Who uses Instant Ocean Salt?

[blackjacktang]

I got curious because i read on the bucket and it said #1 sea salt and i was wondering how many people on here actually use it. I know i use it. And i have always loved it! My dad even used it since he had his tanks in the early 90s. VOTE please

 

[meowzer]

I used IO regular since the beginning 7/2008.and I recently started using the IO reef crystals ...

 

[dmanatee]

I use it and have no problems or complaints but then again thats all I can find out here too

 

[btldreef]

I honestly think it's the #1 brand because it's available EVERYWHERE.
personally, I don't like it for reef tanks.

 

[jstdv8]

I used it for a year, just recently switched to reef crystals.

 

[slice]

I am still buying my water at the LFS, both RO/DI for topoffs and premixed salt. They changed from IO to Aquavitro about 2 months ago.
The only difference I can tell is with IO, I kept wondering when my coralline would take off.
With the Aquavitro, I whine MAKE IT STOP!!!!...its everywhere...

 

[flower]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/382913/who-uses-instant-ocean-salt#post_3345277
I honestly think it's the #1 brand because it's available EVERYWHERE.
personally, I don't like it for reef tanks.

I so agree,the PH is 8.0...When I went to change, I got some oceananic or something like that...next time I went to buy I couldn't find it and had to get IO because that was all they had and all the stock now.

 

[btldreef]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Slice http:///forum/thread/382913/who-uses-instant-ocean-salt#post_3345297
I am still buying my water at the LFS, both RO/DI for topoffs and premixed salt. They changed from IO to Aquavitro about 2 months ago.
The only difference I can tell is with IO, I kept wondering when my coralline would take off.
With the Aquavitro, I whine MAKE IT STOP!!!!...its everywhere...
I swear by AquaVitro Salinity!

 

[jstdv8]

Funny you mentioned about the coraline.
Ive had nothing but green since Ive started this hobby. I just switched to RC anam currently 3 water changes into it (10% each) and all of a sudden pink/purple splotches started showing up on my back glass and side glass all over. Moving in the right direction all of a sudden.

 

[wangotango]

I've used Reef Crystals, Seachem, and currently Oceanic and havn't noticed a significant difference in my tank. We use Instant Ocean in the tank at Penn State.

 

[black777]

I've been using it since 06

 

[acrylic51]

Agree....I use RC, I use to use Seachem, but got a couple bad batches and never went back.
Quote:
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///forum/thread/382913/who-uses-instant-ocean-salt#post_3345277
I honestly think it's the #1 brand because it's available EVERYWHERE.
personally, I don't like it for reef tanks.

 

[aquaknight]

Coralife here. $37 usually from Petsmart, can't beat it for the price. Usually it's a bit high in supplements, and that's why Coralife usually clouds, with high calcium you'll need to slowlllly mix the salt in..
And free t-shirts! (tho the included men's XL's are too short for me).

 

[acrylic51]

LOl... I use to use coralife back in the day for the t shirts. Didn't know they still did that. Kinda like when I was a kid Tide use to put little cheap cars in the laundry detergent!!!!

 

[btldreef]

I used Coralife for a long time and was never unhappy with it.
I don't like SeaChem salt, but the upper brand of AquaVitro is really nice.