Good salt, or does not really matter?

[pangking]

There are many company make salt. The price are from $30 to $90, some even higher. Which salt is good for SPS tank?
Is there really a different between chpeaper salt and more expensive one? For saving money, can we mix the different salt to make water for my tank?
Which salt are you guys using?
Thanks!

[banditpowdercoat]

Most will say IO. and I will agree

[mseepman]

You should search the forums here on salt polls. That will tell you a lot.

I personally believe that buying the cheapest salt just makes my job harder so I try to buy quality. That's only my opinion though and there are many people on here running un-believable tanks on the cheapest salts around that may disprove my opinion completely.

[danny zubot]

A good quality salt will save you money on suppliments; which aren't really required if you use good salt IMO.

[banditpowdercoat]

havn't seen any salt that didn't usually need some form of suppliments.. Granted, I havn't used it all, by no means. Also, think of cost. How much does it really cost to suppliment? I think it's under $15 for me and a bucket of IO. so, $40 for salt, then $15 for suppliments. $55. Still better than $80+ for some salt's.\

I musty add tho, it also really depends on what you keep. A FOWLR, with maybe some softies, you shouldnt need to dose anything at all. But full with SPS, it's a whole different ballgame.

[danny zubot]

$15.00 for suppliments??? I wish!!

Here's an article on suppliments everyone should read. (half way down under "suppliments" heading)
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...wbie/index.php

[xtreme]

I figure it costs me around $10 in supplements per pail of IO salt. I make my own 2 part formula using littlesilvermax's chems. Since I go through about a pail a month of salt I wouldn't be able to afford $80+ buckets. My tank is SPS dominated and I am getting good growth from most of my corals.

[kien]

Originally Posted by xtreme

I figure it costs me around $10 in supplements per pail of IO salt. I make my own 2 part formula using littlesilvermax's chems. Since I go through about a pail a month of salt I wouldn't be able to afford $80+ buckets. My tank is SPS dominated and I am getting good growth from most of my corals.

+1

I buy the cheapest salt I can find (which has been IO for years now). I used to run FOWLR, then got into corals and now have a tank dominated with SPS and just supplement my cheap-o-salt with cheap-o Baking Soda and Calcium. That's pretty much all I add.

[Triggz]

I would also take into account using RODI water or just regular old tap water. I used to use IO with no problems however once I switched to an RODI unit I noticed my levels were way down out of the pail. Ever since I have been using Red Sea Pro Coral and have been happy with it.

[new but handy]

Originally Posted by danny zubot

$15.00 for suppliments??? I wish!!

Here's an article on suppliments everyone should read. (half way down under "suppliments" heading)
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...wbie/index.php

Doesn't that say that you don't need a lot of supplements?
Buy bulk and it is fairly cheap