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What are people using for salt these days
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BackInTheTank
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I use the complete Aquaforest Probiotic Salt and the full system of additives.
reef87
Non-member
salt is salt..... they all are different. some have more calcium, alk, mag and some have less.
It does not matter what you use, you still need to monitor and dose your tank accordingly to meet your needs.
Red Sea Coral is good but that does not mean that you just mix and forget and don't have to test/monitor what the levels are...etc.
That is why a lot of people still prefer Instant Ocean because they are the cheapest.
It does not matter what you use, you still need to monitor and dose your tank accordingly to meet your needs.
Red Sea Coral is good but that does not mean that you just mix and forget and don't have to test/monitor what the levels are...etc.
That is why a lot of people still prefer Instant Ocean because they are the cheapest.
IO with a bit of BRS CA and MG to buff up the level to tank level.
A 10% water change will not change your level much at all...If you run a CA reactor, it will easily be compensated without any buffering in the new salt mixed.
A 10% water change will not change your level much at all...If you run a CA reactor, it will easily be compensated without any buffering in the new salt mixed.
cilyjr
Chris
This.
Seems like AquaForest is picking up momentum. How do you guys that use it, like it compared to your previous salts? Mainly interested in the pro-bio version.
Thinking about using that for my tank as well so would love some opinions / observations.
Thanks!
- Archit
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Thinking about using that for my tank as well so would love some opinions / observations.
Thanks!
- Archit
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STiTCH87
Saltwater OCD Victim
I use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals. If it's good enough for Live Aquaria then why not? Besides, I dose so many damn products into my tank daily/weekly (ESV 2 part, Tech-M, MicroBacter, etc to name a few) and test so often (every day to every other day, test kits last me about 3 months each, I use NYOS/Salifert tests) that it wouldn't make sense to blow the money on more expensive salt just to still have to put in additives anyways.
More expensive salts are a waste of money. All you're doing is having the same additives in the end, and buying them at different times. You either buy salt with high Ca/Alk and add a little in dosing, or you buy with low Ca/Alk and then dose more. The later options actually works out to be much cheaper, and gives you more control over levels as far as ppm/stability and many products like ESV for example have trace elements when you dose anyways.
At $45 for 200 gallons I won't complain. Only complaint I have is the ash it leaves behind in the bucket after mixing, but I pump my salt mix out of the bucket directly into my sump's filter sock so not only does the pump not remove that very bottom line of dirtier water, but the filter sock removes any ash/sediment that may not have dissolved with the salt. Also means I never lift a bucket ever. I have a 5g bucket on wheels I fill/empty.
Very simple easy fix for the "ash" as many call it.
More expensive salts are a waste of money. All you're doing is having the same additives in the end, and buying them at different times. You either buy salt with high Ca/Alk and add a little in dosing, or you buy with low Ca/Alk and then dose more. The later options actually works out to be much cheaper, and gives you more control over levels as far as ppm/stability and many products like ESV for example have trace elements when you dose anyways.
At $45 for 200 gallons I won't complain. Only complaint I have is the ash it leaves behind in the bucket after mixing, but I pump my salt mix out of the bucket directly into my sump's filter sock so not only does the pump not remove that very bottom line of dirtier water, but the filter sock removes any ash/sediment that may not have dissolved with the salt. Also means I never lift a bucket ever. I have a 5g bucket on wheels I fill/empty.
Very simple easy fix for the "ash" as many call it.
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Totally hear ya on having to add the additives anyway and I've been preaching the same choir for the last 4 years myself
That's why I said I'm interested to learn more about the "Pro-bio" version. From my initial readings, that one has some bacteria in a suspended state that become active once salt is mixed in water; and people that made the switch reported far more vibrant and "puffy" corals (even SPS!) within a couple of weeks. They also mentioned that skimmer goes ballistic after a water change, and the tank water looks ridiculously crystal clear after 2-3 hours of water change.I read this on 2-3 different forums, however I was hoping to hear feedback from people on this board as well on what their first, second, third impressions were with this salt.
Also I read your previous comment before it got deleted / edited -- I would love to bring it in but I don't own LTR anymore; I'm simply a consultant at this point.
Mods: If this is derailing the thread please feel free to make a separate thread for this salt discussion -- I just figured it might be pertinent since OP is trying to figure out which salt to go with.
Thanks!
- Archit
