Brightwell Salt
Fri, 08/21/2009 - 08:21
The salt is now available. I have plenty.
Sun, 08/23/2009 - 11:22
#2
Is Brightwell salt any better
Is Brightwell salt any better quality than say Instant Ocean salt?
Thu, 08/27/2009 - 20:34
#3
ohh yea
Test are coming back excellent across the board. I will put up the sample test in a bit
Fri, 08/28/2009 - 17:55
#4
BW salt
Dose it mix quicker and better than any of the other stuff that we have had in the shop? I mean some of it took a good bit to mix it up and then there were some that dissolved as soon as it touched water with none left on the bottom.
Fri, 08/28/2009 - 22:02
#5
mixing -
It mixes almost as quickly as Oceanic - at least in my house - with a mag 9.5 in the bucket.
Sat, 08/29/2009 - 12:03
#6
Test Data
Just did a test today - 150 gallons of Brightwell, 50 gallons of Oceanic, has been in the tank for about a week - and I haven't dosed anything yet. Just coral and rock in there right now.
Alk - 3.5 ~ 9.8dkh
Calcium - 420
Mag - 1250
pH - lights out - 8.1
Strontium - ?? - to lazy to run the test
The mag is impressive when compared with other salts - I've had a very difficult time keeping mag above 1000 with Kent, Instant Ocean and Reef Crystals in the past. Seems like Brightwell is doing the trick!
Tue, 09/29/2009 - 20:45
#7
What does the Brightwell go
What does the Brightwell go for?
Tue, 09/29/2009 - 22:17
#8
Brightwell
Last time I got a bucket it was something like $75 -
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 06:45
#9
I use 1/2 reef crystals and
I use 1/2 reef crystals and 1/2 oceanic and my test results: pH-8.2, Ca++ - 430, Mg++ - 1270
When I used 1/2 regualar tropic marin and oceanic, I got: pH-8.3, Ca++ - 450, and Mg++ - 1350
I have never gotten great results like that without mixing....something would always be off somewhere.
Have never used Brightwell.....it did not exist until after I left. It will take quite a bit though to get me away from Tropic Marin.
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 07:03
#10
Brightwell
When it mixes up it looks about the same as your Reef crystals/Oceanic mix - at least from my last test results. I have run another batch of tests next time I make some water up since I found my Mag / Alk kit to be reading a little off.
I need more salt, I'll have to get some tomorrow. thanks Jeff.