Favourite Salt?

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

IO, cheap, effective, mix clear and predictable values.

Started with IO works well for me and cheap to buy as well.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by aquatechy

Looking to switch over to something more oriented for corals...

What are you using now, and what do you feel it isn't doing?

I use the Zeovit salt, its mixes well and my LFS won't let me buy anything else

[BlueTang<3]

Zeovit here also only complaint I have with it is at times it could be hard to find so I always buy 10 boxes when I find it. Been using it for 4-5 years only problems u had was when I couldn't get it and tried royal nature salt. I used to use h2 ocean but found the kh so low on it that the cost to bring it up it was same price as reefers best.

[MKLKT]

Used IO with my old tank, and got a full bucket of Kent with my current setup and so far everything has been stellar. The pH is a bit lower, but everything is super happy (tough to say how much the salt is a contibutor unfortunately). It certainly hasn't caused problems though. I'm not sure where I'm going to get more of it... I guess I'll have to switch to something else after.

IO was okay, pretty standard stuff.

[Jeff000]

Reefers best here. Just gotta buy a few at a time cause it's sometimes hard to get.

[mseepman]

Love the Reefer's best. Mixes clear and with consistent results. Tough to get unless you live on the coast.

[burgerchow]

Switched a couple mos ago from dd h20 to Salinity brand from seachem. So far, everything is good.

[Proteus]

Been using salinity for a while but found it doesn't mix as clear as reefer best

[Reef_Geek]

Salinity.

I like that it takes less volume of salt to reach my target ppt in a 5 gallon bucket, good solubility, and my sps are showing noticeable growth. No experimental design deployed, just anecdotal.

Yeah, it's a bit cloudy after a w/c but clears up within an hour or so. I don't bother to pre-dissolve hours before.

I also like the buckets/lids they come in... does that count?

[Myka]

I prefer H2Ocean for my reef tanks, but I prefer IO for my fish only tanks. By your post I'm assuming you are asking which is the preferred salt for reef tanks, so I voted for H2Ocean.

I like H2Ocean for reef tanks because I only have to add magnesium and potassium, plus I prefer the lower (than IO) alkalinity so I can keep the alkalinity below 8 dKH in my reefs. It also mixes up much cleaner than IO which leaves a brown residue on the sides of the mixing barrel.

I like IO for fish only tanks because of the higher alkalinity and the cost.