Deleted User 3 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Ive been using red sea coral pro, and like it better than instant ocean. 1 Link to comment
MamasReef Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Instant ocean reef crystal is what we have used. Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 I always used instant and at the store I worked at we did reef crystals both where good wondering about some of the newer ones my buddy gave me some oceanic when I started my system. Yuuuck Link to comment
eddiecorrea Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I have always used IO Reef Crystals with great results. Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 I have always used IO Reef Crystals with great results. . May go to it do like you can buy in a 200g box Link to comment
Urchinhead Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 unless the chemistry has changed on it in terms of overall mix and ratios then Instant Ocean above all others. Link to comment
jlbzixxer Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Ive been using red sea coral pro, and like it better than instant ocean. +1 i like it better then aquavitro salinity 2 Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Some one should do small mixes of diff salts and test parameters Link to comment
amay121 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The one that you're willing to pay for. But I used to use red sea coral pro. 1 Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The best salt it is the one that works best for you and your application. 1 Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 The one that you're willing to pay for. But I used to use red sea coral pro. . Dam sellin your self for salt LOL. S#!% just got real haha Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Some one should do small mixes of diff salts and test parameters Some one did a few years back. Reef crystals won. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 . May go to it do like you can buy in a 200g box You can get a 5g bucket from petsmart for about $45 if it's still on sale. I recently made the switch from rscp and am happy with the results. Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 You can get a 5g bucket from petsmart for about $45 if it's still on sale. I recently made the switch from rscp and am happy with the results. nice I seen the box does 50 gall more for a couple$ more some places same price Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Bottom line: There is no easy answer. There are plenty of decent salt mixes out there. Link to comment
ajayjack Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Seachem Salinity. But only because each bucket is tested and I'm willing to pay premium for the peace of mind. 3 Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Bottom line: There is no easy answer. There are plenty of decent salt mixes out there. well good to me is salt that mixes up to have good parameters like I said I'm using oceanic I got for free the numbers are wack Link to comment
TravR Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I like ESVs Seawater System. I don't have a good place to let water sit and fully dissolve and it is the only mix I know that is ready to use in an hour. Link to comment
ward827 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 well good to me is salt that mixes up to have good parameters like I said I'm using oceanic I got for free the numbers are wack Agreed. I had problems with Oceanic as well. The switch to IO really helped! W- Link to comment
Rain24 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I always used instant and at the store I worked at we did reef crystals both where good wondering about some of the newer ones my buddy gave me some oceanic when I started my system. Yuuuck I mixed up some Oceanic Natural Salt a couple of days ago. Here are the parameters I was able to test: SG = 1.025 at 77.6F pH = 8.0 Alk = 9.9 dKH Mag = 1365ppm Calcium = 535ppm And since I have a whole jug of this still, could you please elaborate on why this brand is "yuck"? Link to comment
ward827 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I mixed up some Oceanic Natural Salt a couple of days ago. Here are the parameters I was able to test: SG = 1.025 at 77.6F pH = 8.0 Alk = 9.9 dKH Mag = 1365ppm Calcium = 535ppm And since I have a whole jug of this still, could you please elaborate on why this brand is "yuck"? Found it difficult to dissolve fully. IO dissolves better/quicker. IMO. W- Link to comment
ecajoe Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Well if yours is mixing good your in good shape I've been looking around online and found there salt to be very spotty I brought my ffresh mix to the store and all the readings where low right out of the bucket had some hair algea and couldn't grow coraline so I let the store test it since its free and they got real nice test kits Link to comment
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