Tropic Marin Pro or Red Sea Coral pro?
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hds4216
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Both are fine. Tropic Marin is more expensive, but also mixes cleaner and more quickly. Red Sea doesn't store very well so if that's a consideration maybe go with TM. TM also has lower alk though.
MichaelReefer
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Coral Pro.
Uncle99
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TMP, of course, the most expensive salt you can find.
It’s $60 of salt with $100 of marketing, same with all the high end salts.
I buy the salt which is both easy to find, always available, and match’s those parameters which I keep.
Salt is salt, of course IMO.
It’s $60 of salt with $100 of marketing, same with all the high end salts.
I buy the salt which is both easy to find, always available, and match’s those parameters which I keep.
Salt is salt, of course IMO.
joe0813
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all a preference..... I used Red Sea pro in my reef.... the alk does mix a little higher than I keep my tank at but it didn't effect anything. However I did end up switching to TM pro because of how fast and clean it mixes. Red Sea mixed incredibly dirty and if you left it in the bucket to long it would turn the bucket brown.
I had the Red Sea, changed to Tropic Marin, TM mixes a lot easier and doesn’t leave a brown film in the mixing bucket, saying that the Red Sea was fine, would be my 2nd choice but not the Red Sea pro, as the alk is too high, if going for the Red Sea I would get the blue bucket not the pro.
Mastiffsrule
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I am also TMP.
But, I use ESV on another tank. It mixes just as clean if not cleaner. Really good salt, just need to be comfortable measuring and mixing the elements together.
But, I use ESV on another tank. It mixes just as clean if not cleaner. Really good salt, just need to be comfortable measuring and mixing the elements together.
Sarcazian
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I really liked TMP and it sat stable for 8 years in a brute with LR - no flow. A bit of a slime coat on the top, but nothing else.
That said, now that I am back in the hobby and TMP was unavailable, I went back to IO Reef Crystals since I just could not pass up Amazon ($39 S&S) or Petco ($34 right now for a 160g pail with local pickup).
That said, now that I am back in the hobby and TMP was unavailable, I went back to IO Reef Crystals since I just could not pass up Amazon ($39 S&S) or Petco ($34 right now for a 160g pail with local pickup).
Sarcazian
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You can get the classic one from Petco - Tropic Marin Sea Salt, 55 lbs. | Petco
For me, it was not spending about double the price over IO Reef Crystals. Especially, if I needed to shift over to another brand if shortage issues continue.
hds4216
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An alk of about 8 is best imo.
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