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fahad09
11/08/2009, 04:27 PM
I need salt to mix 125 gallons of water. In that tank I plan on only keeping fish with maybe some live rock. No corals or invertebrates. Any suggestions to what kind of salt mix I should get for a tank like this? I am just looking for something that has it all, buffers, no nitrates or any of that harmful stuff, and whatever else that will help the tank out. Thanks.

NirvanaFan
11/08/2009, 04:44 PM
I'd use Instant Ocean.

atvdave
11/08/2009, 05:01 PM
I use IO also... been using it for years with no issues, and I have a 125 full of coral.

Most all salt out there is good though..., take your pick.

arredondojason
11/08/2009, 05:03 PM
i use tropic marin pro

DC_40gallon
11/08/2009, 05:03 PM
I use red sea coral pro but it's obviously a fish and reef.

Instant ocean for nothing special will treat you fine.

locust
11/08/2009, 05:44 PM
Tropic marin pro is good but very expensive; so i have recently switched to Instant ocean because it seems most people use this one. Nearly all salt mixes have those who like them and those who dislike them for some reason.

IslandCrow
11/08/2009, 06:00 PM
I'd go with whatever namebrand salt mix that's on sale. Instant Ocean is generally the cheapest choice, and it's a good salt. Tropic Marin, Red Sea, Oceanic, Kent and Seachem are also all quality salt mixes, though many of them tend to be geared more towards a reef tank and will often cost a little bit more.

dsn112
11/08/2009, 06:34 PM
i use tropic marin pro

If you don't use a calcium reactor, there is no reason to use pro as it is engineered for use with one.

If your going to go FOWLR then there is no reason to pay premium for salt. IO is cheap and plenty fine for fish only

skalpce
11/08/2009, 08:03 PM
Cant go wrong with Instant Ocean & Reef Crystals

TRichardson79
11/08/2009, 09:42 PM
I use Coralife. Mixes pretty easy and got it for a decent price. Only thing I don't like is the Ca is high.

billdogg
11/09/2009, 05:44 AM
I usually go for IO as well, but whatever is on sale works just fine. JM.02

mbl
11/09/2009, 07:41 AM
io here

Randy Holmes-Farley
11/09/2009, 07:51 AM
If you don't use a calcium reactor, there is no reason to use pro as it is engineered for use with one.


As I just mentioned in anoyther thread, I do not believe that makes any sense at all, aside from a marketing gimmmick for Tropic Marin to try to distinguish their different salts.

There is nothing special that I can see about using a reactor (over using limewater, a two part, etc) which would want the water to have more calcium, more magnesium, and less alkalinity, as the Pro does relative to the standard Tropic Marin salt.

lordofthereef
11/09/2009, 09:40 AM
I use reef crystals but I honestly think it is a personal preference thing. See what good brands you have access to, be it locally or online, and get the one that is cheapest. That is laregely the reason I currently use reef crystals.

gsxr750
11/09/2009, 11:22 AM
Reef Crystals here

dcp17420
11/09/2009, 01:22 PM
Oceanic or Seachem for me. They both worked great

daughertyja
11/09/2009, 01:25 PM
i use oceanic and have used it for the past 8 years or so and i love it