Which brand of SALT do you use??? - Page 3

NaH2O · 01-04-2004, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by mojoreef
Only the best for me Mortons all the way

Mike

Mike, would that be analytical grade?

ste · 01-04-2004, 02:08 PM

i used to use IO when i first started and moved to kent four years ago, i like it because it's cheap but still up there with more expensive brands in the ca department etc.
but i am thinking of changing to reef crystals as several friends recommend them but i don't know what to do my tank is so stable with kent salt

Mary · 01-04-2004, 02:14 PM

IO here too. The sale price that you can get on-line makes it even more attractive to buy. On-line sales for a bucket go for around $35.00 and at the LFS they are about $60.00 here.

cleartank · 01-04-2004, 04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Mary
IO here too. The sale price that you can get on-line makes it even more attractive to buy. On-line sales for a bucket go for around $35.00 and at the LFS they are about $60.00 here.

The LFS here which is the only one for miles charges $89.99 + 8.5% sales tax for a 200 gal bucket of IO... When I told them I bought 3 buckets @$29.50 each from PetSmart delivered to my door with no shipping charges they said that's not possible!!

Witfull · 01-04-2004, 04:51 PM

i use Kent. dissolves quickly and no sediment or cloudyness.

Mary · 01-04-2004, 05:13 PM

cleartank,
My LFS hates to know about on-line purchase's! I never say anything to him, but when you can get three buckets for the price of one.......then you can buy a new critter more often! Why wouldn't someone want to get more for the money!?! Those are some pretty high prices you have there! I thought ours were bad!!!

cheeks69 · 01-04-2004, 06:53 PM

Used IO but recently tried reef crystals but my tank became real cloudy when I mixed salt from the bottom of the bucket so went back to IO

chinoxl3 · 01-05-2004, 04:04 AM

I use Reef Crystals, its a litte bit more expensive than IO but I never had a problem with it. Apparantley, others are not satisfied with this product but it works for me.

EdgeKrusher · 01-05-2004, 11:36 AM

I use Bio-Sea. I switched due the the S-15 report, LOL it had me. I can't complain though, everything seems to be doin wonderfully with it so I'm not going to change.

Peace

EK

Tasslehoff · 01-05-2004, 01:19 PM

I use Reef Crystals when it's available at the LFS. Instant Ocean when it isn't. I get the large buckets, doing 45gal X2/month water changes.

tass

RanRoc · 01-05-2004, 07:47 PM

I/O here for nearly 10 years!
-RY

F355GTB · 01-06-2004, 11:08 AM

I use Kent for large water changes. But I also keep a 5 gal. "box" of Catalina Water Co. NSW for my bi or tri weekly changes in my 10 gal. nano.

John

Playa · 01-06-2004, 07:08 PM

I dont mix the salt. We get it from the Ocean. everyone around here does(of course)

Craig Manoukian · 01-06-2004, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by Playa
I dont mix the salt. We get it from the Ocean. everyone around here does(of course)

Well I'm really jealous!

addict · 01-07-2004, 01:19 AM

Isn't Reef Crystals just basic IO with a dechlorinator added? I thought I had read that somewhere...

Anyway, I've been using Coralife salt since I started my tank about a year ago, primarily because it was the one the LFS sells in 200 gallon buckets. I've since discovered that Coralife has high levels of silicates (and I'm battling diatoms) so I plan on switching over to IO once I'm through this bucket (got about a bag-and-a-half to go).
It looks like IO is pretty much winning this poll hands down.

View Poll Results: Which Brand of Salt Do You Use?
Instant Ocean	173	51.18%
Reef Crystals	38	11.24%
Red Sea	17	5.03%
Tropic Marin	32	9.47%
Coralife	20	5.92%
Kent	18	5.33%
Seachem	5	1.48%
Marine Environment 2 part	5	1.48%
Bio-Sea	6	1.78%
Other (please specify below...)	24	7.10%
Voters: 338. You may not vote on this poll

01-04-2004, 02:08 PM	#32 (permalink)
ste Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: chapel-en-le-frith u.k Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment	i used to use IO when i first started and moved to kent four years ago, i like it because it's cheap but still up there with more expensive brands in the ca department etc. but i am thinking of changing to reef crystals as several friends recommend them but i don't know what to do my tank is so stable with kent salt __________________ Ste

01-04-2004, 02:14 PM	#33 (permalink)
Mary Evil Angel Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 269 View Gallery Karma Komment	IO here too. The sale price that you can get on-line makes it even more attractive to buy. On-line sales for a bucket go for around $35.00 and at the LFS they are about $60.00 here. __________________ *~ Michigan Reefers ~* *~ My Photos ~*

01-04-2004, 05:13 PM	#36 (permalink)
Mary Evil Angel Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 269 View Gallery Karma Komment	cleartank, My LFS hates to know about on-line purchase's! I never say anything to him, but when you can get three buckets for the price of one.......then you can buy a new critter more often! Why wouldn't someone want to get more for the money!?! Those are some pretty high prices you have there! I thought ours were bad!!! __________________ *~ Michigan Reefers ~* *~ My Photos ~*

01-04-2004, 06:53 PM	#37 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,848 View Gallery Karma Komment	Used IO but recently tried reef crystals but my tank became real cloudy when I mixed salt from the bottom of the bucket so went back to IO __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-05-2004, 04:04 AM	#38 (permalink)
chinoxl3 Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 21 View Gallery Karma Komment	I use Reef Crystals, its a litte bit more expensive than IO but I never had a problem with it. Apparantley, others are not satisfied with this product but it works for me.

01-05-2004, 11:36 AM	#39 (permalink)
EdgeKrusher Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN Posts: 716 View Gallery Karma Komment	I use Bio-Sea. I switched due the the S-15 report, LOL it had me. I can't complain though, everything seems to be doin wonderfully with it so I'm not going to change. Peace EK __________________ ((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸>< ((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸. `·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.

01-05-2004, 01:19 PM	#40 (permalink)
Tasslehoff Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Williston TN Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	I use Reef Crystals when it's available at the LFS. Instant Ocean when it isn't. I get the large buckets, doing 45gal X2/month water changes. tass __________________ "It is true that I forego the fruits of the land. For I am gathering the flowers of the sea" Admiral Carthwright, Royal Navy 1756

01-05-2004, 07:47 PM	#41 (permalink)
RanRoc Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central Florida: GO KNIGHTS!!! Posts: 443 View Gallery Karma Komment	I/O here for nearly 10 years! -RY __________________ My Disclaimer for any Advice I Give: I Could Be Wrong... Randy's Rockin' Reef MANGROVE ROOT GANG

01-06-2004, 11:08 AM	#42 (permalink)
F355GTB Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	I use Kent for large water changes. But I also keep a 5 gal. "box" of Catalina Water Co. NSW for my bi or tri weekly changes in my 10 gal. nano. John

01-06-2004, 07:08 PM	#43 (permalink)
Playa Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL Posts: 1,451 View Gallery Karma Komment	I dont mix the salt. We get it from the Ocean. everyone around here does(of course)

01-07-2004, 01:19 AM	#45 (permalink)
addict Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sierra Nevada Country Posts: 1,621 View Gallery Karma Komment	Isn't Reef Crystals just basic IO with a dechlorinator added? I thought I had read that somewhere... Anyway, I've been using Coralife salt since I started my tank about a year ago, primarily because it was the one the LFS sells in 200 gallon buckets. I've since discovered that Coralife has high levels of silicates (and I'm battling diatoms) so I plan on switching over to IO once I'm through this bucket (got about a bag-and-a-half to go). It looks like IO is pretty much winning this poll hands down. __________________ -David *addict's tank specs:* Coming soon!

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