and THOSE were the GOOD REASONS
:nono::nono::nono:
Do NOT use it.
There's PLENTY wrong with it in general.
More wrong if you take specifics into account.
OH, don't forget 1kg produces 40L...
Even if they shaped up..it is way too inconsistent in chemistry AND quality.
I've had bags with >5% seasand !!??!!
Others with what REALLY looked like CEMENT.Some mixed up grey, others had papier mache(!!??) in them.
Imagine skimming LITRES of junk out of recently mixed 1000l batches.
Others dissolved brilliantly, but were sorely lacking in alkalinity, Mg, Ca.
OR had excesses unwarranted for.
Oh, I might add, I started by testing from small packets, buckets. Hoping to use in my quarantine, R &D, propagation facility.
I was "TESTING" NSW before, going through about 3000L monthly.
When it seemed ''OK", I ordered 300kg, and had the SAME 300kg replaced TWICE!!
That is 900kg worth...
With persuasion of facts on my side, as Hennie's also proven, I got refunded..they didn't even bother taking the salt back either...
The same company imports Dophin, a better salt. But with Instant Marine it's SO easy to BE better.
That's why I have pursued formulating, and reformulating existing recipes to match stringent REEF ,FO, or FOWLR sytem requirements.
I've succeeded.
Doing premium/de luxe synthetic salt manufacture in REDUCED SIZE batch processing of a few tons at a time ,WITH strict QUALITY CONTROL, is NOT cheap if you factor R&D, raw material, lab costs, packaging and freight.
BTW , I couldn't find satisfactory facilties in SA to compound salt as desired.