best type of salt
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bjohanson1234
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They all have their pluses and minuses, I personally use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals. Mostly because the price. I have used a few others, never really noticed much difference in the growth rates of my corals, however, I only have a few SPS.
kbuser92
Breeder
+1 on reef crystals. I also used Kent from Petco. It was like 70% off and did really well.
salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
+2 on the reef crystals----- I used Oceanic when I first started the hobby but went away from it for a reason that I can't even remember so it probably was a price thing.
2XAl
Salt Addict
I use instant ocean, cheap, free shipping from amazon and they deliver it right to my doorstep in 5 gal containers. Even comes in a free water mixing bucket when its all gone!
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
I Useto use Instant Ocean, But i switched over to Red Sea Coral Pro, and never looked back. I love The Red Sea Salt its great. ever since i started using it i noticed a huge difrence in my water quality and corals.
Plus i get the bucket for 65$ So its not to bad i think.
Plus i get the bucket for 65$ So its not to bad i think.
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
Meaning my watter was better at keeping clean and looked more clear, all my Parammeter Like Ca. KH. Mg. where on the right numbers for a longer time. Everything got more stable.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Aquavitro Salinity user here.
This salt actually mixes up to 1.026 using the standard 2 cups per gallon so it's really not much more expensive. Every batch is tested and the results are right on the bucket.
And speaking of the bucket... that zip-top lid is AWESOME! :D
This salt actually mixes up to 1.026 using the standard 2 cups per gallon so it's really not much more expensive. Every batch is tested and the results are right on the bucket.
And speaking of the bucket... that zip-top lid is AWESOME! :D
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
2 Cups per Gallon ???? WOW thats a grip of salt.
i tought the standard for salt mix is 1/2 cup per gallon, i know with my salt i do 14 cups for 30 gl of water and thats gets me at 1.025 or 0.26 at times depending if im right at the cup line or a bit more.
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
I use regular Instant Ocean. Been working great for me for over 20 years.
bjohanson1234
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Just look for the free shipping deals.
bjohanson1234
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I usually order from Drs Foster and Smith
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
LOL! Sorry, i meant the opposite. 1 cup per 2 gallons. ;)
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
I use the same stuff here, love the Seachem products.
Civicdemon
Go Big Or Go Home !
Why does the Aquavitro say it has a bit of copper in it ????
I personally used Reef Crystals but have had the best results from Red Sea Coral Pro. I left Red Sea Coral Pro due to cost but now I see that cost is worth growth. I have been doing a lot of research and intend on switching to D-D H2Ocean Magnesium Pro Plus. A lot of good reviews suggesting exponential LPS growth with it something I had with Red Sea Coral Pro.
