need new salt

jorge0912 · Dec 16, 2017

my reef crystals have been giving me problems this few weeks with hight calcium in my ref i do not dose i do top off my tank every day and put in level before water change
this are the salts i am looking at
aquaforest sea salt
aquaforest reef salt
red sea salt the blue bucket
thats all i can afford a the the moment

live stock mianly soft corals few peaces of lps corals not much

Clownmaniowa · Dec 17, 2017

Aquaforest by far

Jason mack · Dec 17, 2017

Redsea blue bucket for me ..

Zero Nitrates · Dec 17, 2017

You could mix your reef crystals with instant ocean. 5 parts reef crystals to 1 part instant ocean. Brings calcium and Alk down. Also very cost effective. Magnesium is low so you would need to add some.

AdamNC · Dec 17, 2017

I’ve been using Red Sea blue bucket and it’s been pretty consistent. Here’s the Batch ICP analysis that’s sent along with it.

jorge0912 · Dec 17, 2017

so the red sea blue bucket can support corals and i will havge to get a mag test kit as i dont have one i just realized it is nesasary !!!!

jorge0912 · Dec 17, 2017

and will the aquaforest sea salt be enougth for the tank
? and for my corals

Jason mack · Dec 17, 2017

jorge0912 said:
and will the aquaforest sea salt be enougth for the tank
? and for my corals

Yes iT Will .. if you research Each you Will see what Each salt mixes at .. if you have a lot of corals en sps then you might want too go with a salt that mixes high in alk Calc mag .. we could argue all night which is the best .. its a personal thing with factors like mentioned earlier and things like cost .. try one .. see how Your tank does and you can always change brands later by doing regular wc with the new salt ..

jorge0912 · Dec 17, 2017

as i only have soft corals and few lps i go with the aquaforest sea salt

Zagreus · Dec 17, 2017

+1 Red Sea Blue Bucket. Mixes perfect with my perameters and my tank which is a mixed reef sps.

WWIII · Dec 17, 2017

I like red sea blue bucket and am currently using fritz rpm. The fritz is a little cheaper, with slightly higher alk. My tank has never looked better so I may stick with it. Been using fritz for 6 months. Used blue bucket before that.

jorge0912 · Dec 17, 2017

so mcuh to choose from ill see what i can get

kyleinpdx · Dec 17, 2017

If you are looking for a salt mix closer to natural sea water check out Salinity by Aquavitro (its the boutique seachem line) each bucket comes with seachem's and a 3rd party labs analysis printed right on the side. Most every batch I mix up comes to:

alk 8.5ish
cal 420-440
mag 1300 or so

been using it for about a year and a half now. very happy

jsker · Dec 17, 2017

Aquaforest Reef Salt, been using it for 2 years and I am very happy with it.

CoralReefer1019 · Dec 17, 2017

Fritz PRO RPM for me

Randy Holmes-Farley · Dec 17, 2017

jorge0912 said:
and will the aquaforest sea salt be enougth for the tank
? and for my corals

Almost any salt mix will work well. You just need to be aware of the pros and cons of whatever one you elect.

I've read hundreds of thousands of posts, and I cannot recall ever seeing a case where someone had a mediocre tank because they picked the "wrong" salt mix.

There is also hardly any evidence that the salt mix matters.

For every person who says they made some switch and it was an improvement, there is usually someone saying the same thing about the opposite switch.