what brand of salt does everyone use?:D

will

will

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what brand of salt does everyone use?:D
tropic marin, corallife marine, seachem reef, coral reef red sea, instant ocean, reef crystals, kent sea, or marinemix professional
 
sterling

sterling

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I have used IO also, with no problems, but my understanding is that it is now being manufactured in CHINA!!?? And that quality is not regulated there and many contaminents could be introduced. So I may change after researching this news a little more.
 
adrian

adrian

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I have used IO also, with no problems, but my understanding is that it is now being manufactured in CHINA!!?? And that quality is not regulated there and many contaminents could be introduced.
Where can I find more info on this?
 
tangman99

tangman99

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Instant Ocean always. Does anyone have the real scoop on IO being made in China now? No offense, but I hate it when negative comments are made on something someone heard and there is no link provided to supply any proof. If this is BS, now I'm wasting time trying to find some information and may never know. :mad:
 
hunterdaddy

hunterdaddy

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Agree on the IO. Not only does it take american jobs I always try to buy american. On that fact alone regardless of quality I would use something else if it were possible.
Any hard info?
 
beth

beth

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Originally posted by eclipseagent
I use red sea salt.. seems to disolve better than the IO for me
I will 2nd that. Red Sea almost dissolves instantly. I switched resent to RCrystals because the Red Sea is really low on calcium and I was having a heck of a time with the calcuim. However, I must say that the RCrystals is giving me difficulty dissolving. It leaves a pretty thick residual all over my mixing tank, which I assume is calcium and all the other trace elements that is added to the mix. And I mean thick. Yes I use a PH to mix, and now I am using 2 PH's to hopefullly resolve [dissolve] the matter. But, I'm not pleased.
Anyone have this problem with --?
Anybody had any exp with Marinemix Bioassay [non-clorinated]? Seems like there have been a lot of problems with this mix and its sister version, Bio-Sea Marinemix, in spite of the resent study by Dr. Ron. implying that it is a far superior salt.
 
reef fool

reef fool

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Originally posted by Beth
I will 2nd that. Red Sea almost dissolves instantly. I switched resent to RCrystals because the Red Sea is really low on calcium and I was having a heck of a time with the calcuim. However, I must say that the RCrystals is giving me difficulty dissolving. It leaves a pretty thick residual all over my mixing tank, which I assume is calcium and all the other trace elements that is added to the mix. And I mean thick. Yes I use a PH to mix, and now I am using 2 PH's to hopefullly resolve [dissolve] the matter. But, I'm not pleased.
I too switched to Reef Crystals (from IO) because I was having trouble maintaining my Ca levels since adding 100+ gallons of water to my system (bigger sump and Refugium). I use a Rio 2100 to mix my salt in a 32 gallon garbage can. I mix the water continuously for 48-72 hours with a heater set at 80. I have not noticed any problems with it not dissolving, but I do get the calcium deposits on the can and PH. NOt real thick though. I am led to believe that the calcification is normal and not something to worry about.
My Ca levels of the freshly mixed Rcrystals salt water tests at around 400ppm after mixing for 3 days. The IO mix only tested at 285ppm Ca. Had to switch!
I believe IO and Reef crystals are made by the same company. So, if they are making one in China, maybe both? I would also love to see some proof of this.
 
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