Nyos pure salt

[braaap]

Good salt. Mixes clear. Close to the weight they say it needs for 5 gallons. Mine is .2 lbs off.

Good backup salt. Best salt is Brightwell. I’ll be going back to it when I finish this bucket of Elos

 

[rtparty]

Good salt. Mixes clear. Close to the weight they say it needs for 5 gallons. Mine is .2 lbs off.

Good backup salt. Best salt is Brightwell. I’ll be going back to it when I finish this bucket of Elos

What makes a salt the “best” salt?

 

[braaap]

What makes a salt the “best” salt?

One that is consistent bucket to bucket and tests well for all the major levels. It also mixes nice and clean.

Brightwell ticks all those boxes over 20+ buckets. It’s just quite expensive compared to everything else.

 

[jackson6745]

How are you guys liking nyos?

 

[braaap]

How are you guys liking nyos?

I tossed out half the bucket and went back to Brightwell. My levels went completely stable in about 3 weeks after switching back. And I'm seeing growth where I wasn't with the Nyos.

 

[jackson6745]

I tossed out half the bucket and went back to Brightwell. My levels went completely stable in about 3 weeks after switching back. And I'm seeing growth where I wasn't with the Nyos.

Which levels became unstable from nyos?

 

[braaap]

Which levels became unstable from nyos?

Everything. The main 3 and even some other trace elements. The ICP on the bucket didn't match my results.

Swapped to Brightwell and it mixes consistent every single time. My levels are very steady every change and with dosing. And I'm now seeing growth that I wasnt for 6+ months with Nyos.

 

[Gribbles]

Oh man @braaap ! I've had the exact opposite experience. Still using Nyos salt, tank is looking pretty good overall (I'm still a newb tho!) and the mixed water tests very close to the ICP label

However, it did turn into a giant rock - again. That doesn't bother me too much.

 

[reeferID]

Just finishing my 2nd 20kg, and 3rd bag ready to go. I'm very pleased with everything about Nyos salt. I normally mix 15-18 gallons at a time, and I also find that it takes a bit more than 2 1/2 cups per 5 gallons to get to 1.026 (for 15 gallons I add an extra 1/3 cup.)

 

[Notsolostfish]

I can’t find mixing instructions for that salt. I have 30 gallons. I and i don’t want to guess

 

[rtparty]

I can’t find mixing instructions for that salt. I have 30 gallons. I and i don’t want to guess

Roughly 148-150 grams per gallon of water

 

[merkmerk73]

Been using NYOS salt for the last 6+ months and it’s by far my favorite

It’s clean, it has parameters listed for each batch, and the parameters are pretty much perfect (7.5-9 dkh, 400+ calcium , 1250+ magnesium)

I couldn’t find anyone else that hit these targets so well and was clean and wasn’t super premium pricing

Nyos PURE is right at the sweet spot for me in terms of being a higher end salt that isn’t the most expensive but is also better quality than stuff like Fritz and Red Sea or IO

 

[Outlaw Corals]

Just ordered the 20kg bucket. Moving away Red Sea blue bucket for the 1st time in 7 years. Moving away from anything Red Sea actually.

That’s not a bad idea at all, i stopped buying anything red sea over a year ago, the last product i was getting from them was the AB+ i used that for about a year and the only thing it did was raise the Ph

 

[jackson6745]

Been using NYOS salt for the last 6+ months and it’s by far my favorite

It’s clean, it has parameters listed for each batch, and the parameters are pretty much perfect (7.5-9 dkh, 400+ calcium , 1250+ magnesium)

I couldn’t find anyone else that hit these targets so well and was clean and wasn’t super premium pricing

Nyos PURE is right at the sweet spot for me in terms of being a higher end salt that isn’t the most expensive but is also better quality than stuff like Fritz and Red Sea or IO

I’ve been using it for the last several water changes as well. How many gallons does a large bag or bucket mix up? I still can’t figure it out.

 

[merkmerk73]

I’ve been using it for the last several water changes as well. How many gallons does a large bag or bucket mix up? I still can’t figure it out.

I've never developed a good system for measuring how much salt makes how much at 1.025-1.026 so I just keep adding and measuring.

 

[jackson6745]

I've never developed a good system for measuring how much salt makes how much at 1.025-1.026 so I just keep adding and measuring.

I’ll try to measure. I don’t think it’s making 200g.
I’m guessing around 150g, but we’ll see .

 

[rtparty]

It’s right on the bucket. 135 gallons at 34ppt

 

[DangerDave]

I've used a few more expensive salts over the years. They all did well (including NYOS), but i settled on instant ocean a bunch of years ago, it performed the same. In fact it was better than RSCP, as it doesn't encrust a bunch of stuff on my salt container.

 

[jackson6745]

It’s right on the bucket. 135 gallons at 34ppt

Thanks. I didn’t see it on the bags. Must have missed it. That’s pretty pricey!

 

[rtparty]

Thanks. I didn’t see it on the bags. Must have missed it. That’s pretty pricey!

NYOS definitely doesn't check the "cheap" box