The LAST big upgrade

[michika]

My wallet is telling me that I'll be buying salt in pallets, and it may end up being only 5g a day after we see what kind of impact it has on the tank. There is definitely a balance that will need to be struck here between the costs, the results, and the bioload.

I actually haven't given any thought to the type of salt I want. Everything just keeps changing, and I really don't know what I like/don't like anymore.

[Skimmerking]

Catherine why not Stick with IO I have been using it since 2002 and never had one problem with it. So I couldnt tell you anything else about other salt , to me SALT is salt

[michika]

In the past I've always received the poorest results when I used IO. We'll just figure out what is available when we're ready I suppose. I used to really like Red Sea salt, and had great results.

[fishytime]

give seachem some thought...... its distributed locally(in cowtown) so availability will be easy and very little shipping(if any) costs

[michika]

Originally Posted by fishytime

give seachem some thought...... its distributed locally(in cowtown) so availability will be easy and very little shipping(if any) costs

Do you use SeaChem?

[andestang]

If you don't mind my input I would suggest Seachem's Salinity Salt. I've used a lot of different salts but I really like this one. I went from their Reefers salt to this. If you do some research it is one of the most balanced salts out there. I'm sure you plan on keeping SPS's & LPS's along with your clams. The bucket also makes 225 us gallons. And you gotta love the lid Do be carefull where you buy it as I've seen over $30 difference in town. PM me if you want.




The lock for the lid

[Delphinus]

I'm not one to jump on the bandwagon about salts anymore (been burned far too many times on this) but I have to say this one sounds different.

http://www.aquavitro.com/Products/salinity.html

What really attracts me to this one is the batch testing by lot#. So you can look up your salt's #'s online by entering it's batch# or lot#. Brilliant.

I've been hosed by other brands printing #'s on the side of the bucket but finding out that they may as well be complete fabrications. Maybe you need to roll buckets and so on but IMO you really shouldn't have to. If the mixture isn't homogenous enough at the bucket level how can one be certain it's homogenous within the same batch? By publishing the batch# test results, Seachem is upholding this particular product to a higher standard. I'll probably buy this salt next and see how it goes. Also 225gallons is a nice size too.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by michika

Do you use SeaChem?

no I dont personally use seachem (H2Ocean is my flavor).....I merely suggested seachem because as I said it is distributed locally so there should be any availability issues for you with that brand.....lots of peeps have lots of opinions about what salt is "best".... I just assumed that because of the sheer massiveness of your system that a "high end" brand wouldnt be on your radar.....

[michika]

I think my radar is broken....I think what I'm going to do is just buy whats cheap and has a relatively untained recent history and use that to cycle the tank. After that I don't know...I know what I've liked in the past and I know what I definitely didn't care for. I'll just have to come see you one weekend and we can make a pallet deal or something.

We're just waiting on final drawings now. The deposit is paid, and once we sign off on the drawings its just a waiting game. I'm DYING for this tank to be in place. I can now picture the tank in place and chugging along, full of tangs, clams and SPS!

[Parker]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

to me SALT is salt

Too be honest, I would have to disagree. I went from 2 year old pails of Seachem to Reefers Best and I my tank improved dramatically. Corals that were brown for the last year have started to color up, and that's after one 100 gallon water change.

I'm sure it's not the case with everyone but for me a change in salt made a huge difference.