Which is the BEST salt mix brand?

Which is the BEST salt mix brand? Is Oceanic a good brand?

 

Every one has their favorite salt mix. I use Oceanic in my FOWLR tank and Reef Crystals in my Reef tank. I used to use Kent Marine and havent really notice any difference among them. Oceanic had its problems at first with varying Calcium levels but they seem to have ironed things out. If you also check out who makes the various brands you will see that many brands of salt are made by the same company.

 

hands down.....tropic marin pro-reef. i don't even dose supplements anymore, my calcium always hits between 420 and 450, alkalinity is always between 3-3.5 meq/L and ph remains stable at 8.3.....(@ a temperature of 78-79 degrees)

 

Many of the salts are pretty similar, infact many are made by the same manufacturer. Their are subtle differences in some salts. For instance Oceanic contains more calcium than other salts. Kent's salt and reef crystals, I believe, have added trace minerals. You really cant go wrong in the salt you chose. Price is usually a defining factor in salt purchases!

 

Just out of curiosity Jon what are you paying for a 200g bucket?

J

 

My attempt to have a multi national salt test to determine what salt is for you can be found HERE

The more participants the better
J

 

I've always had good success with Coralife salt mix-

 

yes, the tropic marin can be a little more expensive.....but i only have a 15 gallon tank. i bought a 200 gallon bucket for $60 about six months ago and i've barely tapped into it. i commit to a 15% water change once a week (around two gallons) and if i keep going at this rate, the tub will probably last me at least 18 months to two years....

jason, next time i do a water change (less than a week) i'll write up those numbers for your other thread.....

 

That would be Great Jonathan.

I have heard it is more money but I'm waiting right now for a LFS who is about to start carrying it. So I'm very curious as to the price difference

J

 

I use seachem for now... Started with reef crystals, switched to kent then to seachem. Im happy with seachem for now... next water change ill try to remember posting some numbers for ya J.

Marc.