Formula # 1

Original Formula

For Hobbyist Who Like Their

Alkalinity At 10 dKH And Calcium At 450 ppm

Formula # 2

Natural Seawater Levels For Ultra Low Nutrient Systems

Mixing Instructions for Formula # 1, Formula #2

 With or With-Out Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

For 5 and 25 gallon mixes

Organic Means:

Free of Cyanide, Silicates, Phosphate, Nitrates and Anti Caking Agents

Which are Harmful to Delicate Marine Life

Original Formula #1:

For Hobbyist Who Like Their Alkalinity At 10 dKH and Calcium At 450 ppm

Formula #2:

For hobbyist who like Ultra Low Nutrient System at Natural Seawater Levels – 7.0 to 7.5 dKH / 400 to 420 ppm Calcium

The following 2 part sea salt method and its benefits have been in use since “2000”.

Notice About Our Formula #1 Sea Salt Mix:

As of 07-09-09 our Formula #1 sea salt you are now able to combine the separated calcium packet in the sea salt mix bag at time of mixing you sea salt and is optional.

NEVER DIVIDE UP OUR 5 or 25 GALLON DRY SEA SALT MIX BAGS TO MAKE INTO SMALLER DENOMINATIONS. EACH 5 or 25 GALLON SEA SALT MIX BAG IS STIRRED BUT NOT TOTALLY MIXED. YOU MUST USE OUR CONCENTRATED SLURRY METHOD TO MAKE SMALLER DENOMINATIONS IN ORDER TO GET 100% OF OUR FORMULA RATIO.

Mixing Instructions:

1): First time mixing our 5 or 25 gallon sea salt mix bag, it’s recommended to fill your container an estimated 80% volume of the 5 or 25 gallons water volume.

2):  Mix in dry sea salt, (*)it’s optional at this time to add the dry calcium packet, (for the sodium chloride NaCl free packages add your own sodium chloride at this time), let dissolve to clear and adjust salinity to 1.026 or 35 ppt and you will have a full 5 or 25 gallon true mix. If you require a lower salinity level this will increase your total water volume and is ok. Use a strong water pump to mix the dry sea salt mix (* calcium is optional at this time) and filtered water. (We Recommend using a 1200 GPH water pump for the 25 gallon mix and a 350 GPH water pump for a 5 gallon mix). A water pump will act as a heater to heat your water to 76 to 78 degrees in a short period of time. The warmer the filtered water is the quicker the dry sea salt mix will dissolve clear when mixing.

 (76 to 78 degrees temperature is ideal)

3): (**) We Recommend letting your mixing pump run only 12 to 24 hours, and then turn off mixing pump.

4): As with any brand of mixed sea salt and you let it sit for awhile always check your pH and alkalinity levels before using and adjust if needed.

(*) 

You do not need to add the separated calcium at the time of mixing your sea salt unless you are going to use it in 12 to 24 hour, for a couple of reasons.

Reason #1: (The best reason of them all!)

There will be times for one reason or another, that your aquarium will have a high calcium level. We are the only sea salt maker that has the following benefit; you can do a water change with-out adding some or the entire separated calcium packet to safely lower your calcium to your desired level.

Reason #2:

By not adding the separated calcium packet at time of mixing, the ph and alkalinity levels will be slightly higher because the calcium is not in the salt mix to interact with the buffering system, thus you are able to let your mixed salt water stand for an indefinite period of time. Just add the separated calcium several hours before use, so the calcium can start to interact with the buffering system to bring the ph and alkalinity to their proper levels.

Reason #3:

Because we truly do not use any type of an anti caking agent, we have to package the calcium separate for each 5 or 25 gallon mix bag of sea salt. The purpose of using any kind of anti caking agents it to keep the sea salt mix dry during manufacturing and storage. By us not using any kind of an anti caking agent means that our sea salt mix can and will pull moisture thru our 4 mil plastic bag, which is ok, because the calcium is packaged separately so it will not interact with the buffering system  to cause precipitation or cloudiness at time of mixing.  It is common and normal for our sea salt mix to have small moisture content. Store our sea salt in a cool dry place.

(**)

Through our testing we found that by leaving your mixing water pump continuously running beyond the 12 to 24 hour period causes the ph and alkalinity levels to prematurely drop as to where you will have to supplement before use.  Continuously running your mixing water pump and it’s over sized for your water volume, will cause the water temperature too heat up to much and will cause a brown slime on the interior mixing container.

We will continually up-date this page as we learn more.

This page was revised on  07-10-09