what the best salt to use?

[OGGISPORTS]

just what the tilte says

 

[stoneriff]

You're going to get many opinions. I've only ever used Tropic-Marin Pro-Reef, and never had any issues. I did some research before I started using it, and decided on it. It's more expensive than other, more popular salt mixes, but it works for me. You know the old saying, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

 

[OGGISPORTS]

ty

 

[mckostya]

what are you keeping in your tank? fish only - IO seems to work for many people. when it comes to sps i would try reef crystals, works for me - with maybe slight adjustments.

 

[dubs]

i used io also and have no complain at all

 

[geldof]

Tropic Marin Pro Reef works great for me. I use it mainly because its constitution duplicates my tank's parameters when doing water changes (high calcium / magnesium and lower ALK). This is probably the most important thing to consider when deciding on a salt mix.

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

I used Tropic Marin pro for a while and liked it. Then some time ago I ran out of Tropic Marin so I rushed to the store and all they had was Coralife. I hastily took it home and used it for roughly 7 weeks straight and saw no Ill effects with my corals apearence or growth rate. But what I did notice that it was considerably cheaper than the pro and I have not looked back. I am not going to say it is better or worse but I can say my corals reacted well to bolth salts. Here is an interesting "general" guidline that you might find helpful.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1287118

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I use the Seachem Reef salt.Buffers it out to 8.4 consistently.

 

[Imbarrie]

Any opinions on Instant Ocean Reef Crystals?

Have used Tropic Marin Pro Reef and this and like both.
But I have a lot more tolerance in my system than others.