Instant Ocean Sea Salt

[Kostrab]

If anyone is interested, Pet Supplies Plus in Chardon has Instant Ocean Sea Salt on sale for $11.98 a bag (50 gallons). I just bought a bag from Petco last week for $19.98....DOOOOO..

 

[itZme]

I usually buy the box from Salty Critter with 4 bags at $39.99 but for Petco I guess $12 is a good price.

Thanks for letting us know.

-- Kevin

 

[aerius007]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[mb167204]

i would think twice if your thinking about starting a reef tank. I switched from IO to coral pro and wow is all i can say. all my corals are splitting like crazy when in instant ocean they were just living and not thriving.

 

[BrunstuckyJoe]

Who sells coral pro?

 

[mb167204]

Red sea coral pro. It's 60 bucks for 160 gallons but I've not had to waste money on adding mg or calcium. My levels were tested today and I had ca at 480 and my water was changed a week ago. My mg was 1300.

 

[Tswifty]

eh... salt opinions are a dime a dozen... take a read, and pick one out for yourself based on your budget, and the levels you want to aim for. More than likely you'll have to buffer one level or another with almost any salt.

Currently I'm using a 50/50 blend of Coralife and Instant Ocean, and have been getting decent results.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1287118

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