What is considered the best salt?

[piranhaman00]

IO purple is the best. Not sure the point to use anything else. People have money to blow in this hobby.

 

[Nano_Man]

A salt as close too what you want your reef running at. And if your close to the sea nsw is the best. I've been using nsw and it's got everything you want and free no salt costs

 

[jda]

Almost every public aquarium in the country does two things - uses IO and makes it their own. Accepting a salt as-is seems as dumb to me as taking pasta sauce out of the jar and not adding garlic, oregano, salt, etc... or non-tailored formal wear. It just takes a few second to make it the way that you want it.

 

[AquaLogic]

That’s like asking grandma who’s her favorite grand kid

It's me. I'm grandma's favorite.

 

[Roatan Reef]

Yep..


IO Reef CRYSTALS...Tank has never been better. Affordable and available.

 

[kaccy123]

Good afternoon guys and gals, I'm just getting into this hobby and would like to know what is considered the best salt to use?

For me I had best success with aquavitro salanity it’s consistent and never had problems like cyano dino or green hair alqae but everyone has a different opinion

 

[CopperPotReefs]

I like diamond kosher. It makes my food taste the most consistent.

On a more serious note. IO is what I like to use.

 

[piranhaman00]

Instant Ocean

 

[mzlskink]

Instant Ocean

WILL NOT BUY Instant ocean AGAIN!!!!!

So for while I been puzzled by my dying acros and I finally traced it to this Instant Ocean Reef Crystal bucket of salt.

I’ve tested experimental 3 times and control 3 times with Hanna copper HR checker

Control: RO water
Experimental: above RO water with added salt to achieve salinity of 1.026

Results is that copper concentrations are over 0.3PPM with salt and without 0.00. This experiment is repeated 3x as I could not believe it myself.

 

[Spare time]

WILL NOT BUY Instant ocean AGAIN!!!!!

So for while I been puzzled by my dying acros and I finally traced it to this Instant Ocean Reef Crystal bucket of salt.

I’ve tested experimental 3 times and control 3 times with Hanna copper HR checker

Control: RO water
Experimental: above RO water with added salt to achieve salinity of 1.026

Results is that copper concentrations are over 0.3PPM with salt and without 0.00. This experiment is repeated 3x as I could not believe it myself.

The hanna hr copper checker is known to be inaccurate with low levels of copper. The salt is fie.

 

[Frags 2 Fishes]

A big factor to me is a salt mix that keeps my barrels relatively clean. We have used a few different salts at the store and eventually settled on Tropic Marin, the parameters are pretty close to where we like them but my main like is that it mixes pretty quick and I have to scrub my mixing barrels much less. It is however expensive salt. The Fritz Blue box also mixes up pretty clean in my experience.

I'd try to see what your LFS offers and if they have some brands you like and keep in stock that would be a good option. Last thing you want is to have a disaster and have to use a different salt than you are used to due to needing to special order it.

 

[WvAquatics]

I'm going to try nyos pure. It's basically perfect parameters and mixes in 10 min ready to use. Will see when I use my IO up

 

[buzzfin]

I use Tropic Marin Pro.

 

[Peair]

Good afternoon guys and gals, I'm just getting into this hobby and would like to know what is considered the best salt to use?

I cannot find a salt that I really like, I tried many different brands over the years, right now I am using Instant Ocean Basic, all parameters are good but Mag, always high with this stuff.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I'm going to try nyos pure. It's basically perfect parameters and mixes in 10 min ready to use. Will see when I use my IO up

Composition (when mixed to 35 ppt)

Alkalinity: 7.5-8.9 dKH
Calcium: 415-450 ppm
Magnesium: 1320-1400 ppm
Potassium: 385-430 ppm
Bromine: 57-67 ppm
Boron: 4-5 ppm
Strontium: 8-12 ppm
Sulfur: 860-960 ppm
Lithium: 100-250 µg/l
Nickel: 0-10 µg/l
Molybdenum: 0-15 µg/l
Vanadium: 0-5 µg/l
Manganese: 0-5 µg/l
Iodine: 30-90 µg/l
Iron: 0-35 µg/l
Barium: 0-21 µg/l
Silicon: 0-225 µg/l
Phosphate: 0 – 0.04 ppm


Here is the Nyos parameters listed on BRS website.

 

[WvAquatics]

Composition (when mixed to 35 ppt)

Alkalinity: 7.5-8.9 dKH
Calcium: 415-450 ppm
Magnesium: 1320-1400 ppm
Potassium: 385-430 ppm
Bromine: 57-67 ppm
Boron: 4-5 ppm
Strontium: 8-12 ppm
Sulfur: 860-960 ppm
Lithium: 100-250 µg/l
Nickel: 0-10 µg/l
Molybdenum: 0-15 µg/l
Vanadium: 0-5 µg/l
Manganese: 0-5 µg/l
Iodine: 30-90 µg/l
Iron: 0-35 µg/l
Barium: 0-21 µg/l
Silicon: 0-225 µg/l
Phosphate: 0 – 0.04 ppm


Here is the Nyos parameters listed on BRS website.

Looks like perfect t numbers. Only worry is one month mixing to 8.7 next mix9ng to 7.6. But much easier to raise a parameter than remove it imo.

 

[piranhaman00]

WILL NOT BUY Instant ocean AGAIN!!!!!

So for while I been puzzled by my dying acros and I finally traced it to this Instant Ocean Reef Crystal bucket of salt.

I’ve tested experimental 3 times and control 3 times with Hanna copper HR checker

Control: RO water
Experimental: above RO water with added salt to achieve salinity of 1.026

Results is that copper concentrations are over 0.3PPM with salt and without 0.00. This experiment is repeated 3x as I could not believe it myself.

lol. Do some simple searching. That checker is not made for sub ppm.

 

[aus1230]

If you're running a small system you could go with one of the premium brands as cost won't be such an issue over time. I use reef crystals. I run 2 big tanks so cost is way better on that end but I've used the high end stuff I don't think my corals ever noticed a difference. Just my opinion but on a small system you would benefit by running a premium salt and you could be successful by doing small weekly water changes without dosing. But on larger mature tanks dosing is essential as water changes will have a hard time keeping up with essential nutrients. So I don't think the brand matters as much at that point. Thus I opt for the cheaper reef crystals.

What would you consider to be a premium brand?

 

[mzlskink]

lol. Do some simple searching. That checker is not made for sub ppm.

it says Accuracy @ 25°C (77°F), ± 0.05 ppm

0.35 seems way, I mean like a factor of 7 over sub ppm if I can read right

 

[Peair]

Good afternoon guys and gals, I'm just getting into this hobby and would like to know what is considered the best salt to use?

Right now I am using Blue Bucket, tried many different ones, but I was never super satisfied with any.