Difference

[ricefish]

what are the differences in Marine salt compared to Organic Sea salt?is it the chemical make-upor is it more complex
simple explanation please

 

[ben1987]

theres over 70 trace elements in the good quality salt we use in our tanks.

 

[ricefish]

theres over 70 trace elements in the good quality salt we use in our tanks.

would they not be in natural sea salt?
i was just confused by the different types on offer

 

[ben1987]

you cant really use a salt meant for human consumption in your tank for a few reasons

1 - stuff for human consumption usually has a few addatives. look at the contents, if theres anything other than sodium chloride in there its not pure salt

2 - the salt we use in aquariums is quite often synthetic and guraenteed with no polloutants harmful to our live stock and params inline with those found on the natural reef

3 - food sold as organic is usually very expensive, so id bet that per kilo there isnt much price difference

4 - our aquarium salts are usually a mixture of several different salts so it contains all trace minerals in the correct ratios

5 - normal salts are usually sky high with phosphates and nitrates once dissolved

6 - salt we eat is quite often taken from underground

 

[ricefish]

thanks for the info seems a bit clearer now