What are your salt preferences?

[greenstreet.1]

brightwell

 

[Jimm0425]

Thanks for all the responses seems like a Ford vs Chevy kinda thing. I had gotten a bucket of TM reef from DrFS and when I opened it a few weeks later it was a brick. Is there any breakdown in the salt when it gets this way? After a little chipping and thumping the bucket it crumbles to the normal grit size.

 

[BZOFIQ]

O, I-O and R-C

 

[BZOFIQ]

using esv

Want to try that next.

 

[Klewis]

Thanks for all the responses seems like a Ford vs Chevy kinda thing. I had gotten a bucket of TM reef from DrFS and when I opened it a few weeks later it was a brick. Is there any breakdown in the salt when it gets this way? After a little chipping and thumping the bucket it crumbles to the normal grit size.

I my opinion, there shouldn't be any breakdown. Its probably just compacted due to shipping and temp fluctuations. JMO

 

[InfernoST]

Reef Crystals. I usually order 2 boxes when Dr F & S has that cheap flat rate shipping no matter the weight or size of your order.:wink1:

 

[bizarrecorals]

most "good" LFS use reef crystals.

 

[Talentedminds]

i use tropic marine pro reef, all levels are good for ulns except k+. i use brightwells k+ to match my tank level 380-390ppm in my w/c water. other then that there is no buffering and other levels to mess with. so that's what i stuck with. i would use d&d h20 if it was more readily available and didn't have to order it.

 

[alrha]

Seachem's Reef Salt or D&D's H2Ocean

 

[BZOFIQ]

Here are some reads on the topic.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/11/aafeature1

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/aafeature1

 

[john90009]

try to keep the salt as air tight as possible- when air hits it for a while the moisture gets in and turns it into a brick :/

 

[prattreef]

As you can see from this thread and literally dozens like it on MR alone, there is no consensus or anything close to it regarding which salt to use. The same goes for all the serious attempts at testing salt mixes--- every single test comes to a different conclusion. The truth is that none of them come particularly close to natural sea water and nearly all of them are "good enough" to use. Find one that seems to agree with your system and stick with it-- changing salt mixes regularly IMO causes more issues in and of itself.

I have used IO for over a decade without issue and would continue to do so if not for being asked to beta test the new ESV salt. Having done so, I think it is an improvement based on ease of mixing and what I know, because I know the manufacturer personally, is the use of super high quality ingredients. That is what I'm sticking with from now on.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

As you can see from this thread and literally dozens like it on MR alone, there is no consensus or anything close to it regarding which salt to use. The same goes for all the serious attempts at testing salt mixes--- every single test comes to a different conclusion. The truth is that none of them come particularly close to natural sea water and nearly all of them are "good enough" to use. Find one that seems to agree with your system and stick with it-- changing salt mixes regularly IMO causes more issues in and of itself.

I have used IO for over a decade without issue and would continue to do so if not for being asked to beta test the new ESV salt. Having done so, I think it is an improvement based on ease of mixing and what I know, because I know the manufacturer personally, is the use of super high quality ingredients. That is what I'm sticking with from now on.

prattreef,.....agreed with what's written above but i believe that price is one of the main criteria stated in the first post. esv is probably one of the more if not most costly. i am going to take a wild guess that you probably don't pay for the salt.... esv in this case is probably best in your situation.

reef crystal for me.

 

[CrashGibson]

Check this out...
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/11/aafeature1


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[Imbarrie]

Used to use reef crystals but now i use io since I add two part anyway. The main difference is calcium.
And I found a bucket of io for $30

Price is a factor


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