I was wondering if anyone has used Seachem Reef salt and their thoughts on the product.
Salt?
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I personally haven't but what are you looking to find out? You'll get a lot of opinions on salt but personally I think it comes down to what can you get locally and then get some opinions on them.......
I think a few good brands that I know of are Red Sea, IO (like the staple of all salt), Tropic Marine to name a few.
Hopefully someone can chime in on the Seachem salt.
I think a few good brands that I know of are Red Sea, IO (like the staple of all salt), Tropic Marine to name a few.
Hopefully someone can chime in on the Seachem salt.
I used it and really liked it for near two years, then changed to their new Salinity - +1 ^ lots of good salts
"will support and promote enhanced calcium and alkalinity stability for those wishing to maintain calcium above Natural Sea Water (NSW) levels (400 mg/L)"
to me this is a specialty salt, meaning that if your tank is loaded and has certain requirements ok, this is not what I would start a tank off with, the desire to maintain levels above NSW levels can be a major tail chasing exercise unless you are very knowledgeable in chemistry.
I.O is cheap and you are going to go through a ton of water shortly, I.O. will also give you the opportunity to start using the standard additives and get a grasp on maintaining water parameters, as Dad always said, you learn on the beater before the Lambo is touched haha
to me this is a specialty salt, meaning that if your tank is loaded and has certain requirements ok, this is not what I would start a tank off with, the desire to maintain levels above NSW levels can be a major tail chasing exercise unless you are very knowledgeable in chemistry.
I.O is cheap and you are going to go through a ton of water shortly, I.O. will also give you the opportunity to start using the standard additives and get a grasp on maintaining water parameters, as Dad always said, you learn on the beater before the Lambo is touched haha
IO Reef Crystals is what I have been and am currently using. I have read a few things on Seachem products and I was wondering what the general thoughts were.
its all in the test results lol, its not that salt a is better than b its the levels that have been set per manufacturer, so if Your tank has a high alk demand salt c might work better, if you have a low alk demand salt c might put you on the moon
I used SeaChem Reef salt until last week when I ran out. I switched over to RedSea Coral Pro Salt and thus far love it. The main reason I switched was because my LFS isn't stocking SeaChem any more and I wanted to try out RS anyway. Other than my LFs not stocking I have nothing bad to say about it at all. It's been a very good salt for a mixed reef tank.