What salt mix? - Page 2

celano · 06/03/2010, 09:47 PM

Seachem ReefSalt. Good salt at a good price. /thread

jc-reef · 06/03/2010, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Varkalis22

anyone heard of this? D-D H2Ocean Magnesium Pro PLUS Salt Mix

sounds to good to be true

http://www.saltysupply.com/ProductDe...ign=GoogleBase

+1 I use this salt and have been very happy with it. Very good quality. It is a little higher priced, but I found a LFS that can get it and save me on the rediculous online shipping/handling charges. I don't have to suppliment anything (only Kalk for pH issues due to high indoor CO2). Numbers have always been stable and consistant as advertised.

williamh · 06/03/2010, 11:06 PM

Ive heard its better to buy reefcrystals in smaller sizes?

Ethan_W · 06/03/2010, 11:28 PM

Tropic Marin

Tropic Marin Sea Salt is the best imo, i most definately recommend it at least for starting up new tanks. that and a bottle of Instant Ocean's Bio Spira and i havent lost any fish in my FOWLR. i let that sit for a week then let it cycle with my LR and LS for 1 day after that and my nitrates ended up at 10 with no ammonia or nitrites afer 2 weeks time total from setup

Jstdv8 · 06/04/2010, 12:01 AM

instant ocean is fine if you want to add calcium and mag to your water by means other than through salt. reef crystals you won't have to add much additives

MarlinHooker · 06/04/2010, 06:26 AM

I've been keping marine tanks since 1984 and never used anything but Tropic Marin. Just because 'everyone I know' seems to be using Instant Ocean ... doesn't mean that's the right answer. 65 million people smoke cirgrettes, does that mean its a good idea? How many people do you know who use IO? 5? 10? out of tens of thousands of people who have tanks? Lots of salt mixes work & there is no such thing as the 'best' for anything in this hobby. If anyone answers your "What's the best?" questions with anything other than "It depends ..." I would consider their advice suspect at some level.

06/03/2010, 11:28 PM	#29
Ethan_W Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 373	Tropic Marin Tropic Marin Sea Salt is the best imo, i most definately recommend it at least for starting up new tanks. that and a bottle of Instant Ocean's Bio Spira and i havent lost any fish in my FOWLR. i let that sit for a week then let it cycle with my LR and LS for 1 day after that and my nitrates ended up at 10 with no ammonia or nitrites afer 2 weeks time total from setup __________________ 29g mixed reef - Filtration: modded AC70 refugium/AquaticLife Mini Skimmer 115 Lighting:4x24" T5HO ATI bulbs Flow: Koralia Evolution 750 Ammonia:0 Nitrite:0 Nitrate:>5 pH:8.1 SG:1.026 Livestock: 2 true perc clowns, firefish, scooter blenny, yellow coris wrasse, harlequin shrimp, acan, brain, frogspawn, Z's and P's, few SPS, etc

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06/03/2010, 09:47 PM	#26
celano Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 910	Seachem ReefSalt. Good salt at a good price. /thread

06/03/2010, 11:06 PM	#28
williamh Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 67	Ive heard its better to buy reefcrystals in smaller sizes?

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Jstdv8 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wasilla, Alaska Posts: 1,420	instant ocean is fine if you want to add calcium and mag to your water by means other than through salt. reef crystals you won't have to add much additives

06/04/2010, 06:26 AM	#31
MarlinHooker Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Indialantic, FL Posts: 690	I've been keping marine tanks since 1984 and never used anything but Tropic Marin. Just because 'everyone I know' seems to be using Instant Ocean ... doesn't mean that's the right answer. 65 million people smoke cirgrettes, does that mean its a good idea? How many people do you know who use IO? 5? 10? out of tens of thousands of people who have tanks? Lots of salt mixes work & there is no such thing as the 'best' for anything in this hobby. If anyone answers your "What's the best?" questions with anything other than "It depends ..." I would consider their advice suspect at some level.