What's the best salt mix?

[sailfin tang]

I'm setting up a new tank and don't want to have avoidable regrets.
What salt mix would you recommend using to start up a reef tank?

 

[teen]

imo, whatever is cheapest. something like instant ocean. not much can go wrong. its not like choosing live sand over crushed coral or something detrimental like that.

 

[fedel castro]

tropic marine, tropic marine pro reef if you have cal reactors, there very pricey, i pay 80.00 for a bucket (150 gallon mix), then the one i also use is reef crystals, and instant ocean (40.00 dollars for a 200 gallon box mix) also i use all three of these on certain reef tanks i have, i try to give the best to the SPS, i use the reef crystals and the instant ocean to see results, i love to do my own experiments to see different growth, heath, etc, just learning with what i want to use in near future when i get new home with my 1 ultimate reef tank, somewhere around 2000 to 20,000 gallons, lol.

 

[green machine]

Laz. I cant wait to help you build a beast like that. lol

 

[fishycpa]

Originally Posted by teen
its not like choosing live sand over crushed coral or something detrimental like that.
I think that statement may be backwards

 

[earlybird]

What's the best car?
I've tried Reef Crystals and Oceanic. Liked them both.

 

[fishycpa]

Originally Posted by earlybird
What's the best car?
In my best Dwight Schrute impersonation, "That's a ridiculous question. The answer is a 1987 Pontiac Trans Am. Also, I would have accepted, Roman chariot"

 

[teen]

Originally Posted by fishyCPA
I think that statement may be backwards
how so?

 

[alix2.0]

Originally Posted by teen
how so?
you said that choosing live sand over crushed coral would be detrimental to the tank. most believe that crushed coral would be the worse choice.

 

[teen]

lol, you're right.

 

[dennis210]

hey I started for 16 months with IO then switched to Reef Crystals. The -- mix I don't have to add near as much calcium and buffer.

 

[alix2.0]

ive only ever used instant ocean. no problems so far.

 

[mudplayerx]

I use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals. I also use B-Ionic to maintain calcium/alkalinity.
Be wary any salt reviews that you read online. Many of them look really scientific with charts full of lovely data, but are in fact funded by competitor salt companies.