Best Sea Salt

[Rudy]

Which sea salt do you consider the best?

 

[liquid]

I voted IO. It's a good all-purpose salt and I've been very happy w/ it for 4 yrs now.

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

I voted IO too, have used others with no noticeable change in the tank but IO dissolves easier and the price is right.

 

[Anonymous]

Another here for IO.

 

[spsmike]

They all do the trick, but some require more dosing then others.I like oceanic (sp?) cause it mixes so fast.

 

[Anonymous]

Oceanic. I used to use IO but the Calcium was to low. 260 on 3 buckets I had (using 3 Salifert test kits as well). I switched to Oceanic and the CA in the tnak has been at 450. Alk has remained at 8 DKH.
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[Rudy]

If I've been using IO for 2 years is it OK, beneficial, or not to change to another brand, e.g. Oceanic? Or, is it best to stick with the same brand for this tank?

 

[Tackett]

Why is instant ocean, and reef crystals under different headings. They are the same thing, with this poll I get the impression that everyone uses regular IO...is this incorrect? I thought vanilla IO had hardly any trace elements.

 

[vair]

I've used Reef Crystals for years only because that is what my LSF sold me. I believe it is the same as IO with more trace elements.

So I didn't really vote for the best just what I use.

Dave

 

[CarribeanLovers]

Oceanic - I have been using it since it has come out and have been very happy with it. It dissolves very quickly and my parameters seem to be more stable then when I used other types of salt.

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

Oceanic baby No problems with calcium ever. Mixes in a flash too.

 

[danmhippo]

IO is probably the most widely available brand. But I would not say it's the "best". The question is which one is the best, not which one goes on sale the most.

Although I don't buy them as much due to its high price tag, but I vote for Tropic Marin

 

[Rudy]

Thanks to all for their responses. I guess I should ahve posed the question differnetly. I wished to know what people thought was the "Best" brand, but I also wanted to get an idea of what is most commonly used. Hence the poll question.

Can anyone answer if it is OK to change salts? I must assume it is especially if going from say IO to a brand known for more trace minerals, e.g. Oceanic.

 

[liquid]

I've changed back and forth between IO and TropicMarin with no issues...

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

Any truth to the buzz that Oceanic contains healthy calcium but low alk amounts?

 

[Anonymous]

IO again.

 

[Anonymous]

In comparison to balance of CA/ALK the Alk is a little low.

My freshly mixed Oceanic has the following CA 450, Alk 8, Mag 1280.

The last IO I used was CA 260, Alk 8, Mag 800.
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[Tackett]

I have noticed having a harder time keeping the alkalinity up after I switched from IO to oceanic. Wonder what would happen if you mixed the two....half oceanic and half IO. But that may be asking for trouble.

 

[Anonymous]

Any truth to the buzz that Oceanic contains healthy calcium but low alk amounts?

my bucket contained very high levels of calcium and very low alk level.
it's been awhile but i recall alk was measured around 1.9 meql. all i remeber is that calcium was absurdly high.

also, magnesium was off the chart.
i quit using the salt because of the whacked out numbers.

 

[Anonymous]

i quit using IO after a bad bucket and discussions i have had here with the locals.
i probably prefer Kent presently but have no regular access to the stuff.
i didn't see it listed above