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Old 04-02-2012, 11:28 AM
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Default 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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Old 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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Old 04-02-2012, 02:00 PM
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I also use reefers best.
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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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Old 04-02-2012, 02:56 PM
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I like seachem. Bin a good consistent salt
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Old 04-02-2012, 02:58 PM
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H2Ocean for about four years for me
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Old 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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Old 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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Switching from reef crystals to h2ocean.
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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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Type of Aquarium: mixed reef (SPS & LPS) with fish
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