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ScottCooper
10/23/2006, 03:02 PM
Who uses what kind of salt? Why is it the one to use?
Gluestick
10/23/2006, 03:13 PM
Instant Ocean
because it's cheap
Michelle L
10/23/2006, 03:13 PM
Tropic Marin.

Because it's good. :D
MattAranda
10/23/2006, 03:19 PM
Reef Crystals & Instant Ocean because my tank came free with 4 5-gallon tubs.

Scott, did you get my PM?
brad23
10/23/2006, 03:22 PM
seachem
hounddog01
10/23/2006, 03:32 PM
SeaChem.... Because I was corrupted by others.
Horace
10/23/2006, 04:35 PM
Seachem because it has similar ion levels as NSW (natural salt water) meaning I dont have to add anything and the levels such as Ca arent too high like it is in Salts like Oceanic. It also costs the same as IO.

IMO many salts out there have faults...either this element is too high or too low.

IO for example has quite low mag and ca so you really need to add both of these to brand new IO water change water before even adding it to the tank (a waste of time and money IMO). But worse yet, it has Alk levels that are unacceptably high for me. I like to run my Alk levels in NSW range (7-8dkh). IO is typically around 10dkh. So if I was do do a large water change, I could potentially swing my alk significantly higher (a very bad thing for SPS)

Hopefully that helps :)
humbugy
10/23/2006, 08:45 PM
IO - cheap
i typically change out about 40-50 gallons at a time on about 200 gallons, havent noticed any problems, allthough i dont really test either, i know i should....
sps monti caps, green millepora, orange something, kinda looks like yours does horace
3 clams
torch coral
open brain
zoo's
yellow polyps
gsp (vareity)
mushrooms
Dave Dunbar
10/24/2006, 12:11 AM
I use Reef Crystals but have to dose Cal & Alk changing over to Seachem
Dave
smorrow5773
10/24/2006, 07:28 AM
Red Sea and IO, seems to work for me. 8.0/420 with calcium reactor, kalk drip.
Horace
10/24/2006, 10:35 AM
We have covered this before as well, but if you want a nicely balanced salt and dont want to use Seachem, you can use a 50/50 mix of IO and Oceanic. Oceanic is high in the levels that are low in IO so it balances the ions out. This is being used by quite a few SPS reefers these days. However, IMO it woudl be a heck of a lot easier to just use a good salt like Seachem or Tropic Marine Pro. Reef Crystals is probably what I would choose after those two.
badbu68
10/25/2006, 12:08 AM
Where do you guys buy your salt at?
Michelle L
10/25/2006, 07:12 AM
I order mine through Premium Aquatics.
pleaselaunchme
10/25/2006, 10:19 AM
Currently I am using IO, bought it when I ordered all the stuff to get my aquarium running (got it through Drs. Foster and Smith). Was planning on changing to RC when this was out, but after reading all this stuff, will probably go Seachem.

Ben
lcashman
10/25/2006, 10:58 AM
Currently use IO, although I am thinking of switching to Seachem.

Those people who use Seachem.....where do you buy it?
brad23
10/25/2006, 01:56 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8412521#post8412521 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lcashman
Currently use IO, although I am thinking of switching to Seachem.

Those people who use Seachem.....where do you buy it?

Order online, any of the big names sell it.