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Originally Posted by BMW Rider
the extra cost will be saved in all the additives needed to bring the other cheaper brands up to standard.
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I've never understood why people always say this because:
I use Instant Ocean, although I've tried many others. I always go back to IO because I haven't seen a difference using "better" salt, and IO costs WAAAAY less, even after supplementing.
For every 5g of IO salt I dose:
15mL Kent Liquid Calcium (everyone knows liquid is expensive to supplement)
1 tsp SeaChem Magnesium
Alk is fine...
So, if my calculations are right I will go through 1 1/2 of the 16oz Liquid Calcium jugs (about $15), and about 1/2 of a 600g container of the SeaChem Magnesium (about $4). So that's a total cost of about $19 of additives for each 200g bucket of IO salt. So that makes each bucket of IO cost me about $59. Any other $59 bucket of salt you have to put additives into it too, so that makes it cost more.
SO...at $59 per 200g bucket of salt with additives included, IO is the cheapest.
PLUS, there are way cheaper ways to supplement the salt too...
