What kind of Salt do you use?

[thirty5]

Since I am starting up a tank from scratch I figured I would see what everyone else is using out there as far as salt?

I am currently using IO Reef Crystals for my 28g, but I am not against changing. ESV seems pretty popular, but expensive...

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I started on IO salts but over the years they have had the most large inconsistencies of any other company I know of. I wouldn't use them unless my regular choices were wiped from the earth.

I like a few salts that I have personally used. Seachem was great but didn't mix easily. The corals and fish looked amazing and grew very well. ESV mixes incredibly easily and accurately. Tropic Marin is also a very clean mixing salt and the levels are good too. I haven't used H2O Ocean but I hear great things about it from a lot of people.

Some are more expensive than others but with the salt playing such a huge role in the tank I don't think cutting costs here ever really saved anyone any money.

 

[James]

with the salt playing such a huge role in the tank I don't think cutting costs here ever really saved anyone any money.

+1

I am always amazed at people shelling out thousands of dollars in corals cheaping out on the basic and important things, redundancy, salt, proper kits... it is unreal.

OP, you didn't include ESV in your poll.

 

[thirty5]

+1

I am always amazed at people shelling out thousands of dollars in corals cheaping out on the basic and important things, redundancy, salt, proper kits... it is unreal.

OP, you didn't include ESV in your poll.

DAMN!! I messed that up. It is on my list that I worked off of! How did i mess that up!!!!! Can't edit it!! Can a MOD fix it for me and take out the last one and put in ESV???

 

[budddman]

Ive been using red sea coral pro ever since my orignal bucket of tropic marin ran out....ive got no complaints

Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using Reefs

 

[Jzhou]

I normally buy Tropic Marin or Oceanic for the bucket and if i'm just doing a small water change or curing rock, but the majority of the time I use ESV.

 

[Breakin Newz]

Seachem reef salt

Sent from my ADR6300 using Reefs

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Oceanic comes with free slime algae in every bucket...

 

[Mattl22]

I use instant ocean the reason is it's cheap readily avail and 2 of the oldest best sps tanks I know of use it!

 

[BroRage]

+1 instant ocean....

But from what I read in a few diff places is that to supplement what the product lacks you would mix it with reef crystals or another product with higher concentration of those missing elements....

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Io

 

[CONSTANTNE]

Seachem Reef

 

[NanoAquatic]

I started with Tropic Marin. Then I used Oceanic before, now i'm using Reef Crystals... I think I prefer the Oceanic :/ Good price, desolves fast.

Heard ESV are great. I might try that next.

 

[Og Drogon]

I started with Tropic Marin. Then I used Oceanic before, now i'm using Reef Crystals... I think I prefer the Oceanic :/ Good price, desolves fast.

Heard ESV are great. I might try that next.

-1 = Reef crystal
+1 = ESV!


I'm Nemo's mother!

 

[INNEED]

h2o

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I used to use reef crystals but , just for the heck of it i now use h2o and my tank is growing and looking good , also it desolves really well .

 

[Alex]

I have been using ESV. It dissolves well and gives you quick water changes.

 

[ryangrieder]

Uhhh...your missing the most important and popular 2 salts! ESV and H20

As for me?
ESV
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E...S...V

 

[thirty5]

Uhhh...your missing the most important and popular 2 salts! ESV and H20

As for me?
ESV
eSV
EsV
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eSV
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E...S...V

I know... I forgot them.. Please Don't Kill the OP! :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

[NYreefNoob]

ive used and tried most but my favorite salt is the d&d pro