What salt do you use?

Darienreefs7

Darienreefs7

Active member
I really hate how reef crystals mix and I'm trying to find an alternative. I really like red sea coral pro and want to give it a try. But before I do I want to know what salt everyone else uses and the pros and cons of the salt. Thanks
 
trackfast

trackfast

Princess Trainer
I use Reef Crystals. I like it bc it's cheap. Do you dislike the brown residue left after mixing?
 
Darienreefs7

Darienreefs7

Active member
trackfast said:
I use Reef Crystals. I like it bc it's cheap. Do you dislike the brown residue left after mixing?
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It doesn't mix clear enough for my liking. And I don't use the salt right after I mix it I wait like a week before my water changes and all the essential elements are depleted.
 
EricTheRed

EricTheRed

No, I'm not a communist..
I use the Red Sea in the blue bucket, NOT the Pro. It's at natural sea water levels which I like. I don't want the spike caused by the elevated alk and Ca in the "Pro". If you're not dosing 2-part, kalk or have a Ca reactor to keep your levels stable then you would want the extra alk & Ca to replace was is taken up, IMO...Also, fwiw, The Tropic Marin Pro is also at NSW levels and I used to use it until I heard that they released a few bad batches that crashed some tanks...never figured out what crashed my last tank but I was using Tropic Marin at the time and the more wc's I did to save the tank...the more things got worse...
 
Darienreefs7

Darienreefs7

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EricTheRed said:
I use the Red Sea in the blue bucket, NOT the Pro. It's at natural sea water levels which I like. I don't want the spike caused by the elevated alk and Ca in the "Pro". If you're not dosing 2-part, kalk or have a Ca reactor to keep your levels stable then you would want the extra alk & Ca to replace was is taken up, IMO...Also, fwiw, The Tropic Marin Pro is also at NSW levels and I used to use it until I heard that they released a few bad batches that crashed some tanks...never figured out what crashed my last tank but I was using Tropic Marin at the time and the more wc's I did to save the tank...the more things got worse...
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So you dose more to make up for the lower levels from the water change water? I change small amounts of water more frequently.
 
EricTheRed

EricTheRed

No, I'm not a communist..
No, I don't dose more. The point is to avoid ups and downs. I still do wc's every week but i want to use a salt that mixes at 420 Ca and 8 dKh Alk because that is what I keep my tank at. I don't want to use a salt that mixes at 11dKh and then add that to my tank which is at 8.
 
Darienreefs7

Darienreefs7

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EricTheRed said:
No, I don't dose more. The point is to avoid ups and downs. I still do wc's every week but i want to use a salt that mixes at 420 Ca and 8 dKh Alk because that is what I keep my tank at. I don't want to use a salt that mixes at 11dKh and then add that to my tank which is at 8.
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I gotcha
 
taylor t

taylor t

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I use RC, and try to do a water change 24-48 hours after mixing. I know the residue you're talking about, and the precipitation that falls out if it sits for a week. I don't like it either, but after trying a lot of other brands, it seems to work just as well for me. Seems to mix pretty clear, (besides the clay residue) if it sits mixing for 24 hours.
 
Darienreefs7

Darienreefs7

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taylor t said:
I use RC, and try to do a water change 24-48 hours after mixing. I know the residue you're talking about, and the precipitation that falls out if it sits for a week. I don't like it either, but after trying a lot of other brands, it seems to work just as well for me. Seems to mix pretty clear, (besides the clay residue) if it sits mixing for 24 hours.
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I really like how clear RSCP mixes and how fast it does.
 
Smitty

Smitty

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I use reef crystals too, and the only issue I have is the brown residue left behind...but other than that, it's a pretty good salt mix.
 
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