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04-02-2012, 11:28 AM
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What sea salt have you had good experience with
hey guys so i have been thinking of changing my sea salt. currently i am using instant ocean. are there any brands that come well recommended
just for info i do have sps and lps in my tank one other thing a friend of mine used to order sea water online (it was filtered and everything) anyone else ever go down this road 
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04-02-2012, 01:59 PM
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The most popular salt to instant ocean will be h2 ocean I personally use reefers best but I am on a full zeo system
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360 gallon sps reef, 180 gal sump, bubble king supermarine 300, 4xmp40Wes, 2 x 6215 tunze waveboxes, 4 ghl mitras 360 Reef Tank
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04-02-2012, 02:54 PM
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I use Instant Ocean in conjunction with one additional brand that I pick at random and a DIY mix of Magnesium salts. This link shows a recent poll of salt preferences:
Best Sea Salt for Reef Tanks? http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...highlight=salt
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04-02-2012, 02:58 PM
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H2Ocean for about four years for me
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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04-02-2012, 03:32 PM
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I use Royal Nature. It doesn't seem to be very popular, not sure why but it works fine for me. I did test the Alk on a new batch which read out at 7 and the pail advertises 9.....People say 7 is fine but seems low...
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04-02-2012, 04:23 PM
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The last bucket I purchased was H20cean, really happy with it.....I can't say it's totally because of the salt....but I have noticed a growth spurt since changing.
I'll be using it from now on
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90 Gal mixed reef with a custom 40 gal sump, SWC Mini S skimmer, 8X56 Watt fan modded Tek, 2x2LF reactors, mag 12 return, Tunze ATO and a modded Tunze 6100 running on a DIY wave controller My TOTM thread http://www.reefersparadise.com/smf/i...?page=page4263
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04-02-2012, 04:55 PM
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Switching from reef crystals to h2ocean.
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04-02-2012, 07:47 PM
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I use H2Ocean, mixes very clean and very quickly, as I do put new mixture in tank about 1 hour after mixing.
Have used Reefers Best, also very good salt but more money. I have also had trouble buying at times, thus the reason I switched to H2Ocean Reef Crystals is what I started with, and used for quite some time. The cheapest to buy, worked well... But I can say doesn't mix as cleanly as the others I stated. Always had some sludge and grime at bottom of pail after mixing.
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 Setup: 180G DT, 105G Refuge (approx. 300lbs LR, 150lbs Aragonite) Hardware: Super Reef Octopus SSS-3000, Tunze ATO, Mag 18 return, 2x MP40W, 2X Koralia 4's Wavemaker Lighting: 5ft Hamilton Belize Sun (2x250W MH, 2X80W T5HO) Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish Dosing: Mg, Ca, Alk
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