What kind of salt?

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  1. seabass1

    seabass1 Montipora Digitata

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    Yeah, gotta admit, Tropic Marin Pro is the best I've ever used. Along with that comes price too (of course). I've just heard so much about ReefCrystals that I need to give it a try. I'm looking for flat rate shipping to buy a 200g box.
     
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  2. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    Instant ocean is realllly inconsistent, dont waste your $$
    reef crystals are decent... i have had mixed results on occasion however
    Red sea is a good mix for a cheaper price.
    Brightwell is by far the most amazing mix I have ever seen though!

    Just my experience
     
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  3. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    i use IO now. have been trying to decide if the switch to tropic marin is worth the price
     
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  4. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    I used reef crystals on my 45 system and it performed well. When I upgraded to the 150 SPS tank, I switched to Red Sea Coral Pro. Much better.
     
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  5. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    tropic marine is not expensive because its "the best" but it is super expensive mainly because it is shipped over from Germany...
     
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  6. sollie7

    sollie7 Millepora

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    get reef crystals

    ive heard good things about salinity and seachem reef salt too

    ill prob get salinity next time but its like $80
     
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  7. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    Tropic marin is loaded with trace elements.
     
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  8. ccscscpc

    ccscscpc Millepora

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    I use Instant Ocean right now and when I finish this bucket I am going to switch to Reef Crystals.
     
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  9. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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  10. greysoul

    greysoul Stylophora

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    I use RC ($0.42/gal) now, but the LFS I get stuff from is switching to Salinity ($0.43/gal) and the D-D stuff($0.52/gal). So I will probably use Salinity. I like that you get 220 gals from the same bucket as the RC which only makes 160gal.

    But the RC I use has been good... I don't knwo if it could be the cause of my low alkalinity or not, but seeing as I haven't done a water change in over a month that could be the issue as well.
     
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