Salt

[jar41]

Which salt you guys using? Currently i am on Red Sea Coral Pro. It's good but thought about switching to one with 8 dkh. Red Sea mixes to about 9.5.
Any personal favorites or it's just cheaper-better?
Anyone using Liveaquaria salt? Thoughts? Thx

 

[thegrun]

Instant Ocean for me. It's half the cost of RCP and mixes much closer to the parameters I keep my tank at.

 

[Drewbe147]

Im using instant ocean as well.

 

[lpsouth1978]

I have always been happy Instant Ocean Reef Crystals myself.

 

[E46er]

I used IO for years and had no complaints except you had to test every bucket as they all mixed up differently and all over the map and pre dose accordingly , I switched to aquaforest sea salt and haven't noticed any difference and the parameters are bang on to what the paper test inside says.
its about the same price. its $5 a bucket more and makes a bit more saltwater.
I havent tried the reef salt or probiotic reef salt. I was very happy with the color and growth of my SPS with the significantly cheaper salt. when I get my new tank stocked up I may try them for a few buckets just to see but for now ill stick with the aquaforest sea salt

 

[billdogg]

IO or IORC for me for as long as I've been keeping a tank, now going on 30 years. Although I have used a bucket of pretty much every brand out there once or twice. I never really noticed any difference. Not only is it hard to beat the price, I figure that if it's good enough for many major aquariums to use then it's good enough for me.

 

[jar41]

what alkalinity you guys get ?

 

[JTL]

Just switched to regular IO from Fritz RPM.

 

[oldhead]

what alkalinity you guys get ?

This bag of RC mixed at 11 alk, off the chart on the mag, and about 460 cal. Not sure what the others will be but I'm sure they will be different.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

This bag of RC mixed at 11 alk, off the chart on the mag, and about 460 cal. Not sure what the others will be but I'm sure they will be different.

And that's part of the reason I choose IO over RC. The alk is a bit high, plus there are more trace elements in IO than RC.

 

[AlSimmons]

RC for me. I've never really bothered to test the parameters though. I try to keep my Alkalinity around 9, my Calcium between 420-450 & the Magnesium between 1280-1320. Unless the parameters of this make up water are way off base a 10% water change isn't really going to sway anything one way or the other.

 

[oldhead]

RC for me. I've never really bothered to test the parameters though. I try to keep my Alkalinity around 9, my Calcium between 420-450 & the Magnesium between 1280-1320. Unless the parameters of this make up water are way off base a 10% water change isn't really going to sway anything one way or the other.

I've had bags test all over the place. Alk 5.4, cal 320, alk 11, cal 500. I always mix a new bag real good and test the first batch a new water made.

 

[gamerunr]

I use RC

 

[Uncle99]

I only use RED SEA PRO as I like that it mixes up high in the ranges.
It supports my moderate stony coral load with a weekly 15% water change and no dosing.
Now two years using RSP, corals look great, a bit expensive but saves on the two-part.