I selected purity but don't really agree with the crud portion. I want purity from a cleanliness and overall quality of ingredients stand point. But consistency is also a huge factor for me. Overall consistency too, not just a single parameter.
I've just had better success using the "higher end" salts than the cheap stuff. Cheap always means cutting corners somewhere. You aren't just magically the cheapest because everyone else is over charging for the same thing. You are the cheapest because your QC is lower, your ingredients aren't as pure, you don't pay as well, etc...I'm not implying the expensive salts pay employees more but more saying you can create the cheapest salt because you cut out expenses somewhere. Usually a combination of many things. I highly doubt one salt company is THAT much larger than everyone else and can get that large of bulk discounts on quality ingredients. I can tell you by looking at the salts the ingredients/quality control aren't the same quality.
A lot of people don't care about these things and that is totally okay. Some of us do. I'm not sure why both sides can't let the other side just do their thing. I, for one, love having all the choices as a consumer. This hobby would be so boring if every tank was the same from lack of choice.
I've just had better success using the "higher end" salts than the cheap stuff. Cheap always means cutting corners somewhere. You aren't just magically the cheapest because everyone else is over charging for the same thing. You are the cheapest because your QC is lower, your ingredients aren't as pure, you don't pay as well, etc...I'm not implying the expensive salts pay employees more but more saying you can create the cheapest salt because you cut out expenses somewhere. Usually a combination of many things. I highly doubt one salt company is THAT much larger than everyone else and can get that large of bulk discounts on quality ingredients. I can tell you by looking at the salts the ingredients/quality control aren't the same quality.
A lot of people don't care about these things and that is totally okay. Some of us do. I'm not sure why both sides can't let the other side just do their thing. I, for one, love having all the choices as a consumer. This hobby would be so boring if every tank was the same from lack of choice.