What salt mix?

[jilet]

What salt mix would you recommand and why? Where do you get it from?

[davocean]

I used to use instant ocean, and it's good, but recently I've switched to reef crystals for more calcium and I think more mag as well.
Fostersmith is cheapest IMO.

[Blown 346]

I use Instant Ocean, I have been for years. I have always had good results with theis salt mix, and with my additives being on target.

[mg426]

Instant Ocean Reef Crystals here.

[scotmc]

RC

[tweetyfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11183549#post11183549 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by davocean
I used to use instant ocean, and it's good, but recently I've switched to reef crystals for more calcium and I think more mag as well.
Fostersmith is cheapest IMO.

DITTO

[reefkoi]

Yeah everybody on RC uses instant ocean or Reef Crystals, I don't but you will find no matter how many times this poll is taken the majority is the cheapo IO, LOL it's by far the choice of RC'ers LOL
Chris

[DrBegalke]

I use 50/50 IO/Oceanic.

Reef Crystals apparently is the most popular though:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1218384

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1216536

[NealNano]

Tropic Marine Pro Reef

[gregr]

Ocean Pure- nothing but Ocean Pure.

[Zestay]

i like red sea max for RO water. lots of kalk in it. and at my LFS its cheaper than IO.

[Zestay]

double post

[thor32766]

Reef crystals from fostersmith.

[Carrera76]

I use IO but it is often low in Calcium and Alkalinity. Next time I buy salt I think I'll switch to Tropic Marin. I heard great things about it.

[Toshas79]

Tropic Marine Pro Reef

[yellowwatchmen]

Reef crystal. I just bought two buckets. 38.51 each.

[mr_anderson]

I use to use Instant Ocean too. I started having issues with algea and low calcium. I switched over to Oceanic and am very happy. Calcium levels are high and no signs of algea. I do a 10% water change every 10 days.

[idareefer]

tropic marin, calicium always 450 plus, ALK 9.6 , grow tons of sps

[dcs03tx]

TMPR here too

[amoreira]

Has good alk and Calcium. I hear there's higher level of trace elements to boot.

[InLimbo87]

I've had good luck with ReefCrystals as well.

[huskyrider]

after ten years of trying to find the best I'll swear by kent the extra dollars are well spent.

[reefCrawler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11185530#post11185530 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by thor32766
Reef crystals from fostersmith.

same here, reef crystal from fostersmith. :D

[usmc121581]

I always used IO then I made a switch to red sea pro RO?DI salt. But went back to my IO as the calcuim was messed up after the first switch.

[jmicky41]

My tank has always looked the best with Kent, and the worst with TM and particularily TMpro - tons of brown algae. I recently tired Coralife, when it is used up I'll go back to Kent.

[idareefer]

never had any brown algae with T marine, have used Kent, I O, Reef Crystals, etc, must be where we all live, our water is all different, and we all use RO, I have the fuzziest polyp extension ever!

[schigara]

I have switched back to Oceanic since RC had low alk and calcium which averaged at 380 and 7.9 respectivley 24 hours after mixing and before adding to tank.

Oceanic averages about 450 ca and all I have to add is a bit of alk. Mag stays at 1300-1350 also.

[King-Kong]

regular tropic marin with some mag thrown in.