Best Salt?

[b0bab0ey]

I use a 50/50 combination of IO and Oceanic.... seems to be a popular choice in my area

+1 but only because I've found it to be the most affordable way of doing WCs and maintaining my trace elements (cal, mag, etc.)

Now, if I could do Reef Crystals for the same price, I would go with that...

 

[Noxinal]

Brightwell Aquatics Neo Marine. My corals like it. It mixes way better than IO.

 

[stevereef]

+1 with red sea coral pro

 

[89Foxbody]

I use Reef Crystals and have never had a problem with it. Nothing that's made me want to switch brands. It dissolves almost instantly.

 

[Jaghatai]

I remember five years ago I was told to use coralife salt, now it seems nobody uses it anymore, is reef crystals that much better?

 

[JoeRonda]

I use Instant Ocean but when it is gone I will be buying Reef Crystals from then on out. I.O. just doesn't have the Ca that it should, I think when I tested a new batch of it I found the Ca to be 360ppm.:idea:

 

[ynotb]

red sea coral pro with mag supplement

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I use Instant Ocean but when it is gone I will be buying Reef Crystals from then on out. I.O. just doesn't have the Ca that it should, I think when I tested a new batch of it I found the Ca to be 360ppm

Yes, IO has always run on the low calcium side.

I add calcium and magnesium to it. IMO, that makes a better (and less expensive) salt than Reef Crystals for my purposes. I neither want nor know the identity of what the vitamins are that they add, and I want my mix to be stable for weeks in a storage container (anything with organics like vitamins may not be stable and may encourage bacterial growth and metabolism of those vitamins to who knows what).

 

[zenpytho]

E.S.V boinic very consistent and mixes fast when i get the mood to do changes i mix it and 10 15 min later im changin water

 

[zaheda]

Tropic Marin Bio Activ for me.

 

[JoeRonda]

I use Instant Ocean but when it is gone I will be buying Reef Crystals from then on out. I.O. just doesn't have the Ca that it should, I think when I tested a new batch of it I found the Ca to be 360ppm

Yes, IO has always run on the low calcium side.

I add calcium and magnesium to it. IMO, that makes a better (and less expensive) salt than Reef Crystals for my purposes. I neither want nor know the identity of what the vitamins are that they add, and I want my mix to be stable for weeks in a storage container (anything with organics like vitamins may not be stable and may encourage bacterial growth and metabolism of those vitamins to who knows what).

A very good point, I might do just that. Let me ask you this, I ordered some bulk Ca from BRS is that a good way to boost up your Ca? Do you do the same for the Mg? Thanks

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Yes, the calcium and magnesium from BRS are good ways to boost IO or other salt mixes. I actually use Dowflake and MAG flake (or MAG flake plus some Epsom salt), but those can be hard for some people to get.

 

[IndianFeather]

I use reef crystals. I am a pretty lazy reefer and have had good results. I only do water changes on occasion, maybe once every three months. Things seem to stay stable, and I get good growth.