Considering Switching saltmixes...need your input

[Rehype]

Hey Guys I currently use oceanic saltmix and i love it but it leaves my alkalinity very low around(7dkh) So im thinking of switching but im not sure to which brand. Im wondering
what salt mix out there has the best calcium/alkalinity ratio. Thanks for any feedback.


-Eugene

 

[magic]

Rehype

I been using Reef Crystals for years and don't have any issue with my water parameters. I'm sure you will get a variety of opinons.

Bob

 

[jazzsam]

I switched to red sea and I like it a lot.

 

[MikeNapoli]

Using Reef Crystals and have no issues. I've been thinking about switching but the cliche... "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" keeps popping into my head.

 

[pnoyreefer]

I actually just order the seachem marine salt..I want to give it a shot... I am a reef crystals user for over 2 yrs now and its time for a change..

 

[Carlo]

Besides the salt I mix myself, I l like Seachem Reef Salt as it matches natual sea water parameters better then any other salt I've ever tested (except Boran levels are high which helps keep pH also high).

Carlo

 

[Rehype]

Using Reef Crystals and have no issues. I've been thinking about switching but the cliche... "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" keeps popping into my head.

I agree with you on that mike. Its just that 7 dkh is a little too low. Id feel alot better if it was at least at 10dkh. Thanks alot for all the feedback. I think im going to go with seachem.

 

[MikeNapoli]

I was reading CORAL magazine and the owner of the reef tank that was featured says he uses a mixture of 3 different brands of salt (he didn't say which ones) to balance out the inconsistancies with each one.

With that in mind I might start mixing ReefCrystals, CoralPro by RedSea, and Tropic Marin Pro.

I'm not in any rush as I have a whole bucket of RC left..... wait a second .. that's only gonna last me a month.

 

[mr_X]

there is alot of talk about this 3 or 4 part salt that the owner of "get tanked" makes and uses. http://gettankedaquariums.com/

some of our club swear by it. i say, "if it aint broke....stick with the reef crystals"

 

[DaveK]

I can not help but think that mixing salt brands hoping to come up with a mix that is balanced can not really be done. Yes you might bring the parameters that you can test into some sort of balance, but you have no idea about the areas that you can not test.

Also, with salt formulation, there are slightly different ways to get "from point A to point B", and you don't want the various brands of salt reacting with each other during the mixing process.

Now if you are mixing the entire batch of salt yourself, and can control each individual ingredient, that's a different matter. In that case you know what you are mixing together.

For myself, I'd choose the brand that measured as close to NSW as I could find.

Salt quality is the key item when it come to water quality. This is something that just isn't worth going cheep on, or taking shortcuts.