I'm changing salt

[Snappy]

I have decided I need to change salt for several reasons. Over the years I've tried many of the salts on the market. Years ago I started with Sea Crystals but it often had too many inconsistencies for my liking, same goes for Instant Ocean which is also low on several elements. I have also tried a few others like H2Ocean, Seachem & Oceanpure Pro but in my opinion all the above brands I've mentioned are not really geared for sps dominant tanks and I've never had good luck with them. I have used Reefer's Best Salt for several years with good results but it is expensive and getting hard to find locally Calgary. In my opinion "Aquavitro - Salinity" made by Seachem is ok but in my experience mixes on the cloudy side and although they "guarantee" it is batch specific I found the buckets that I just bought on Boxing day have an ALK value way too high and caused a big spike in my system so I am not happy.

Fairly recently I found out about another high end salt that is popular in Europe and is now available in Canada called Royal Nature. It looks quite impressive and I am seriously considering making the switch to it ASAP. I know every manufacturer says they are the best but I think we all know that is not the case. Here is a link to the website, check out their video.
http://www.royalnature-reef.com/inde...tpage&Itemid=1

Here is some other info about it.

[Aquattro]

Greg, where is this available from?

[xiaan]

I have been using Royal Nature now for 6 months and I have had no problems with it before I was using Reef crystals and I was seeing really low ALK (6.5) now I sit nicely at around 7.5. I find it has a nicer more balanced solution.

[Myka]

I have been thinking of trying something else too. I have tried pretty much everything on the market until about 5 years ago I quit experimenting and went back to good ole IO. I was tempted to experiment again with H2Ocean seeing as it is a natural salt, so I figured if there is ever a different this should be it. I just did a year of H2Ocean, and the only difference between H2Ocean and IO in my opinion is that H2O has lower alkalinity (8-9 dKH compared to IO's 11-12 dKH), also with H2O I don't have to add calcium to the water change mix (although with both I have to add magnesium and potassium), oh and the price! I'm just finishing up my last bucket of H2Ocean, and I'm wondering if I should bother buying another bucket of it or not.

I really don't think it matters. I haven't found a bucket of salt yet that I don't have to supplement before I even use it, and why pay more for one that is more complete when it's cheaper to just supplement while mixing it up?

Argh...I wish there was a simple answer.

[globaldesigns]

Greg, I agree that Reefer's Best is very hard to find... I have told Kevin @ Red Coral to get me 2-3 boxes, but he is waiting, and from what I understand the wholesaler just doesn't have any.

Now that I am on my last box now, got enough for a couple more water changes, I too need to reconsider things... Do you really think this new salt is good? And can Kevin @ red coral get it?

[Skimmerking]

Why not just use IO and then Dose what you need, if you are dosing now , CAL RX then its not going to be a problem. and very easy to get. I have been using IO since 2002 and never had any problems with it. just my thought thou.

[VFX]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Greg, where is this available from?

Paul (Oceanic) was recommending this salt when I dropped by there the other day. He didn't have any in stock but has a load on the way.

I currently use Seachem Reef Salt but I might switch over & see.

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[intarsiabox]

There was a post on here from the distributor about 2 months ago. I asked who in Edmonton was going to carry it and was told that Blue World would be a retailer for those in Edmonton who are interested. I'm still working on my current bucket of H2O so I haven't checked if Ken ever got any in or not.