OttoReese Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Okay, members. Time for that age-old debate. I am curious about what kind of salt mix you use. I used Tropic Marin years ago and liked it. Then I changed to Seachem for cost effectiveness after Tropic Marin elevated their prices. About 3 years ago, I changed to Red Sea Coral Pro salt, thinking that it would yield great results. I have had good luck with it. However, I am upgrading to a larger aquarium and want to be more cost-effective. I was thinking about changing back to Seachem since it's cheaper. So, my question is: what salt mix have you used? What do you find works best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatO Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 i used instant ocean for a long time. previously ive used TM and TM bio actif. ive currently switched over to red sea coral pro salt and am liking it so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralfarm123 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I have been using Instant Ocean for about 15 yrs. I have use Reef Crystal and Tropic Marin for short periods as well. I haven't found a good reason to switch to anything more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatO Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 only reason i switched is to try something new and my IO seemed all over the place. calcium was like 240 and alk was 12. mag was super low too. might have just gotten a bad batch but i still switched beacuse of that. its like $10 a bucket diff and maybe it has more trace elements...? not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowfish770 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I have used Instant Ocean over 10 years and have had no reason to change. (yet) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrood Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Instant Ocean or Reef Crystals. Corals have always grown great, and the fish spawn regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Willy Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I use ESV. Expensive yes! But mixes up perfectly every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefNewby82 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Salinity here...have seen lower alk mixing up lately and been thinking about changing. Love the batch test results and having consistent levels when mixing new water, but the salt smells awfully chemical smelling to me. Was thinking of going to Red Sea Coral Pro...still researching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper320 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I use reef crystals and I've never seen a reason to change. I do have to supplement mg but it's a small amount and all other levels are where I like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefer82 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Aquavitro Salinity for me. Been using it since we started doing those group buys at PA...close to 2 years I think now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I have always used instant ocean. And see no reason to use anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalare102079 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Instant Ocean ever since Coralfarm123 convinced me to dosing 2/3 part. That was many moons ago. Before that, TM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roush2000 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 AV Salinity here as well. Used Reef Crystals for a few yrs and switched to salinity about 2 yrs ago and have been impressed with the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin1300 Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Salinity here, ultimately as long as you stick with one and don't change them up it does not matter imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRingo Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 I used to use IO but with the new tank I went with ESV, so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been Mired Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 New to this and just finishing my first bag of Instant Ocean. I dose 2-part inconsistently, every 2-3 days... will I see a big change if I switch to Reef Crystals and stop the dosing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefer82 Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 New to this and just finishing my first bag of Instant Ocean. I dose 2-part inconsistently, every 2-3 days... will I see a big change if I switch to Reef Crystals and stop the dosing? Probably not much....if you have a true need to dose you're using way more calcium than the bump RC gets you most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meacret Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 I use to use whatever was cheapest but stick with esv now as it mixes easier and pretty much 100% accurate every time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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