New High Magnesium Salt A new premium salt manufactured by a solar evaporative process, which produces a totally natural base salt where all of the main and trace elements are in complete balance as nature intended. The pure natural salt is then specially enhanced for aquarium use by elevating specific elements that over time become depleted, such as calcium and magnesium which are used by corals and coralline algae growth. Chemistry The final formulation for H2OceanPro+ salt was developed by D-D following many months of testing and evaluation. The salt is designed to dissolve quickly and easily and to have a specific chemistry which in our opinion is the optimum formulation to maintain a healthy reef and allow regular water changes while maintaining a natural balance. Calcium and Magnesium levels are boosted to replace that used up through coral growth within the aquarium where as chloride levels are slightly lowered to allow post additions of calcium and magnesium chloride with a minimized affect on the chloride balance. Parameters when mixed to an S.G: of 1.025 @ 25°C = 35.5ppt
Parameters
Level
Range
Units
pH
8.3
8.2 - 8.4
dKH
9.3
8.7 - 9.8
Calcium(Ca2+)
440
430 - 460
mg/l
Magnesium(Mg2+)
1340
1300 - 1380
mg/l
Chloride (Cl-)
19550
19960 - 20130
mg/l
Potassium(K+)
410
380 - 420
mg/l
Pro Plus Formula with Boosted Magnesium Many salts concentrate on enhancing calsium levels and often ignore magnesium levels. Maintenance of the correct magnesium concentration is equally important in a reef aquarium and will make it much easier to maintain stable calsium, pH and alkalinity.