preferred salt for sps keepers.

[messy1messmer]

Just wondering. I have been using TM and was wondering what everybody else used. Is there something as good for less money.

 

[bulfraw215]

Instant Ocean

 

[reefgeek84]

Eric Borneman gave a speech at our local club meetings and his findings were Red Seas Coral Salt and then IO's Reef Crystals...I use Reef Crystals, but will be switching to Red Sea to see how it does. I used to use their regular stuff and really liked it.

 

[j.prostrata]

tmpr

 

[RichConley]

it really doesnt mke any difference.

 

[reefkoi]

Yeah just dump some salt from anywhere in it, its only a reef tank it really doesnt matter, you know thats what all the these salt threads end up in.
I can't think of a more useless thread that this.

Whatcha think Rich was that a good response?

Anyway with all sarcasm aside, stick with TM I think its awesome stuff and I think IO sucks...............yeah that just happened.

 

[louist]

I've used IO for a year and the freshly mixed IO was always way too low on calcium and alk. This cost me extra $ to supplement back in before the WC.

In addition, I would be cautious about using IO for large WC (during emergencies etc). I've read of two other cases (Steve Weast, another dude here on RC) and myself. I believe it has something to do with the high pH of ASW mixed with IO.

 

[messy1messmer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9710464#post9710464 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefkoi
Yeah just dump some salt from anywhere in it, its only a reef tank it really doesnt matter, you know thats what all the these salt threads end up in.
I can't think of a more useless thread that this.

Whatcha think Rich was that a good response?

Anyway with all sarcasm aside, stick with TM I think its awesome stuff and I think IO sucks...............yeah that just happened.

Thanks for your opinion and i am sorry i doesnt meet your standards of questions. Thats right its a free country and a open reefkeeping form. so even though your opinion counts if you want to respond "I can't think of a more useless thread that this" please dont if i asked a question. Nobody likes negative comments when they just want opinions.
Thank You

 

[reefkoi]

Do a search of one of the hundreds of posts IDENTICAL to your's you will see how they all end up Oh wait you are not a premium member you will not be able to use the search function, but you could probably just scroll through the last 30 days on the "reef discussion" thread, you'll find what you need there.

I'm not picking on you at all, just the general mess a salt thread turns into, it's a joke!
Chris

 

[wife no likey]

I think that he was referring to "it really doesnt mke any difference"

Personally, I use red sea coral pro. It has an alk reading exacly where I want to run, with other parameters in line w/ NSW.

Pete

 

[reefkoi]

You know the 2 people in my club that tried red sea coral pro said it left a nasty chalky white residue on all the mixing containers, and mixed slower than most other salts. Do you find this same thing when you mix it?

 

[oldreefer76]

using the red seal coral pro also, no mixing problems, mixes a little slower but no residues left, and all the #'s are right where they should be and about 1/2 the cost of TM

 

[reefkoi]

1/2 the cost? wow thats great, it sells for about $50 around here, where are you getting it so cheap? must be about $30 a bucket where you are at.

 

[fishdoc11]

I've used IO for years with no problems.

 

[BLKTANG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9711380#post9711380 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishdoc11
I've used IO for years with no problems.

Ditto.

 

[reefkoi]

IO is great isn't it? Flatout cheapest possible salt out there and seems to be the best to boot. Makes me wonder why anyone would use anything else?
Messy, I think you have now found your answer.
Chris

 

[Dwarf Seahorses]

I don't think this is a dumb question, but of course I've never owned a coral in my though.

I personally use Bio-Sea Marine Mix in my dwarf seahorse system. I've used Instant Ocean many times before, great salt for the money but I always got some weird green algae with it, pH wasn't too stable either. Since I switched to Bio-Sea the pH has always been 8.3 and dead stable. Everyone I know that uses Bio-Sea has said they preferred it over Instant Ocean and Tropic Marin.

On aquacraft.net you can get a 150 gallon size Bio-Sea mix for $65 and that INCLUDES shipping. That's only $5 more than Tropic Marin, plus you get all 150 gallons at 1.026.

 

[reefkoi]

Is that $65 for 200 gallons worth like TM? or 150 gallons?sometimes it's confusing. If its $65 for only 150 then thats really expensive I can get IO for only $30 a bucket and a guy here said you can get Red Sea for half the cost of TM which is about $30 for 150 gallons. I am sure bio-seas is good but hey thats pretty dang expensive, this hobby is supposed to be economical isn't it?

 

[Dwarf Seahorses]

Thats $65 for a 150 gallon mix. This hobby economical? Only if your Bill Gates.

 

[reefkoi]

oh yeah thats too much for only 150 gallons for me. I can get tropic marin for only $57 and thats for 200 gallons. Unless Bio-seas is that much better?