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help needed.. Wanted to find out guys out there using the above. Does this powder increase our salt salinity ?

|| Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 ||

|| Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 ||

|| CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank||

|| FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV ||

|| Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor ||

|| Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor ||

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oh okie.. cause my salinity raises up. So wondering if its the cause..

|| Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 ||

|| Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 ||

|| CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank||

|| FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV ||

|| Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor ||

|| Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor ||

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Hmm think it really raises salinity in the long run.. never tested my water before and when some sps started to die.. check everything and found the salinity is 1.030!!!!

|| Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 ||

|| Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 ||

|| CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank||

|| FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV ||

|| Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor ||

|| Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor ||

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I use food grade for all 3 since i started the hobby. No problems at all, salinity have been v.stable as i check salinity every 2weeks. But chemically as kkk121 said, the sodium in kh and chloride from cal and mg can formed into sodium chloride which is salt , but is alotalotalot lesser than saltmix imo , big tank like yours shouldnt be an issue lol. Unless u no change water for very long time lah.. hahaha Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk

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Hmm think it really raises salinity in the long run.. never tested my water before and when some sps started to die.. check everything and found the salinity is 1.030!!!!

thought you r using CR?

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I use food grade for all 3 since i started the hobby. No problems at all, salinity have been v.stable as i check salinity every 2weeks. But chemically as kkk121 said, the sodium in kh and chloride from cal and mg can formed into sodium chloride which is salt , but is alotalotalot lesser than saltmix imo , big tank like yours shouldnt be an issue lol. Unless u no change water for very long time lah.. hahaha Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk

hmm I change like maybe 2 weeks plus. but only 25L.. hmm

|| Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 ||

|| Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 ||

|| CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank||

|| FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV ||

|| Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor ||

|| Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor ||

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thought you r using CR?

nope bro CR was like donkey years ago. have been using dosing for around 2 years + already.

|| Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 ||

|| Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 ||

|| CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank||

|| FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV ||

|| Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor ||

|| Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor ||

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nope bro CR was like donkey years ago. have been using dosing for around 2 years + already.

I see. Then used back cr lah. Better for long run as I also feel balling method will give some issue to sps, esp for those 2 years + system.

Sps just stn or not good pe, just not looks right. Also agreed by some other friends.

CR also good to have less coralline algea I feel.

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I see. Then used back cr lah. Better for long run as I also feel balling method will give some issue to sps, esp for those 2 years + system. Sps just stn or not good pe, just not looks right. Also agreed by some other friends. CR also good to have less coralline algea I feel.
oh is it?? Yeah agreed sps no PE, also sometimes stn and looks odd... hmm but I sold off was because CR very hard to tune and always choke..and was using deltec which was told the earliest to use..lol

|| Tank: 5x2x2.5 || Sump 3.5x1.5.1.5 || Lights: DeLighting 2x80w Aquable Special T5 ||

|| Return: 2 x ehiem 1264 || Skimmer: Skimz SM251 ||

|| CR: deltec denitrator || ATO with custom make reservior tank||

|| FR: TLF running Rowas ,UV ||

|| Wavemaker: Jebao RE20& RW15|| Chiller: Daikin 1HP Compressor ||

|| Monitor 1: American Marine Pinpoint Temperature monitor ||

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Sodium bicarbonate will increase salinity over time due to the sodium component so it is always advisable to check salinity when using the balling method.

In my honest opinion, food grade additives are only good enough for reef aquariums if you are keeping up with regular water changes. Food grade chemicals contain impurities that the human body can process/remove,, which is why they are termed food grade. In reef aquariums such impurities can build up over time as their removal by reef organisms can be limited. You can be using food grade additives and everything works out fine until few years later you end up with mysterious deaths of animals which nothing can explain. Then a huge water change solves the "unknown" problem.

Many strive to achieve 0 TDS readings from RO/DI but end up mixing this water with food grade supplements...the irony of it all. Short term savings yes, long term costs = ?

Food for thought:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1965327

Always something more important than fish.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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