Salt question, not a poll. Sorry.

tang daddy · #1 11-18-2013, 12:12 PM

IO is good, why do you pay $140 for a bucket?
You could get 10 buckets shipped to where you are by greyhound possibly(not sure if they go to your area)
I guess were lucky we pay $35 for a bucket.

kien · #2 11-18-2013, 03:07 PM

If you search for the previous 10 salt polls, you will in fact see that the majority of people use IO. 'Kien' apparently comes in as a close second though.

SanguinesDream · #3 11-18-2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

If you search for the previous 10 salt polls, you will in fact see that the majority of people use IO. 'Kien' apparently comes in as a close second though.

Yabbut, Fluval Sea mixes so nicely, doesn't cloud and can be added immediately to my tanks without having to wait overnight. And yes, I don't age my water. I know, I should be ashamed.

Maybe 'Kien' leaves a salty residue because that could be the thing standing between coming in a close second and clinching top spot?

kien · #4 11-18-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SanguinesDream

Yabbut, Fluval Sea mixes so nicely, doesn't cloud and can be added immediately to my tanks without having to wait overnight.

I am completely unfamiliar with Fluval Sea so can't comment on it. I just know that a lot of people use IO with great success.

SanguinesDream · #5 11-18-2013, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

I am completely unfamiliar with Fluval Sea so can't comment on it. I just know that a lot of people use IO with great success.

Didn't you hear the whining in my voice like a petulant child?!? I should have added emoticons. I'm sure IO is a good product but I want it my way and I don't want to change. I am the horseshoe crab of the aquarium.

SanguinesDream · #6 11-18-2013, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy

why do you pay $140 for a bucket?

There is this thing called "freight" that the retailer keeps trying to explain to me. This "freight" is not only based upon space but also weight and unfortunately on the freight side of things, we don't add feathers to our water. Being a novelty item means no bulk discounts either.

That and the fact that they have us by the short and curlies up here.

Air freight is not cheap and I would still have to drive two hours to the airport. So that $20 frag becomes $75 by the time it reached my tank.

So yes, you are VERY fortunate to live where you do. The sheer selection and ability to trade frags makes me bawl on a daily basis.