Darth_NANO Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Im switching from Instant Ocean to REEF CRYSTALS. REEF CRYSTALS has additional elements making supplemetation less expensive. What does everyone else use? Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Oceanic. Around here, it's either that (not complaining) or Instant Ocean. Link to comment
dweakl01 Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Instant Ocean, but like you ,Darth, my next bucket is going to be Reef Cryststals...for the added elements. Link to comment
FAC_WNY Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 I use Catalina Ocean Water (from Petco)....no mixing..no fuss..easy stuff. A bit expensive..but that's why I've got a good job..lol. Cheers, Fred Link to comment
dja1980 Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 I just switched from Intant Ocean to Oceanic. You can't beat that stuff, but it's pricey. Link to comment
DitchPlains Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 TROPIC MARIN IS AWESOME IF YOU GOT THE TIME TO LET IT MIX, OCEANIC IS THE BEST FOR HIGH CALC AND LAST MINUTE MIXES. I LIVE IN NYC, VERY BUSY NO TIME TO LET IT SIT FOR A DAY OR TWO, MY WATER GETS A COUPLE OF HOURS THATS IT! I TAKE A PINT OT TWO OF MY EXSISTING WATER, AND MIX IT INTO NEW WATER. THATS IT. Link to comment
Grub Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 I just use the premix from the faucet in my LFS. Works fine for me. Link to comment
Dan_G25 Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 You know people are gunna take you seriously when you use capslock.... Anyways, I use Oceanic... good stuff. Link to comment
Rmcm2424 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Crystal Sea is the best salt on the market. The government requires you to use it in all experiments if you want grant money...I use it. All Marine Biological Universities use it in the US I believe. Anyway, it's the best and it's not all that expensive. For you folks out there backing up Oceanic... I disagree. It is made in China and there is no real quality control. Some batches of it are better than others. You wanna' know why it dissolves quicker than most salts? It has a lot less buffer. If you use Oceanic you will more than likely be buying more Marine Buffer. One of our customers a lfs in SC who will go nameless decided to switch to Oceanic because it was cheaper but they ended buy Jugs and Jugs of Seachem Marine Buffer to buffer their pH. Oceanic salt is distributed by Central Pet, Inc. The company that owns All Glass Aquarium and Oceanic and a lot (I mean a lot) of other stuff. Oceanic salt is a gimmick to try to get their trucks full. They're losing too much money on shipping so they are practically giving away this salt to make up the money and get their trucks full. They sell "store use" salt in ugly packaging for half price. They figure if a store uses the salt so will all their customers which is for the most part true. They will also give a store enough boxes to start a display if they start selling it. Long story short, I don't think the Oceanic is all it's cracked up to be. It's not as good as Instant Ocean and definitely not as good as Crystal Sea which is the best IMO. There's my .02 on Salt mixes. Link to comment
Dan_G25 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I don't care Oceanic works for me so I'm not gunna stop using it now. Link to comment
Y.M.C.A Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I use coral life salt works great for me Link to comment
FAC_WNY Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 If you're willing to spend the extra cash..I don't see how you can beat filtered and sterilized natural seawater (which is what Catalina Ocean Water is). Cheers, Fred Link to comment
apophis924 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Instant Ocean, use to use Oceanic but i dont like my calcium off the scale and my Alk consistantly low. Instant Ocean all the way. Link to comment
chrisisthereefer Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 there has been about 100 thread on salt mixes, please search before you decide to start another un needed thread. Link to comment
skateman576 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I use Kent Sea Salt and so far it's working good. Link to comment
fishy610 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Oceanic here - switched from Tropic Marin. I like the pack that mixes 5g and gives me on the spot salinity. Link to comment
kappa Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 is this really true? Where did you get the sources? They will also give a store enough boxes to start a display if they start selling it. ^ Oceanic salt Sounds like Tylenol that are distributed freely to hospitals, and the hospitals give it to the patients. Some patients will think, hey they use Tylenol in hospitals, so it must be recommended by doctors, and buy them. I use Istant Ocean, works fine. favorite salt poll at reef.org, see for your self: http://www.reefs.org/GBSurvey/surveyq.php?survey_id=7 Link to comment
bigbenji Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 As a pharmacy hospital employee, I've got to say that we pay for our generic tylenol. However, we used to get free unit dose cups of Maalox. Anyway, I go the expensive lazy route and buy catalina natural seawater from petco. For my lil 20g it just makes sense. Now if I had that 75g I've got my eye on....hehehe Link to comment
DitchPlains Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Dude., my caps were stuck due to some late night activities.... What I do with my pics from GARF are my buisness....lol Link to comment
ifynanceu Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 There are many opinions out there, but on a few of the "other" reef forums, there are chemists and universities that have posted ACTUAL results of extensive testing...They all seem to point out something very interesting...The cheap A$& salts usually score very low in the majority of elements commonly used in reef environments, thus making them cheaper for a reason. That is not to say that they don't make an excellent choice for a fish only setup, but why spend $10 on a 50gal sack of salt and $50 on extra trace elements, buffers, and so on instead of paying the additional $10 or so for a very consistant product and one that is designed for reef use? Also goes to say the most expensive is not the best either...Decisions, Decisions...By the way, I use Tropic Marin (converted from Instant Ocean, Coralife, & Catalina)...A very consistant salt Link to comment
NCNBilly Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Bio-Sea here - love it. Link to comment
Rmcm2424 Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Originally posted by kappa is this really true? Where did you get the sources? ^ Oceanic salt Sounds like Tylenol that are distributed freely to hospitals, and the hospitals give it to the patients. Some patients will think, hey they use Tylenol in hospitals, so it must be recommended by doctors, and buy them. I use Istant Ocean, works fine. favorite salt poll at reef.org, see for your self: http://www.reefs.org/GBSurvey/surveyq.php?survey_id=7 I work at a large Fish store and our company is also involved in wholesale and internet business. The owner told me that Central Pet will start you off with a pallet of the oceanic salt if you agree to start using it in your store and selling it to customers... Link to comment
HumblePie Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Oceanic. It's cheap and it keeps my tank running stable with a lot of growth for 9+ months now. Link to comment
brianemone Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 instant ocean, the only type that the stores sell in my city Link to comment
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