Best Sea Salt for Reef Tanks?

[abcha0s]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

cant trust everything you read. you never know who's paying this magazine to write this article.

there are many people that use IO and even if these heavy metals do exist, they dont seem to harm anything in the tank

I'm pretty sure Coral magazine wouldn't publish that unless there was some evidence to support the claim. People get sewed for stuff like that. Publications do tend to be somewhat more reliable than forums because they are accountable for everything they print and there is more at steak.

However, I do agree with you. You shouldn't believe it just because one study claims it to be true and if it was crashing tanks the word would get out. I think IO is a perfectly good salt choice.

[RuGlu6]

If your tank is under 100 Gal go with D-D H2Ocean, one bucket lasts me a year+ for a 65 Gal +sump tank.
If your tank is larger then 120 gal and more so if tank is in 240+Gal range use Instant Ocean because you need large volumes of water to be changed.
Simple !

[Madreefer]

I use IO. For me it's the best because that's all that is available in my town.

[bignose]

It's hard to vote for this because it would take years for me to try all of them waiting for the results. I voted Salinity because it came in a nice bucket.

Edit. What's the Tunze salt like? haven't heard much about it at all.

[Haloreef]

I have used IO for the past seven years with out any problems that I could blame on the salt directly.
I have a 300 gal system and just can't bring myself to pay double the price for one of the " high end salts". That being said I do dose cal,alk, and mag. and even with the extra cost of the materials it is still cheaper.
I have tried a couple of the more expensive salts but I did not notice any improvements, to make me keep using them.
I will continue to use IO. I change 30/35 gallons every Sunday, so the savings add up.
I would in no way, shape, or form, call it "the best salt" but it is good enough for me and mine!
Keith,

[doch]

You know... I've used H2Ocean for a while now, and have been happy with it. This poll however, is REALLY making me reconsider. I think I may be switching back to IO.

[ALang]

IO, cause it is cheaper and I do lots of water changes. I do dose Cal, Alk and Mag, though.

[kien]

[Aquattro]

Pretty sure every single poll, on every board I've seen in the last 10 years shows IO as the majority winner.
If someone is looking for a good and proven salt, IO won't steer you wrong (other than the alk issue 6 or 7 years ago).

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by kien

I thought we got you in rehab for that P.C. addiction of yours...

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