Salt....

[marie]

I use instant ocean. It probably isn't the best but it's kept my animals alive for years so it can't be all bad

[EmilyB]

Kent for 8 years now. Missed the bad batch thank God, but glad it's back.

[niloc16]

instant ocean for me. its always done my fish and corals well. some people mix brands for a new batch of saltwater to gain the benefits of both salt mixes. just an idea

[Joe Reefer]

Reef Crystals

[danny zubot]

Ocean Pure Pro for me. I bit cheeper than the others in my area but tests pretty much the same with the exception of Mg, which is way higher.

[Murminator]

Red Sea

[justinl]

filtered ocean water. lol, I'm being as natural as possible.

[kwirky]

Originally Posted by danny zubot

Ocean Pure Pro for me. I bit cheeper than the others in my area but tests pretty much the same with the exception of Mg, which is way higher.

agreed, it's a nice price, and it's mg is higher. i test for mg, and really, i don't think i should bother. 25% change once a month, and my mg stays at ~1500 all the time.

the chemical make up isn't much different, all in all, though. I was using reef crystals before oceanpure, but the reason i've been sticking to oceanpure is that it mixes so damned fast. literally 20x faster. I feel confident I can mix up change water only 24 hours in advance, and only have to worry about aeration, and not whether the salt is mixed. makes things very convenient, and convenient is good

[mark]

Starting this hobby with IO four years ago, can't say I've had any problems with the brand.