Bad salt?

vin · 01/19/2009, 12:16 AM

My main reason for getting out of this hobby was that all of a sudden my tank started to grow algea, hair algea to more specific. I had it running great for a few years all sps to softies were doing good. I tried cutting back on the hours of lighting to buying new bulbs even though my other bulbs were only 4months old. I replaced almost everything that wasn't naild down but it was a lost cause for me so I sold everything. Excepted one thing I didn't sell was my salt Tropic Marine. A friend of mine was just about to buy some so I gave him my salt it was brand new. I bought a 300gl. mix and used about half of it. Now he has been battling hair algea for months now and the only thing he has done different is adding the salt I gave him. Ever since he let me know about this, it kind of made sense to me b/c my problem started around the same time. The more I used it the worse the problem got. At the time figured that it couldn't be the salt it was brand new and my water was always at 0 DI and the tank was always crystal clear. Could this really have been my problem.

toolfanatic · 01/19/2009, 02:16 AM

The fresh water and then fresh salt mix should be tested (in that order) for nitrates and phosphates to see if its the cause.

Rhizo · 01/19/2009, 04:21 AM

Not sure if I read this right but this deals with TM salt? I agree with the testing. That is very weird that they have a bad batch. I'd contact them about your problem if the salt mix is bad.

01/19/2009, 12:16 AM	#1
vin Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: wilmington ma. Posts: 206	Bad salt? My main reason for getting out of this hobby was that all of a sudden my tank started to grow algea, hair algea to more specific. I had it running great for a few years all sps to softies were doing good. I tried cutting back on the hours of lighting to buying new bulbs even though my other bulbs were only 4months old. I replaced almost everything that wasn't naild down but it was a lost cause for me so I sold everything. Excepted one thing I didn't sell was my salt Tropic Marine. A friend of mine was just about to buy some so I gave him my salt it was brand new. I bought a 300gl. mix and used about half of it. Now he has been battling hair algea for months now and the only thing he has done different is adding the salt I gave him. Ever since he let me know about this, it kind of made sense to me b/c my problem started around the same time. The more I used it the worse the problem got. At the time figured that it couldn't be the salt it was brand new and my water was always at 0 DI and the tank was always crystal clear. Could this really have been my problem.

01/19/2009, 02:16 AM	#2
toolfanatic Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: N shore, MA Posts: 12	The fresh water and then fresh salt mix should be tested (in that order) for nitrates and phosphates to see if its the cause.

01/19/2009, 04:21 AM	#3
Rhizo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SoCal / Chicago Posts: 839	Not sure if I read this right but this deals with TM salt? I agree with the testing. That is very weird that they have a bad batch. I'd contact them about your problem if the salt mix is bad.