{"id":2844,"date":"2024-06-27T01:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T23:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2844"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T11:14:36","slug":"reef-mineral-salt","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/products\/seawater\/water-treatment\/reef-mineral-salt\/","title":{"rendered":"Reef Mineral Salt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"27.5px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An agent for maintaining constant levels of minerals in reef aquariums<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Using Reef Mineral Salt is one of the most important elements during supplementation of calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate (i.e. Balling Method). Lack of Reef Mineral Salt supplementation leads to dangerous minerals deficiency. Long-term shortages of micro and macronutrients result with excessive slowdown of growth and invalid, pale colouration of corals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dosage:<\/strong> Dissolve 25 g in 1000 ml RODI water. In order to maintain ionic balance, it is recommended to apply also: Calcium, KH Buffer and Magnesium, which doses should be established based on water tests and daily corals\u2019 consumption. Reef Mineral Salt can be combined in one solution with\u00a0Magnesium.\u00a0<strong>S<\/strong><strong>olution of Reef Mineral Salt should be dosed with the same liquid-amounts as solutions of Calcium and KH Buffer.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Worth knowing:\u00a0<\/strong>Reef Mineral salt dosing cannot be treated as an equivalent of important water changes, which are still necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aquaforest Reef Mineral Salt is a Sodium Chloride (NaCl) free sea salt. It contains all the other basic components found in natural seawater, such as Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium, Bromine, Fluorine, Barium, Iodine, and trace elements.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NaCl free salt is one of the most important components of the Balling method, and it plays a significant role when Calcium Chloride and Sodium Bicarbonate supplementation is in place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is a common misconception among reefers that administering NaCl free salt is primarily supposed to replenish trace elements. The main task of Sodium Chloride free salt is to maintain ionic balance of aquarium water.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This practice is based on an important discovery made by Prof William Dittmar, a chemical analyst, and the \u201crule of constant proportions\u201d. He analysed water samples from oceans and seas around the globe and documented that the composition of natural sea water remains constant, even though the salinity varies.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So what is the significance of adding NaCl free salt when administering Calcium Chloride and Sodium Bicarbonate? Many marine organisms (e.g. hard corals) require Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) to grow their calcareous structures. This crucial substance is insoluble in natural seawater, so one way to work around this problem is administration of Ca++ and HCO3 in the form of water-soluble Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) and Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3). This method has a drawback though \u2013 in the form of unwanted NaCl:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CaCl2 + 2NaHCO3 = &gt; CaCO3 + 2NaCl +H2O +CO2<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A lot of people assume that additional presence of Sodium Chloride is harmless, as long as salinity is maintained at the desired level. Salinity however is not just a measure of table salt in H2O. Magnesium sulfate, Calcium sulfate, Potassium sulfate, Magnesium chloride, Calcium chloride and Potassium chloride are actually salts too, so when Sodium and Chloride levels rise, the natural balance of major elements is shifted. Incidentally the salinity might remain stable, but only due to excessive presence of Sodium Chloride. In a closed aquarium ecosystem the impact of NaCl build-up might be significant.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Many aquarists mistakenly assume that this issue can be easily corrected by regular water changes. Keep in mind however, that the only way to revert to the original water parameters would be with a 100% water change, while hardly anyone is replacing more than 10% weekly.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The use of NaCl free salt is not so common anymore, and application of the Balling method is often limited to 2 or sometimes 3 of its main components. This approach will probably not cause any problems for several weeks or even months, but in the meantime the chemical reactions that take place in the marine aquarium will lead to a deficit of trace elements.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Balling \u201ctwo part\u201d or \u201clight\u201d is gaining in popularity, but the truth is that the old, but revolutionary original method is much more effective when it comes to maintaining stable water parameters. Regular use of NaCl free salt is highly recommended to help address ionic imbalance issues in the long run.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mineral salts to provide optimal conditions and ionic balance. 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