Salt-Mix Survey

Discussion in 'Salt' started by Matt Rogers, Mar 19, 2003.

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What Salt do you Use

  1. Kent

    1.8%
  2. Oceanic

    8.8%
  3. Instant Ocean

    42.1%
  4. Tropic Marin

    3.5%
  5. Tropic Marin Pro

    5.3%
  6. Reef Crystals

    14.9%
  7. Seachem

    6.1%
  8. Ocean Pure

    1.8%
  9. Ocean Pure Pro

    0.9%
  10. Marine Environment

    0.9%
  11. OTHER

    14.0%
  1. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    southington, ohio
    Instant ocean.... Mixed by my lfs....
     
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  3. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    Location:
    joliet,il
    cant go wrong with i/o
     
  4. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Location:
    Groningen, The Netherlands
    I use Reef Crystals. This is the only type available in my LFS... :-/ I'm pretty happy with it!
     
  5. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Location:
    Miami, FL
    My SW comes str8 from the ocean(LFS) for as long as I can remember. I did try IO not to long ago and I didnt see any benefit from it. Its such a pain in the azz to be mixing, adding FW, using a pump, checking for the right salt level. All I do now is add the ocean water(water change) and when its time to add FW(evaporation) I add Kent's Marine OSMO mix and all of my levels are perfect.
     
  6. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    Location:
    Quebec City
    I/O over here , Just because its so readily avalible and cheap for now.
     
  7. hugoman900

    hugoman900 Astrea Snail

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    Location:
    Miami Beach, Florida
    Lunatik 69, I also use natural seawater. I guess since we both live in Miami, it's a pretty straightfoward solution to collect water from the ocean!
     
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  9. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    Location:
    Saskatoon, Sk
    Yeah, the prairies don't usually have Ocean Water so I just switch to ATI salt because my LFS switched and his display took off with coral growth!
    Evan.
     
  10. onecansay

    onecansay Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Location:
    Ontario/Canada
    I see that Tunze has arrived with a salt mix. The numbers look good and is geared to reef tanks. I am going to try to get a bag and see how it stacks up against the Kent Marine.
    some call me frank
     
  11. ollie51

    ollie51 Feather Duster

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    Trop Marin Pro Works For Me Keeps My Calc Level Nice A Little Expensive But Iam In The Pet Trade So I Get A Decent Discount
     
  12. Ducksmasher

    Ducksmasher Purple Spiny Lobster

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    pure n fresh gulf o mexico here..;D