What salt do you use for your reef tanks?

auntkaren

auntkaren

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We are having trouble with our pH levels lately. We switched to Seachem Reef Salt and our levels have dropped to 7.8. We need 8.3 but it's a battle every time we change water more than 5%. We have been battling alk and calcium levels with this too. Anyone else have this problem?
What Reef Salts do you recommend and why?
Thanks in advance.
 
hot883

hot883

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I used Instant Ocean but could not keep my calcium up so I switched to Oceanic and I pay $54.99 for a large 5 gallonish tub that makes 200 gallons.
 
auntkaren

auntkaren

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hot883 - What does Oceanic do to your pH and alk levels?
Dogstar - have you had any ill effects using Tropic Marin?
Thanks and keep the responses coming! We are about to fill a 180 gallon tank and don't want the same thing to happen again!
 
dogstar

dogstar

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Originally Posted by AuntKaren
Dogstar - have you had any ill effects using Tropic Marin?
!
Nope, not that I know of. I normaly test each new batch and it always come good. pH 8.4
 
maxalmon

maxalmon

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Yeap, Tropic Marin Pro, my tanks really started to thrive when I switched over. Calcium levels are almost perfect at 430.
 
auntkaren

auntkaren

Member
Our calcium levels are great at about 400-450 but our alk went thru the roof at 15.7!! Ammonia, nitrite are both 0 and I think our nitrate tests are bad because they both show nitrates between 40 and 80 all the time. (even on the hospital tank which is empty and not connected to the nano)
It isn't Seachem we have been using it's Oceanic. (My hubby's handwriting is like hieroglyphics!)
Right now it looks like Tropic Marin is a brand to check out. Any other suggestions?
 
dbgator1

dbgator1

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I have always used Instant Ocean and it has been fine for me. Also i know my LFS uses it also. They sell all kinds of corals including all kinds od SPS and clams.
 
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