BEST salt for a REEF tank?

[CrAzY cOrAlS]

Whats the best salt out there for a reef aquarium? and why? ive always used io, but was wondering if there was anything better ill be using a calcium reactor so all these esv dosing parts dont intrest me. thanks

 

[jaa1456]

I love the ESV salt, I have been using different salts over 16 years and have had results with the ESV that I never saw before. It's a 4 part mix the mixes almost perfect everytime, and is ready for use in 10 minutes. All of my corals have been growing like crazy this past month since I have moved them into a new tank with all ESV salt. I have softies/LPS/SPS and zoas in there. And I have had no need to dose anything

 

[rkaragozler]

tagging along

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

I love reef cyrstal
do a search and you will find a ton of threads on this topic

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

me 2 I use coralife salt I guess it's ok. I picked up some instant ocean was going to use that when the coralife was done. I always hear about brightwell and esv but it's expensive. I duno I'd like to hear everyone's opinions.

 

[rkaragozler]

I now use IO but noticed lately that their is a lot of salt that does not dissolve, I make 44 gallons a week, is this normal?????

 

[MIKE NY]

been using IO for years...I've heard of the not disolving issue, but hasn't happened to me. I like it because it's cheap, can be found everywhere and even though I have to bump up the cal and mag it's still cheaper to use then alot of other salts....it's also pretty consistant from bucket to bucket.

 

[Breakin Newz]

Seachem reefsalt here...

 

[ZANYMASTER]

+1 with the Seachem Reef salt.

 

[AlohaTropics]

I've been using GTA Formula 2 for NSW results. Each mixture gives me perfect parameters. Its a little costly though. Another really good one that gets amazing reviews from users is H2Ocean. I've been contemplating the switch but I have to go through my supply of GTA, and that could take another year!

Other notable mentions are: Tropic Marin Pro Salt, Brightwell's Neo Marine (NSW).

 

[NanoAquatic]

I use Oceanic Natural Sea Salt Mix. I used to use Tropic Marin for a long time... it was a good and fairly expensive brand, but wanted to try Oceanic... it's $25 bucks cheaper per bucket and it has better calcium and magnesium levels. I'm happy with it cuz it dissolves super quick. I'm kinda suprised not a lot of people use this :d

 

[AlohaTropics]

I did use Oceanic for a long time. Dissolves super quick and worked great. dKH was too high when I went Zeovit a year ago so I had to switch.


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[CrAzY cOrAlS]

i would uses esv but for me this mixing all these parts together is a turn off.

 

[reefs4life]

Seachem reefsalt here...

+1, I use the reef blend

Where do you guys buy your buckets and for how much?

 

[MIKE NY]

I use Oceanic Natural Sea Salt Mix. I used to use Tropic Marin for a long time... it was a good and fairly expensive brand, but wanted to try Oceanic... it's $25 bucks cheaper per bucket and it has better calcium and magnesium levels. I'm happy with it cuz it dissolves super quick. I'm kinda suprised not a lot of people use this :d

I used it for awhile, but the cal level was way too high over 500 and inconsistant from bucket to bucket.

 

[jcs11236]

i have been using esv for a few months now.. everything seems to be growing more than before. i do not dose anything as well. i have zoas,lps,sps,rics and 2 clams.. it is a lil pricey but i only have a 28 gal. i do 5 gal weekly water changes

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Coralife for over 10 years

 

[beerfish]

I'm an IO guy. I tend to forget about salt until I run out, then scramble to get some. Since IO is available anywhere, I end up using it. Never had any issues with it.

 

[jaa1456]

i would uses esv but for me this mixing all these parts together is a turn off.

The mixing is very easy and very fast. There is a chart included with it and all the measuring cups and spoons you need. I was a little worried about it also but it is so easy and much more accurate than the mixes. Also every regular mix I have ever used I had some type of leftover in the bucket after a mix. And Seachem reef salt is horrible. I just threw half a bucket out, because every batch had so many different levels it was crazy. And there was always some black stuff in it after every mix.

 

[CrAzY cOrAlS]

ive heard great things about this product might just move forward with this one

The mixing is very easy and very fast. There is a chart included with it and all the measuring cups and spoons you need. I was a little worried about it also but it is so easy and much more accurate than the mixes. Also every regular mix I have ever used I had some type of leftover in the bucket after a mix. And Seachem reef salt is horrible. I just threw half a bucket out, because every batch had so many different levels it was crazy. And there was always some black stuff in it after every mix.