salt recommendation

[calvindo]

what do you guys recommend for salt?

 

[aarone]

i use IO. You might have heard of the whole bad batch of salt. in the past i have used reef crystals and red sea
aaron

 

[krowleey]

Marine Enviroment here, not to bag on IO but i dont believe everyhting that is printed on a package, i like test results and i want my salt as close to NSW as possible...there is more major testing going on now cant wait to see more results and im not on the IO wagon. Good Luck!!

 

[thomas712]

Good luck on your salt choice, but please test before adding it to your main tank. No matter what your choice, test it for alk and cal if possible or at least the begining batch of a new container would be fine.
Thomas
I have used Deep Ocean, Instant Ocean , and Crystal sea. Used to like Instant Ocean, but they will have to go a long way to earn my trust again.
T

 

[dreeves]

Marine E Crystal Sea....
"tried and true" hehehe...

 

[calvindo]

thanks everyone, i guess everyone have their own prefered brand. I will use and learn as i go... i guess

 

[leopard_babe]

I use instant ocean. For every 5 gallons I use 2.5 cups of salt. that makes my salinity about 1.024-1.024.

 

[calvindo]

leopard! nice to see you again... how's your tank doing? believe it or not, i'm finally getting my stand and canopy this week. I have everything, but that... heheheh

 

[krowleey]

Calv give me your e mail addy, i want to send you some intresting web site addys you may not want IO at all. just read the info and you decide.

 

[krowleey]

your animals are worth it....

 

[calvindo]

Originally posted by krowleey
Calv give me your e mail addy, i want to send you some intresting web site addys you may not want IO at all. just read the info and you decide.

cool... thanks! calvin@spinsonic.com

 

[krowleey]

YGM enjoy i added some links to where you can get the premium salts as well.... and marine enviroment has been around for yearssssssssss

 

[krowleey]

I say stay with IO.... it is "tried and true" excpet for some isolated problems as of late.
sure it is, but do you really think your animals are living out thier whole life Expectancy ? there will be major changes in the near future i am predicting =)

 

[leopard_babe]

My tank is STILL cycling. I am being very patient . It looks great. I added my last piece of live rock. It was like 11 lbs. A big one. It was so cool that I could not pass it up. I only wish that I had gone for a bigger tank. I love it!!! It is a great hobby. I can't wait to see pix of your tank. When I get my tank all set up, and my first fish, I will send some pix. Hope all goes well for you!!!
Sarah

 

[calvindo]

yes, i will definitely post pictures of my set up. hopefully, end of this week. =)