fishmanmike01 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I am currently using TROPIC MARIN PRO REEF and am considering switching to MARINE ENVIRONMENT based on articles that i have read. What salt do you use and are you satisfied with it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I think it's better to stick with one salt, for stability reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellw Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I think it's better to stick with one salt' date=' for stability reasons.[/quote'] At the risk of hijacking this thread, what salt to would you recommend? Preferably one available in Vancouver or N/NE Portland. Thanks, Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 At the risk of hijacking this thread, what salt to would you recommend? Preferably one available in Vancouver or N/NE Portland. Thanks, Darrell hey......that was going to be MY next question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 i use kent marine, works great stable mixes really well no clumping and has all the right elements in the correct ratios Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Kent works for me. No ill effects. Like Andy said though I think some amount of stability is good also. It is relatively cheap also. Is always on sale at most LFS I go to. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Using Kent here also......... as stated fairly cheap and easy to find. With descent to good levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswaters Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Reef Crystals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 FWIW, Red Sea Coral Pro here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 FWIW' date=' Red Sea Coral Pro here.[/quote'] Same here. Best salt i've found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Tropic marine pro here, Im able to run a large sps system with a constant water change system and kalk only and my params stay rock steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Red Sea Coral Pro at school for reefs IO for Coldwater tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Joel want some more IO? I've got a bucket i haven't touched in a year or so. Call it a donation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hey Kent users, check with Joel about some problems he's having in his sps systems. He was trying to get ahold of the Kent rep last night about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-3 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Hmmm....really. What was the issue?? I dont keep many SPS so I guess maybe I havent been affected. Later Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Oi, not again on the Kent I hope. They went though a bad batch a couple of years ago and really took holy hell for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Red Sea Coral Pro at school for reefs IO for Coldwater tank Where can I buy this? I think I may try it. I have been useing crystal sea marine mix. How long have you guys been useing this red sea pro salt? Thanks for your time everyone. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 A couple of years now for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 oceanic......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellw Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 So, any to definitely stay away from? In particular, for a nano reef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanmike01 Posted November 16, 2008 Author Share Posted November 16, 2008 FWIW' date=' Red Sea Coral Pro here.[/quote'] Is there a perticular reason you prefer this salt? same question for impur as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_biker Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 cant believe it has only been mentioned once....reef crystals. it is by far the most widely used reef salt on the market, the company has been around forever, one of the first salt providers ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 I started with Red Sea Coral Pro since it's got good Ca, alk and Mg levels. If I had the money, the Tunze salt is pretty sweet... but daaang, spendy. Really, I don't think it matters so much what salt is used as much as stability in parameters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Is there a perticular reason you prefer this salt? same question for impur as well Yes...what is good about this salt? I read about Red Sea on Wetwebmedia.com and the guys there were comparing this salt to Red Sea's other products that are inconsistant and poor quality. I guess they said that they had not tried it and were leary because of Red Sea's track record of inconsistant quality and other problems with their products. I am not trying to bash redsea or their products here. I am just stating what I have been reading since yesterday and now since my first post in this thread. I have tried many different salt brands in the last 7 years and keep comming back to crystal Sea Marinemix. I have been haveing problems with my tank for the last few months so I am not saying that crystal seas salt is better. I have tried Reef Crystals once. I think this was my first ever salt purchase I ever made and cant but it locally in Vancouver. I have tried Instant Ocean which seems to work ok for the first bucket but when I get into the next bucket my tank just seems to look poor. Same thing happens when I try Oceanic. I think I even tried oceanic twice. I just change back to crystal sea and everything looks great again. I wish it mixed up with a higher cal and mag content. Please do elaborate more if you can as to why you like the new red sea salt. I tried to find a thread on Reef Central so I could read feedback about it but could not find anything and they dont let you do a search on their website. Thank You Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 It's just salt... it's not like I'm marrying it. There are lots of good salt mixes, people are successful with each of the popular brands. Pick what you like and stick with it, I say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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