Which salt is real one?

Discussion in 'Salt' started by Kimmie, Feb 17, 2013.

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  1. Kimmie

    Kimmie Plankton

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    I'm a new.

    I'd like to buy coral life salt mix but the packages are so different.
    Some of them looked like Chinese fake.

    Seller told the salt with T shirt in Bucket is original product from US
    but I couldn't find that kinda images in the Website of Coral life.

    And so did the Deep six Hydrometer.
    I bought longer one but there's shorter one in their website.


    Please let me know the truth.
     

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  3. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    toss the hydrometer and get a refractometer for more precise readings. i personally use red sea coral pro salt and im uber happy with it. a little expensive but (assuming what they state is true) it has a good balance of elements for corals.

    i agree that the first bucket looks dodgy. could you take a picture of the list of "ingredients" in the salt? 8/10 times if a shop keeper is telling you to get something get then dont get it....

    furthermore a bucket of salt with a free t-shirt is even more sketch....
     
  4. Kimmie

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    I agree "shop keeper is telling you to get something get then dont get it" LOL.
    It is online shop so i couldn't take pic of ingredients and They said the first bucket is
    old package of Coral Life product.
    And bucket without T shirts is fake one from China, Believe it or not.
     
  5. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    The first one is real coralife salt. With that being said, it may be really old. When I worked at the LFS, we received buckets like this from the same distributor we received i/o and other salts from as well as other dry goods.
     
  6. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    By the way, I have about 8 or 9 of those shirts. The trigger one is my fav.
     
  7. gcarroll

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    The first bucket is the old design. It's not a fake. Yes, the previous labeling was that pathetic!
     
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  9. Todd_Sails

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    Kimmie- Welcome to 3 REEF!!

    T shirts? What, I didn't get no T shirt!!

    I use Coral Life Marine Salt, get this, 'cause it's what the LFS- my and the the states favorite lfs- says they use!

    Seems pretty good, but I didn't get no stink'n T- shirt!

    I use to use Instant Ocean, and may start again, but a 200g bucket lasts me nearly a year!

    And Kimmie- Seek the truth, and the truth will set you free!! ;-)
     
  10. Todd_Sails

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    The more I think about it, dammit to hell, I want a T-shirt.

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