What is the best salt?

[clarkiiclo]

Well what does everyone think?
What is the best salt to use and why?

 

[tony detroit]

I use IO. Been around for years, gonna be around for years.
PLUS you can get it anywhere.
I know of people wiping their whole tanks out switching salts, you can get IO anywhere.
Plus most people use it, so its great if you are actively frag trading, that way the animals don't have to get stressed.

 

[clarkiiclo]

I dont plan switching. This will be for my new tank. I was just cuious, I am using corallife on my 75.

 

[viper_930]

oceanic here.

 

[big911dog]

another oceanic guy here

 

[beth]

Oceanic is pretty good, especially for reef tanks. For FO tanks I always liked Red Sea. Never did like IO.

 

[jenn-e]

Another vote for oceanic

 

[arkey.d]

Oceanic for my 29 and Red Sea for my 55

 

[rsaylor78]

IO here

 

[benj2112]

I use Red Sea in my FOWLR...wouldn't use it for corals though.

 

[clarkiiclo]

Ok- so Oceanic for reefs(what my new tank will be).
How does everyone rate the corallife? I have a 75g reef and I dont see any problems yet but is there something I should look for?

 

[lion_crazz]

oceanic for me too -- the calcium level is great, however the buffering capacity is not very good at all.
corallife is good for buffering pH, but the elements are not as good as oceanic I believe.

 

[clarkiiclo]

Well Oceanic it is for my nano. It will be here on Tuesday.
I will start a thread with the pics then!
Thanks!!

 

[soapbubble]

I was an IO user until I discovered Oceanic....much better!

 

[viet-tin]

Dont mean to hijack but has anyone ever used kent marine salt?

 

[clarkiiclo]

I havent but I did look at it.

 

[beth]

If you are using kent, test your levels, including nitrate and phosphate. If you're satisfied, then why fix it if it ain't broke? One other thing I look at, with all the levels, is dissolvability.

 

[clarkiiclo]

I have heard from people here and my LFS that Oceanic is a really fast dissolving salt.
We will see!

 

[klongo]

I've been using Oceanic with great results for the corals - but the pH and alk are a little low, so I've been buffering with washing soda - which is working out well -- and it's cheaper than adding calcium.

 

[clarkiiclo]

This may sound silly but what is washing soda?