Salt

elishapep · May 21, 2016

What salt does everyone use .. Just trying to get an idea of what everyone uses .. I use Red Sea pro ..

cloak · May 21, 2016

If your dosing it's all the same IMO. GL.

You can't go wrong with IO btw...

ruth howard · May 21, 2016

Red Sea Coral Pro.

GMay · May 21, 2016

Red Sea Coral Pro Helps not to have to dose.

Lonely reefer's · May 21, 2016

I mix 50/50 for my tank because I don't wanted to throw away the redsea pro(dkh is too high for my tank IMO)

ruth howard · May 21, 2016

What I find odd is that with Red Sea Coral Pro my Alk measures 12 dkh in the mixing bucket and in my coral quarantine ( my quarantine is a 10 gallon with nothing but a frag rack). However, in my display tank I have to dose Alk and Calcium to maintain 9 dkh and 420 calcium. Would my BRS dry rock and aragonite sand affect the Alk? I only have 5 small frags in my display and 2 fish. My display is a Red Sea Reefer 350.

CoralClark · May 21, 2016

Was using Red Sea salt for a couple years, just switched to reef crystals about a month ago. Have to say my tank has responded well to the switch!

FishOfHex · May 21, 2016

elishapep said:
What salt does everyone use .. Just trying to get an idea of what everyone uses .. I use Red Sea pro ..

I have been using reef crystals for years and love it.

kgeig001 · May 21, 2016

Reef Crystals for years also

A.J. · May 21, 2016

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?posts/2927594/

jsker · May 21, 2016

AquaForest reef salt. Used all of the above.

Lonely reefer's · May 21, 2016

jsker said:
AquaForest reef salt. Used all of the above.

How fast does it mix?want to switch salt once the Red Sea run out
I wanted something that can be use within 1hr

Andreww65 · May 21, 2016

HW mixes very well with no precipitate

A.J. · May 21, 2016

I've had really good luck with HW. Switched from Red Sea Pro. Mixes really clean and fast - 30min to 60 min max. It does take 3 cups to mix 5 gallons to 1.025.

elishapep · May 21, 2016

How is the Aqua forest? and ESV salts?

jsker · May 22, 2016

zoasaholic said:
How fast does it mix?want to switch salt once the Red Sea run out
I wanted something that can be use within 1hr

10 minutes tops

Greenstreet.1 · May 22, 2016

I have been using Esv for years I love it mixes clean I have not tried the rest only other salt I have ever used was brightwell when I first started reefing.