like the high alkalinity salts because I like to keep mine around 8 and with those I get a spike upward of alkalinity every time I do a water change.

    If you have happy growing stony coral of any significant size you will likely have to start dosing to maintain stability. You can do it manually or with simple timers/pumps. Just monitor and adjust to keep it stable.
     
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  4. Brian

    Brian Blenny

  5. jarjor

    jarjor Copepod

    Yep...just ordered the BRS complete dosing kit :eek:
    The damn Coralline algae has taken over! (finally) ;)
     
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  6. LJC6780

    LJC6780 Grouper

    I use the BRS supplements too. I like them so far. Easy to mix!
     
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  7. Deton8it

    Deton8it President Staff Member

    @LJC6780 , Doc is absolutely right. Switching to RC from Fritz will only cause you to dose more. Fritz has higher parameters than RC.
     
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  8. LJC6780

    LJC6780 Grouper

    I'm confused. He didn't say anything about me or RC. He was talking about switching from Red Sea to Fritz
     
  9. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    I'm pretty sure he was saying he agreed with you and I. You mentioned having to dose since switching to Fritz (because of it's lower alkalinity).
     
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  10. LJC6780

    LJC6780 Grouper

    Ooohhhh!! I thought he was saying switching to rc would have to dose more. Ok :):eek:
     
  11. Deton8it

    Deton8it President Staff Member

    Actually, you probably will have to dose more.
     
  12. LJC6780

    LJC6780 Grouper

    Ok well, I haven’t changed my dosing yet so we will see where parameters land.
     

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