Im curious about salt.

samdaman · 10/15/2010, 11:19 PM

DISCLAIMER: JUST WONDERING NEVER SAID I WAS GOING TO USE IT.

That being said :P I was wondering how different the makeup in marine tank salt and pool salt is. And if someone where to try what would happen? Thanks Guys

dublo8 · 10/15/2010, 11:36 PM

Pretty much everything is different. except well.. the salt part. Salt produced for our tanks is chemically similar to sea water. Most manufacturers have different ideas of what sea water should include, some go above and beyond sea water's chemical make up to create what they think would be the best combination of essential elements, calcium, magnesium etc just to name a few.

The idea behind pool salt is to also keep the pool clean. So there are other chemicals in the mix to control any type of bacteria etc. to make it simple it keeps the pool clean when you pee in it. It also doesn't require the use of chlorine which most pools use to keep it sanitary.

obviously your smart enough not to use it but maybe look up some pool salt online and find the chemical make up of it. You can than compare that to some reef crystal or some other reef salt. You will find them nothing alike.

samdaman · 10/15/2010, 11:44 PM

hmm thanks for the reply. does this look correct for the makeup of natural salt?

lordofthereef · 10/16/2010, 04:39 AM

Fwiw terr are people that do a diy salt mix. There are also some that wil buy something like rc and substitute a percentage of the "good" stuff with plain mortona non iodized salt. For a fowlr I read this isn't necessarily a bad move. We get it cheap enough with our club discount that I figure it isn't worth getting all the components to truly mix my own.

Chris27 · 10/16/2010, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samdaman

hmm thanks for the reply. does this look correct for the makeup of natural salt?

Yep - looks about right. One thing to note is that in the hobby we measure salinity in ppt (35 ppt), vs. breaking out the different chlorides as listed in the chart. Also, we measure alk a little differently by way of hardness (ie 8-10 dKH).

scubasteve06 · 10/16/2010, 07:42 AM

I don't think mixing table salt and water will get you NSW, it may taste salty, but it will be lacking the major elements that NSW has.

10/15/2010, 11:19 PM	#1
samdaman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,407	Im curious about salt. DISCLAIMER: JUST WONDERING NEVER SAID I WAS GOING TO USE IT. That being said :P I was wondering how different the makeup in marine tank salt and pool salt is. And if someone where to try what would happen? Thanks Guys

10/15/2010, 11:36 PM	#2
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	Pretty much everything is different. except well.. the salt part. Salt produced for our tanks is chemically similar to sea water. Most manufacturers have different ideas of what sea water should include, some go above and beyond sea water's chemical make up to create what they think would be the best combination of essential elements, calcium, magnesium etc just to name a few. The idea behind pool salt is to also keep the pool clean. So there are other chemicals in the mix to control any type of bacteria etc. to make it simple it keeps the pool clean when you pee in it. It also doesn't require the use of chlorine which most pools use to keep it sanitary. obviously your smart enough not to use it but maybe look up some pool salt online and find the chemical make up of it. You can than compare that to some reef crystal or some other reef salt. You will find them nothing alike. __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

10/16/2010, 04:39 AM	#4
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	Fwiw terr are people that do a diy salt mix. There are also some that wil buy something like rc and substitute a percentage of the "good" stuff with plain mortona non iodized salt. For a fowlr I read this isn't necessarily a bad move. We get it cheap enough with our club discount that I figure it isn't worth getting all the components to truly mix my own. __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
best way to switch salt mix ?	Jakef150	The Reef Chemistry Forum	7	10/15/2010 12:14 PM
Enriched Salt Mixes?	lanshark	Reef Discussion	1	07/25/2010 02:27 PM
Royal nature - a nice video of reef salt production - speakers on	ronharel	Reef Discussion	25	05/29/2010 04:02 PM
Water Heater and Salt Question for Noob	tengquen	New to the Hobby	7	01/02/2010 04:23 PM

10/15/2010, 11:44 PM	#3
samdaman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 1,407	hmm thanks for the reply. does this look correct for the makeup of natural salt?

10/16/2010, 07:42 AM	#6
scubasteve06 Jeeper Reefer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Clemson, SC Posts: 1,171	I don't think mixing table salt and water will get you NSW, it may taste salty, but it will be lacking the major elements that NSW has.