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Old 01-24-2009, 10:43 AM
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Default The best salt ever

ok im looking to switch away from instant ocean salt what is the best salt you can buy? there is no right answer, im just looking for as many opinions as I can get this way i can research the salts better and make a decision
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Old 01-24-2009, 01:00 PM
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KZ reefers best. No other options for me.
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zeo vit right? is it sold in a lfs?
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Second the Reefers Best, it's available at my LFS not sure about your location.
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Old 01-24-2009, 02:31 PM
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Yeah its the zeo salt. I'm sure you wouldn't have a problem finding it in Edmonton. The only drawback is that it is expensive.
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KZ RB or the new Giessmann H2Ocean salt.
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I think that Instant ocean is awesome, I hav never had a problem with the salt in my travels. I did however try one pail of Tropic marine once.. didnt get a over all complete option about it used only a 1/2 pail.
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In my opinion Aquacraft - Marine Environment is the best. It's only available at Aquarium Illusions in Edmonton (close to you)

I'm using Reefers best right now and it's pretty decent too.

I usually find it worth it to ship it all the way from Edmonton just because I don't seem to need to does anything when I use Aquacraft.
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Im liking the D-D H2 Ocean Salt Pro myself. Its a real sea salt which is kind of cool. About the same price as Reefers best which seems to be about the going rate for premium salts.

I am switching to Reefers Best though because I am running ZEO. if I were not running ZEO though, I would stick with the D-D stuff. The ALK for a non ZEO tank is way too low in RBS at 7. I think the D-D pro salt has better numbers for a non ZEOvit tank.
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KZ RB or the new Giessmann H2Ocean salt.
both great salts, I started with RBS and have been using H2ocean for a bit now and have really liked the results.
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