What salt is best? - Page 2

ericwebster · 10/26/2006, 12:13 PM

old salty what did you switch to?

What I mean by that .. If I decide to switch (have to buy new salt mix i'm just about out) should I do smaller water changes .. or a normal (for me) 40 gallon change?

RandyK37922 · 10/26/2006, 01:28 PM

But is IO most popular because it is best, or because it is cheapest and has been around the longest? Just curious.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 10/26/2006, 01:31 PM

That is hard to say, but I know cost isn't a deciding factor for me. The fact that it has a long track record of success is a factor.

jsdratm · 10/26/2006, 01:44 PM

Wasn't there another recent thread about a scientific study that found Reef Crystals to be the top salt? I think it had to do with MACNA or something.

jgoodrich71 · 10/26/2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RandyK37922
But is IO most popular because it is best, or because it is cheapest and has been around the longest? Just curious.

I don't think it could be considered the best, but with it being relatively cheap, can be found at just about every place you can buy any brand of salt, and having been used sucessfully for such a long time is why it is the most popular. I have experimented with a few different salts and always find myself going back to IO. I guess I fall into the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" catagory.

T5PO · 11/20/2006, 11:12 PM

Aquacraft.net This Salt Is Outstanding A Salt For Those Who Have Cal Reactors And Need Little Additives(Meersalt) or A Salt For Those Who Dont Dose At All(Marine Enviroment) There Is a Salt For Everyone On Every Budget Give It A Try, And The Prices Include Shipping You Cant Beat That

gkarshens · 11/20/2006, 11:23 PM

I was using IO until a LFS did a group buy on Tropic Marin Pro. I will never use any other salt now. My coral growth, color and PE is better than ever.

T5PO · 11/20/2006, 11:45 PM

If Anything Give There Web Sight A Look Over, Its A West Coast Company Alot Of Us On The East Dont Know About And Would You Have Tried Tropic Marin If It Were Not For The Group Buy???
You Tried Something New And It Worked It Can Still Get Better Not Perfect It Isnt The Ocean. Consider Trying This Salt The Price Is Very Reasonable To Include Shipping

popimp06 · 11/21/2006, 02:09 AM

i use io works for me

SuperNerd · 11/21/2006, 03:23 AM

I've used IO, Oceanic, TM Pro, and Seachem Reef. I like them all really. Whatever you use will end up most likely needing a boost of something in one area or another.

JustOneMoreTank · 11/21/2006, 09:02 AM

I'm not really sure why some people use capital letters and little to no punctuation. It makes for difficult reading.

fishysteve · 11/21/2006, 09:38 AM

Quote:

I'm not really sure why some people use capital letters and little to no punctuation. It makes for difficult reading.

I'm with you there. Spell check?

ralphie16 · 11/21/2006, 10:28 AM

CAPITAL LETTERS HELP DRAW PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THEIR POST, which in this case is someone trying to advertise the salt that his company sells.

He posts the EXACT same thing in other aquarium forums including:

The Reef Tank
Reefs.org

and i'm sure many others too.

just a commercial-interest post is what it is

T5PO · 11/21/2006, 11:52 AM

I hope this is better??? im not perfect, but a person who tried to share an idea. Im not a rep for any company just a member of Connecticut Area Reef Society check it out. And i have not posted this anywhere else if so lead the readers to it. The salt is good and i thought this site was to be for the good of reefers on any level??? Going back to our club forum you guys are too tough for me and im not a whimp i just dont want to fight Thanx

northbay-reefer · 11/21/2006, 12:04 PM

IO with dow and mag flakes like Randy ...

acrylic_300 · 11/21/2006, 12:43 PM

The last frag swap I attended was funny. 10 people showed up with huge IO buckets full of stuff.

A lot of experienced reefers use IO including Garf (the site that got so many people interested).

RandyK37922 · 11/23/2006, 07:11 AM

I have to add a caveat to my recent endorsement of Tropic Marin. It could be some other variable, but my last batch of the reef mixture did not hold pH very well, and I had to diddle with carbonates a bit more than usual. Never had that problem before, but I really didn't do anything different than I have for years. Could be the mix, could be me. Anybody else have this challenge? Randy's Law: Nothing like endorsing a product to mess it up.

cervidaejager · 11/23/2006, 11:09 AM

IO here with no problems.

JW Jersey · 12/01/2006, 06:15 PM

I have been using IO for about 5 years total and up until recently I had no major problems But the last bucket I got tested out the same as the previous batch so I did a 25 gallon w/c about a day later one coral started stn'ing from the tips down. I figured I would give it a week to see if it would stop and it did stn'ing and it did but it shown no sign of regeneration. One week later I decided to do another 25 Gallon w/c and one day later several corals looked stressed and the next day they were stn'ing even worse than the first episode. At that point I thought It has to be a bad batch of salt. So off to the LFS and came home with TMP. Mixed up 25gallons at 1.026 tested it 24 hours later came up with these #'s
PH=8.3
Temp=78
DKH=7.7
CA=430
NO3=0-.1
P04=.03-.1 All tests were from salifert kits

So I did a w/c and the very next day the stning stopped and a few days later the corals are starting to recover. one week later I did another 25gallon w/c and every thing is starting to grow faster than they ever have. two sps's were hit hard so it will take some time for them to recover. I've only been using this brand salt since 11/18/06 and hopefully it dosn't show any long term affects.

View Poll Results: What salt is best?
Seachem Reef Salt	23	20.54%
Reef Crystals Synthetic Sea Salt	70	62.50%
Oceanic Natural Sea Salt	15	13.39%
Kent Sea Salt	4	3.57%
Voters: 112. You may not vote on this poll

10/26/2006, 12:13 PM	#26
ericwebster Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston MA Posts: 375	old salty what did you switch to? What I mean by that .. If I decide to switch (have to buy new salt mix i'm just about out) should I do smaller water changes .. or a normal (for me) 40 gallon change? __________________ "Nobody tried to sell me the most used piece of equipment I own .. my mop." 72G Tank LTA, Pulsing Xenia, Blue Tang, Mated Maroons, 2 Damsels, Neon Goby, Watchman Goby, Algae Blenny, Peppermint Shrimp (3), CBS (1), Cleaner Shrimp Current Tank Info: 100G bow front corner. Yellow Tank, Coral Beauty, Clownfish, some SPS, LPS and Soft Corals

10/26/2006, 01:28 PM	#27
RandyK37922 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 18	But is IO most popular because it is best, or because it is cheapest and has been around the longest? Just curious. __________________ Randy Current Tank Info: multiple, reef and marine tanks include 125, 120, 75

10/26/2006, 01:31 PM	#28
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	That is hard to say, but I know cost isn't a deciding factor for me. The fact that it has a long track record of success is a factor. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

11/20/2006, 11:12 PM	#31
T5PO Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Windsor CT Posts: 1,085	Aquacraft.net This Salt Is Outstanding A Salt For Those Who Have Cal Reactors And Need Little Additives(Meersalt) or A Salt For Those Who Dont Dose At All(Marine Enviroment) There Is a Salt For Everyone On Every Budget Give It A Try, And The Prices Include Shipping You Cant Beat That __________________ How Does Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy live in Bikini Bottom???

10/26/2006, 01:44 PM	#29
jsdratm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 237	Wasn't there another recent thread about a scientific study that found Reef Crystals to be the top salt? I think it had to do with MACNA or something.

11/20/2006, 11:23 PM	#32
gkarshens Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 2,382	I was using IO until a LFS did a group buy on Tropic Marin Pro. I will never use any other salt now. My coral growth, color and PE is better than ever. __________________ Gabriel It's about time!

11/20/2006, 11:45 PM	#33
T5PO Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Windsor CT Posts: 1,085	If Anything Give There Web Sight A Look Over, Its A West Coast Company Alot Of Us On The East Dont Know About And Would You Have Tried Tropic Marin If It Were Not For The Group Buy??? You Tried Something New And It Worked It Can Still Get Better Not Perfect It Isnt The Ocean. Consider Trying This Salt The Price Is Very Reasonable To Include Shipping __________________ How Does Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy live in Bikini Bottom???

11/21/2006, 02:09 AM	#34
popimp06 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: the hood Posts: 386	i use io works for me __________________ what it do Current Tank Info: 75 aga. 80lbs fiji live rock 45lbs live sand 3 t5s.

11/21/2006, 03:23 AM	#35
SuperNerd Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: SoCal/Left Side- USA Posts: 4,572	Re: Best Salt Thread # 5598714351 I've used IO, Oceanic, TM Pro, and Seachem Reef. I like them all really. Whatever you use will end up most likely needing a boost of something in one area or another. __________________ I said fraggit! Current Tank Info: M-728 Combat Engineer (based on M60 hull). M-3 Lee Medium (British version with squatter).

11/21/2006, 09:02 AM	#36
JustOneMoreTank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 967	I'm not really sure why some people use capital letters and little to no punctuation. It makes for difficult reading.

11/21/2006, 10:28 AM	#38
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	CAPITAL LETTERS HELP DRAW PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THEIR POST, which in this case is someone trying to advertise the salt that his company sells. He posts the EXACT same thing in other aquarium forums including: The Reef Tank Reefs.org and i'm sure many others too. just a commercial-interest post is what it is

11/21/2006, 11:52 AM	#39
T5PO Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Windsor CT Posts: 1,085	Untrue I hope this is better??? im not perfect, but a person who tried to share an idea. Im not a rep for any company just a member of Connecticut Area Reef Society check it out. And i have not posted this anywhere else if so lead the readers to it. The salt is good and i thought this site was to be for the good of reefers on any level??? Going back to our club forum you guys are too tough for me and im not a whimp i just dont want to fight Thanx __________________ How Does Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy live in Bikini Bottom???

11/21/2006, 12:04 PM	#40
northbay-reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wine country Posts: 4,831	IO with dow and mag flakes like Randy ... __________________ go BIG or go home Current Tank Info: Tankless :D

11/21/2006, 12:43 PM	#41
acrylic_300 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Moberly, Mo Posts: 876	The last frag swap I attended was funny. 10 people showed up with huge IO buckets full of stuff. A lot of experienced reefers use IO including Garf (the site that got so many people interested).

11/23/2006, 07:11 AM	#42
RandyK37922 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 18	Tropic Marin, still good, but? I have to add a caveat to my recent endorsement of Tropic Marin. It could be some other variable, but my last batch of the reef mixture did not hold pH very well, and I had to diddle with carbonates a bit more than usual. Never had that problem before, but I really didn't do anything different than I have for years. Could be the mix, could be me. Anybody else have this challenge? Randy's Law: Nothing like endorsing a product to mess it up. __________________ Randy Current Tank Info: multiple, reef and marine tanks include 125, 120, 75

11/23/2006, 11:09 AM	#43
cervidaejager Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 58	IO here with no problems.

12/01/2006, 06:15 PM	#44
JW Jersey Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Brick, NJ Posts: 217	I have been using IO for about 5 years total and up until recently I had no major problems But the last bucket I got tested out the same as the previous batch so I did a 25 gallon w/c about a day later one coral started stn'ing from the tips down. I figured I would give it a week to see if it would stop and it did stn'ing and it did but it shown no sign of regeneration. One week later I decided to do another 25 Gallon w/c and one day later several corals looked stressed and the next day they were stn'ing even worse than the first episode. At that point I thought It has to be a bad batch of salt. So off to the LFS and came home with TMP. Mixed up 25gallons at 1.026 tested it 24 hours later came up with these #'s PH=8.3 Temp=78 DKH=7.7 CA=430 NO3=0-.1 P04=.03-.1 All tests were from salifert kits So I did a w/c and the very next day the stning stopped and a few days later the corals are starting to recover. one week later I did another 25gallon w/c and every thing is starting to grow faster than they ever have. two sps's were hit hard so it will take some time for them to recover. I've only been using this brand salt since 11/18/06 and hopefully it dosn't show any long term affects. __________________ -John- Current Tank Info: 225 gallon is under way, Deltec 702,PF601 CaRx,Duel wavy seas supplied by a dart for return,Two tunze 6100's,3 lumrnarcIII reflectors with ice cap E/ballest's