2023, what salt mix do you use?

[Fishingandreefing]

I am running low on Coralife salt and they’re not longer in business for salt. Initially I was looking at Fritz but then Aquaforest caught my eyes that it’s cheaper and also I can use the code on each batch to check on the IcP test.

200g for $60 is pretty reasonable to me. I typically change out 35g weekly.

My friend is testing Instand Ocean, but he says it’s a bit dirty.

Or if you have a better recommendation for about the same price range. Thanks

 

[harrylarry]

Instant ocean for 20 years. Why fix what isn’t broken?

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

AF Reef.

 

[slythy]

Fritz blue box. Cheap, mixes clean and i like the parameters.

 

[1112-425XL]

Instant Ocean sea salt 70%
Instant Ocean reef crystals 30%

 

[dstockwell]

Standard instant ocean

 

[ptrahan]

Reef crystals. Even on my steaks ;)

 

[harrylarry]

Instant ocean for 20 years. Why fix what isn’t broken?

Plus being the number one salt brand in the world helps a bit :cool:

 

[Gtinnel]

Reef Crystals is the only salt I’ve ever used.

 

[RedReefer]

AF Reef.

Same

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I overlooked, the sea salt is $60 but the reef salt is $80 smh

 

[silent1mezzo]

Only ever used reef crystals. Sometimes I'll mix in standard IO if it's only sale

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Reef Crystals is the only salt I’ve ever used.

I used that before but it has dkh of 11

 

[Gtinnel]

I used that before but it has dkh of 11

Yeah I know it’s high I just don’t change enough at a single time to matter, and if I’m doing some kind of huge water change then something is horribly wrong and the alk is the least of my concerns.
I can see why that would deter many people though.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Only ever used reef crystals. Sometimes I'll mix in standard IO if it's only sale

I used it before, one out of 10 times I would have brown stuffs floating on the surface and that the reason why.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Yeah I know it’s high I just don’t change enough at a single time to matter, and if I’m doing some kind of huge water change then something is horribly wrong and the alk is the least of my concerns.
I can see why that would deter many people though.

Alk swing is a big no no especially for me, I keep a lot of sps.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Instant Ocean sea salt 70%
Instant Ocean reef crystals 30%

Used that method when I first started but not looking into doing that. Want to find something better that’s between 50-70 bucks per 200g

 

[jstndnhyr]

Red sea coral pro salt. Its about $90 for the 200 gallon bag.

 

[Nano_Man]

Instant ocean does the job

 

[Ironwill723]

Instant Ocean or Reef Crystals for 25+ years.