Best salt mix/Worst salt mix? (1 Viewer)

[below radar]

Going to start making my salt. Just wanted to know if anyone recommended a certain mix or doesn't like one. Any input is good input. BTW, anyone tried the PETCO brand?

 

[maconbits]

I really like reef crystals a lot.

 

[Ostentum]

If you ask 10 people your going to get 9 different opinions. Some mix some use higher end. FIrst you have to figure out what you want to keep/are keeping research what the best parameters are for that type of tank, then figure out which salts or combinations there of give you the best results. I like the results of Aqua Vitro salinity on an SPS tank, I just dont like the way it mixes. I am starting the new system with Oceanic since it has pretty good parameters and mixes pretty clear.

 

[reeftopia]

Saw a rescent article on reef central about a fish shop in Germany. All the guys tanks the sps would blow you away. The pics were amazing. He said his trick was that he used 3 different major brands of salt and rotated them. Couldnt argue his success have started doing it myself. I use reef crystal, intant ocean and Tropic marine 10% every other weekend. Could see this might be impossible if you dont use that much salt

 

[emixa]

true what Jason said. i personally use Red Sea Pro. It mixes fast and you almost have to scrap the mixxing tub about every third mix. it leaves for potential flakes for the next batch.

 

[Jasonc]

I've used red sea coral pro and salinity. Both work well and have good numbers but I like how quickly the coral pro mixes while salinity takes a lot longer. I've got a bucket of salinity right now and I'll probably just bounce back and fourth between the two after reading what reeftopia mentioned.

I know this has zero bearing on anything but the bucket from salinity is the bomb and is probably the reason it costs more than the others

 

[Houston_Reefer]

I just use Morton's :highly_amused:

 

[Mark L.]

LOL @ Morton's!

I use Red Sea Coral Pro and love it. I do have to clean my mixing tank every couple months because of the residue that builds up. When Petco had that big sale on salt I bought 3 buckets and have been mixing 1/2 and 1/2 RSCP and it. My parameters are good and my coral seems to not mind. I may keep mixing after these 3 buckets are gone to save a little. I haven't decided yet.

 

[tinman]

I use Oceanic because I can get it cheap when it is on sale plus it has high Alk and Ca.

 

[ReefMaster32787]

I made the switch from oceanic and kent to RSCP about two weeks later I noticed that my pipe organ had started to REALLY make new polyps.

 

[darbex]

RSCP all the way corals look better on it