Which salt do you use?

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  1. Green_Clavulari

    Green_Clavulari Spaghetti Worm

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    Which salt do you use? any pro and cons? Can we actually mix salt from 2 different brands?


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  2. skurious

    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    I use instant ocean, cant think of any cons. I really like it.
     
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  3. HeiHei29er

    HeiHei29er Gigas Clam

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    Reef Crystals. Seems to dissolve easy enough. Not much residue. Has high Ca, Mg, and Alk numbers at 1.026 salinity.
     
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  4. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    AFAIK, they've been in the business the longest... and it works.

    As for mixing salt brands, there should be no problem.
     
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  5. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    Red Sea coral pro,has high levels of alk,calcium,and mag.It seems to increase coralline algae growth,and my lfs carries it.
     
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  6. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Instant Ocean. Reliability and consistency.
     
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  7. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    Tropic Marin Pro Reef, I haven't had a problem and have never had to dose supplements into the mix to raise them.
     
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  8. cj22009

    cj22009 Astrea Snail

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    I use aquavitro salinity really no cons to think of had a ton of cal and mag keeps my ph at 8.2
     
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  9. rgoedhart

    rgoedhart Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I have always used Reef Crystals in the past, never ran into any issues, good levels.
     
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  10. scuzy

    scuzy Flamingo Tongue

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    I have use both Red Sea coral
    Pro salt and aquavitro salinity and I like both. Reef crystals also were decent for me as well.
     
    scuzy, Feb 6, 2013
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