Replacement for Coral Pro Salt

[FormulaReefer]

Currently using redsea coral pro salt. Wanting to transition to a similar salt that doesn’t have a bunch of residue and can be stored better in my brute trash can in my garage for a few weeks. Any recommendations on salts?

 

[rtparty]

I wouldn’t store any of the higher alkalinity salts personally.

TM Pro Reef, ESV, and NYOS all store really well IME

 

[FormulaReefer]

I wouldn’t store any of the higher alkalinity salts personally.

TM Pro Reef, ESV, and NYOS all store really well IME

How long would you keep them around for after mixing?

 

[Justdrew]

Red Sea recommends using it within 4 hours of mixing. Any longer and you risk precipitation.

 

[slingfox]

I recommend Nyos Pure. Relatively cost effective when compare to Tropic Marin, ESV, Fauna Marin, and Aquaforest salts. Mixes clean and fast. I store for 3-4 weeks or more without issue.

This topic recently came up so see the recommendations on this thread:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/best-reef-salt-to-use.1157531/

 

[SinkyShippy]

I use NYOS, but I've never stored it for weeks.

 

[Kodski]

I got a bucket of NYOS salt recently from a friend. I just finished it off, I liked it enough to order another bucket. Mixes fast and clear, stable parameters, and CLEAN. Highly recommend. The only other salt I've like this much has been Aquaforest salt, but it tends to mix at lower ranges. I used to use Tropic Marin, both NYOS and Aquaforest match in terms of mixing and cleanliness but after a batch from Turkey killed off a bunch of my corals, I won't be using them again.

Another note, I really like how each bucket from NYOS comes with an ATI test result stuck right to the lid of the salt bucket. Something I wish all salt companies would do.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Be careful when you do transition away, my 2 reef tanks didn't like the switch, I guess maybe I did it too fast IDK, but after about 3 months I had to switch back to coral pro, it still took a couple of months for everything to bounce back

 

[rtparty]

How long would you keep them around for after mixing?

I don’t know if there is a definitive timeline they can store. Months, if not years if kept at a reasonable temperature

 

[FishLvR]

My two cents on Nyos. On their website and their YouTube channel they claim you can store months. If you ask their support line which takes you to bulk reef supply support they say it's unstorable. I had a 5 gallon bucket of mixed water with a lid on it no aeration read almost identical from when I first stored it after 3 months. The alkalinity dropped a hair. Could have been test error. Used it for phytoplankton no issues at all.