Best Salt Mix?
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Try these
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In the end, I decided on Reef Crystals. As a newb I haven't tried the rest, but it seems to have a good following and drsfostersmith.com has a great deal on it (75 bucks for 320 gallon mix including shipping).
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In the end, I decided on Reef Crystals. As a newb I haven't tried the rest, but it seems to have a good following and drsfostersmith.com has a great deal on it (75 bucks for 320 gallon mix including shipping).
I personally use Instant Ocean, never strayed since my first saltwater tank. I price match mine from petsmart online and you can get a 160g bucket for $31.99 or two for 320g for $63.98. Tho it all depends on which salt you like to use, there is always a battle over "which is better" but quite honestly, unless its over dosed with calcium, mag and whatever else, pretty much all salts are the same now a days.....least I think so.
BTW, this is the thread that sent me to use Instant Ocean:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=994596&highlight=salt+mix">http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=994596&highlight=salt+mix</a>
I ended up using Reef Crystals because it is a bit less work and for a couple bucks I wasn't going to complain.
When Randy Holmes-Farley speaks, I listen. That guy knows way too much about water. I guess if you want a straight answer you should probably ask a chemist that does the reef thing.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=994596&highlight=salt+mix">http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=994596&highlight=salt+mix</a>
I ended up using Reef Crystals because it is a bit less work and for a couple bucks I wasn't going to complain.
When Randy Holmes-Farley speaks, I listen. That guy knows way too much about water. I guess if you want a straight answer you should probably ask a chemist that does the reef thing.
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I have always used Instant Ocean too....
I even found a Georgia Aquarium shirt in the bottom of the last bucket! A nice suprise!
I even found a Georgia Aquarium shirt in the bottom of the last bucket! A nice suprise!
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I use Instant Ocean as well I love it! It dissolves really fast!
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yeah but It is hard to dissolve.
Hmm... have you used it Bryan? Oceanic salt mix disolves practically before it hits the water. I started out with Oceanic and loved it for how well it would disolve but often experienced pH issues which ultimately led me to switch to IO.
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Thats why a lot of people quit using it and that is why i also quit using it. I go through over 300 gallons of IO each month and can say overall its my favorite overall for the average aquarium.
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Well I remember it being hard to dissolve but that might be because we have well water?
I just finished up a bucket of the Oceanic salt, and I won't go back to it. My calcium levels went through the roof when I first started using it. I never had any calcium precipitation problems, but it was reading well above the recommended Ca levels, and I couldn't get coralline to grow hardly at all. I just bought some MarineMix salt from Cap Bay today, because the guys there spoke highly of it. They said they all use it in their tanks at home, so I felt pretty safe with it. I'm doing a water change tonight, so I guess we'll see. According to the guys at Cap Bay, all of your levels should be right on when you use that salt. Again, we'll see how it goes. It's a little more expensive though.
Brad
Brad
I use SeaChem Reef Salt.
What Tony does with his fish behind close doors is his business!! It may be gross, but he's our president. :yuk:
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Hah I can't even imagine. Thats why his fish looked so upset when I went to his house.
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What are you talking about?
