i use io and you've all seen my tank.actually i use tap water,rarely with a dechlorinator lol with instant ocean and always have.i don't advise this practice but it works for me,i have very good tap water and i do use dechlorinater if i do a big water change,otherwise i just let it evaporate out for awhile before doing the change.i switched to reef crystals once and had a big increase in hair algae way back when i first got into salt water and never tried any other salt since.the horror stories do scare me and i know my salt is'nt the best but changing whats working for me would make me just as nervous.some day i will get a water purifier though.reguardless of what my practices are and my brand of salt,i'm sure its better than anything i'd ever buy at petco however i have noticed it does take longer to mix io.
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella |