Best Sea Salt for Reef Tanks?

[cwatkins]

I'm using Royal Nature, and have another bucket of it I still haven't opened yet.

I'm only using it because I got deals on both buckets. $60 for the first one, then $65 for the second one.

I'll be good until next spring, at which time if I cannot find a deal again, then I may go back to H2Ocean or IO.

[Sebae again]

I have used half a dozen different salts over the years. Had the best results with Tropic Marin Pro but no longer available out here so I use IO. Tried Reefer's best but almost wiped out my tank with it.

[Gripenfelter]

I currently use Tropic Marin. I used to use Seachem Reef Salt but also found it didn't disolve well and I had to always add buffer to keep the PH up.

My sps seems to be doing very well on TM. I have never used the Instant Ocean Reef Crystals.

Has anyone used both Tropic Marin and Instant Ocean Reef Crystals? Which did you like better?

[globaldesigns]

I use H2Ocean, prior used Reefers best, prior to that Reef Crystals.

Reef Crystals was good, but mixed dirty.

Reefers Best was the cleanest and mixed the best, but expensive and at times you couldn't even get as there was non to found.

H2Ocean, is the best of all worlds, I am getting for great price, mixes clean and is a good salt from what I can see.

Please note: I don't mix my salt ahead of time, I don't give it 24 hours prior to putting into tank, and I don't heat. I mix at room temp, about 2 hours prior to putting into display. My results are based on this method. Reefers and H2Ocean both have always mixed clean, when water is put into tank, it is crystal clear, no residue or crap in it.

[Cubeman]

Only salt I've used I didn't like was Seachem. It left too much undisolved residue for my liking.

[FWC]

I use H2Ocean and it serves me well. The coral all seems to do fine with it.