what brand salt should i get?
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mikegray
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i see u used instant ocean....... what would u recommend.... IO or kent marine sea salt.. or any others u would recommend.... cause i heard some salt do some things to ur tank..... just recommend what U would use... and ill use it.. since u probably kno more about the salts and whats in each brand
bang guy
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Originally Posted by MikeGray
i see a bucket of instant ocean.... and a bucket of reef crystals thats not by IO...
is there a IO reef crystal i dont see or u guys just call the salt crystals... cause it looks like every1 like instant ocean...
Reef Crystals is made by the same company as IO.
IO will be fine. If the reef crystals is cheaper then get that one. They are the same salt except Reef Crystals has a little bit more Calcium chloride and Bicarbonate in it.
i see a bucket of instant ocean.... and a bucket of reef crystals thats not by IO...
is there a IO reef crystal i dont see or u guys just call the salt crystals... cause it looks like every1 like instant ocean...
Reef Crystals is made by the same company as IO.
IO will be fine. If the reef crystals is cheaper then get that one. They are the same salt except Reef Crystals has a little bit more Calcium chloride and Bicarbonate in it.
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thomas712
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So far Oceanic salt has been very good to me. After years of using Instant Ocean and dealing with poor or even drastic results, constant inconsistancies in the salt. I just can't make myself purchase another bag or bucket,...never again.
Thomas
Thomas
reeferman1
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I agree with Thomas. I've also had inconsistancies with IO.
mikegray
Member
idontkno about his study. Mugginmike@aol.com email me that site where u get the summer deal... is it a 50lb bucket...or is it the lil boxthat makes 50gallons of saltwater.. imlooking to get like 3 of the BIG buckets
druluv
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Originally Posted by MikeGray
ahhhhhhh lol.... nowi got people that had problems with IO...... god this is what i hate about buying stuff... theres never 1 product that every1 agrees is good.
Go with tropic Marin pro. No documented problems with their lab grade salt
. IO is a waste of time
ahhhhhhh lol.... nowi got people that had problems with IO...... god this is what i hate about buying stuff... theres never 1 product that every1 agrees is good.
Go with tropic Marin pro. No documented problems with their lab grade salt
squidd
Active Member
I go through a lot of salt with regular partial WCs on a couple big systems, so "I" go for the "cheapest"...whatevers on sale between IO...Reef Crystals and Tropic Marin...
The big warehouse outlet up by me often runs these "inhouse" sales between the brands, so I try to get the Reef Crystals or Tropic when on sale...but usually the IO is the low dog...
Seems like most any brand you choose will have "some" inconsistancies in the basic formula from time to time (due to settling/packaging) but as long as they're not "drastic" (killer ALK, or NO calcium) it really doesn't matter ..My corals don't live in my mixing tank, they thrive in my Main tank..that's where I do my testing and adjusting...
The big warehouse outlet up by me often runs these "inhouse" sales between the brands, so I try to get the Reef Crystals or Tropic when on sale...but usually the IO is the low dog...
Seems like most any brand you choose will have "some" inconsistancies in the basic formula from time to time (due to settling/packaging) but as long as they're not "drastic" (killer ALK, or NO calcium) it really doesn't matter ..My corals don't live in my mixing tank, they thrive in my Main tank..that's where I do my testing and adjusting...