Marine aquarium salt is not just the Sodium Chloride, it contains very essential minerals which are very important for keeping your marine life in tact.
If we speak about the content, there are three things : Magnesium, calcium, Alkalinity.
Calcium is very important because the invertebrates and corals have their hard body made of rich calcium content and the supply comes from water. The ideal recommended Calcium content is 400ppm. Alkalinity is relative acidity of water or related to pH of the water. Normal potable water is neither acidic or alkaline, but water with salt is bound be alkaline and this is essential because the bicarbonate is another important component for good growth of corals. The best condition is to have 8-11dkh. Magnesium is among the most abundant of the trace minerals in salt water. This works with calcium and alkalinity to create a perfect balance of Salt water in Marine aquarium. The best range is 1250-1400ppm
Tips for buying Salt for Aquarium.
1) Always buy salt (or for that matter any product) from only reputed sellers.
2) Do always check for reputed brands
3) Do not buy contaminated or expired product
4) Try always a small quantity of Salt in a glass and before using larger quantity in fish tank. A sampling will always help you in ascertaining the quality of the content.
How to mix salt in water
1) Always use good quality water. Fill a bucket of water in a clean bucket. The ideal thing will be to use purified or RO water.
2) Always read the manufacturers instruction before you start mixing the salt. Mix the desired quantity of salt in the water and start stirring slowly.
3) Check the specific gravity using a hydrometer or refractometer. The ideal specific gravity should be 1.025 (Salinity of 35ppt) This is the most ideal figures for coral tanks. If it’s a fish only tank, then these figures can be slightly lower. Please keep a track of volume of salt you have added in the quantity of water. This will help in achieving the figures next time you mix – easily.
4) Use a powerhead or a wave maker for easy circulation and mixing. This will allow create a turbulence at the surface of the water so that gas exchange increases.
5) Bring the water temperature to the level of water in the tank.
6) It would be ideal to keep the water overnight so that the water is climatized to the normal temperature.
7) Check the salinity, Specific Gravity and temperature of this water before adding to the tank. Add only if all the parameters are proper
Salt brands we have with us are Aquarium Systems Reef Crystals, Hiker Ocean Reef Salt, Aquarium Systems Instant Ocean Marine Salt, Skimz PUR reef salt, Ocean Free Special aquarium salt. These brands come in different weight packages. Larger the pack, more economic will be the pricing. Please note that shipping will be done only by surface mode and hence will take 5 -7 days for delivery after shipping. In case of urgent delivery, we recommend you to buy locally.