The Best Salt? [Archive] - Reef Central Online Community

rioratholenm

04/25/2006, 01:21 PM

What is your favorite salt? I have been using coralife salt for two years and was wondering if I should change? I have a 55 gal. Reef/

Kitteness

04/25/2006, 01:46 PM

i haven't even finished my bucket of kent and i am not happy with it at all

whiteshark

04/25/2006, 01:47 PM

Here we go again........
I use TMP. Love it, no problems at all and great polyp extension. Everything just seems happier with TMP.

mntl

04/25/2006, 01:50 PM

tmp here, have used it for about 1.5yrs now and have had no problems/tank is all sps. I used IO before when I had mostly softies and fish and I liked it also. It really depends on what you are keeping and what you are willing to dose. Tmp is great, but if fish only it is a waiste imo.

-John-

ReefHotSpot

04/25/2006, 01:56 PM

tropic marin. It's expensive as hell and I don't sell it so I'm not pluggin' here. I used to us IO but if you check the magnesium levels you will see why you are having problems maintaining hardness.

Maxwell

rioratholenm

04/25/2006, 02:19 PM

Heres my choices right now Coralife, Instant Ocean, or Oceanic.
I have mainly softies

Craig Lambert

04/25/2006, 02:41 PM

I use IO, but I add magnesium and calcium after it mixes.

Andrew

04/25/2006, 02:55 PM

Another salt thread. ;)

I just switched from IO to RC and I like RC much better only because it keeps the calcium higher and I don't have to add limewater and liquid calcium to my tank anymore.

oct2274

04/26/2006, 01:24 PM

by they way, if you didn't know what TMP was its Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt ;)

cw150

04/26/2006, 01:31 PM

ditto on TMP

roons

04/26/2006, 01:48 PM

youll find most use instant ocean, do a search youll find polls.................what ever you do dont use crystal seas bioassay..................i had nothing but problems with my corals, switched to io, smooth sailing

Johnsteph10

04/26/2006, 02:28 PM

Tropic Marin Pro is ridiculously priced.

For the cost of 1 bucket I can get 3 buckets of Reef Crystals.

Just because something is expensive doesn't mean it is worth it. :)

aquadog

04/26/2006, 02:46 PM

TMP
Just because something is expensive also does not mean it is not worth it...
Does anyone who is using TMP have or know the cheapest way to get it? I am in CT and have been able to get it online as cheap as $75 including shipping. In a bulk order I can get the cost down to around $67 a 200 gallon bucket...I would definitely be interested if someone knew a cheaper source...

roons

04/26/2006, 02:50 PM

io at petsmart.......................print out this and bring it with you , they will honor it, so you get 160 gal for $32 plus tax, do you know what shipping is going to start to cost? i could see it for fish but for salt?

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441776788&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030148&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1146084554874&itemNo=2&In=Fish&N=2030148&Ne=2

madmax7774

04/26/2006, 02:52 PM

doesn't matter. You should really stick with one salt. whatever you have you should stay with. If you change midstream, It sis supposedly very bad for the tank.....

aquadog

04/27/2006, 07:38 AM

Anyone... on a cheap source for TMP?

HowardW

04/27/2006, 07:54 AM

I use Seachem Reef Salt and am happy with it.

Riptide10

04/27/2006, 08:18 AM

Been using Red Sea for a while w/no problems.

leebca

04/27/2006, 11:07 AM

Every now and then you can get a deal on Tropic Marin. That's my choice.

If you're in So. CA you can get it for $.25 per gallon in 300 gallon bags if you go in on a group order. That's $64. for a 300 bag which includes a PayPal payment.

See this link:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=832171

:rollface:

Amphiprion

04/27/2006, 11:30 AM

I just use Reef Crystals or Instant Ocean. I don't believe in paying outrageous prices for salts that don't even approximate natural seawater, especially when everything has done perfectly well with IO.

beard

04/27/2006, 11:37 AM

Reef Crystals for me been using it for a long time much better for reef tanks then IO in my opinion. By doing a 10% water change weekly I dont need to add additives. I have been running my tanks on RC for about 10 years and only add Kent essencial elements every other water change just for piece of mind but I dont think I even need to.

nemofish2217

04/27/2006, 12:05 PM

ditto on the seachem reef salt...i think this stuff is really good but underrated....i have been using it since september and have great PE and everyone seems happy! I think i paid about 50 bucks for the 160 gallon bucket....

FishMachine

04/27/2006, 05:47 PM

my choice is rc

PatrickJ

04/27/2006, 05:49 PM

there are no best salts.

Only really qualified salts.

Ken-21

04/27/2006, 06:38 PM

I started with Instant Ocean, then Crystal Sea and now I use Reef Crystals. They cost a little more but I like the way my tank looks now!