Salt mix

maharsreef · Mar 27, 2012

Used Tropic marin pro for many years. Recently switched to Red Sea pro. Its much cheaper and I am happy with the elevated
levels of mag, alk, calcium. Going to switch to Red Sea reg salt for better color, as opposed to faster growth with the pro.
All in all, super happy with Red Sea salt...

Never had cyanno issues with red sea as well.

jonbar1 · Mar 27, 2012

ESV B-Ionic Seawater Mix.
I wish I could go back in time and use this from the moment I started my tank.

Netta Fish · Mar 27, 2012

M@! said:
$55 with free shipping. Marine Aquarium Salts for Reef and Saltwater Aquariums: Red Sea Coral Pro Sea Salt.

All of the people in my local club bought the salt from one store. I'm really curious if others have had this issue or if it could have been a bad batch. I've never had any cyano issues RC.

I have had bad batches before not of red sea tho. I called instant ocean and gave them the lot number they told they had multiple reports of that batch having problems

gmoney243 · Mar 27, 2012

I've used IO, reefcrystals and red sea new formula salt not the pro just the red sea regular. Imo the IO works good and mixes the best. But I have noticed better colors since using redsea salt(not pro). But I know several people using IO in sps tanks with great results. In the end I think its more how well u take care of your system. I would just use the cheapest salt u can find with a good name aka IO or RedSea regular.

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robf · Mar 27, 2012

If you go Red Sea know that Coral Pro is designed for growth while plain old Red Sea is for color maintenance. Basically Coral Pro contains elevated levels of trace elements needed for faster growth. I use Reef Crystals but am thinking of switching after I run out to Coral Pro. I'm not nuts about the fact that Reef Crystals has a metal detoxifier to neutralize traces of heavy metals from city water. It's built in. I don't believe I need it and am not sure A) what it is specifically and B) what the long term effects are.

brahm · Mar 27, 2012

M@! said:
Same with me. Quite a few people in my local club have reported cyano issues with Red Sea Coral Pro. Anybody else experience this?

RSCP almost destroyed my tank. I lost a number of pieces and a ton of STN. I got a bad batch it had alk of 16+ dkh.

ryeguyy84 · Mar 27, 2012

My reef crystals always leaves a layer of brown in the mixing container. Then I store it in 5 gal containers and they get a brown layer on the bottom.

I'm switching to coral life because I've heard good things.

_sludgefactory · Mar 27, 2012

ryeguyy84 said:
My reef crystals always leaves a layer of brown in the mixing container. Then I store it in 5 gal containers and they get a brown layer on the bottom.

I'm switching to coral life because I've heard good things.

I know a guy that says the same thing happens to him and he heard it's a pretty common issue.

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ritter6788 · Mar 27, 2012

I was a Coralife user for a few years. I liked it but the Calcium was always too high (520). I switched to Reef Crystals and have been using it for the past couple of years with no issues. I got the brown film from both salts. It's thick in my mixing barrel now. I don't bother to clean it out but maybe once a year. I don't know which one it is but doesn't one of the Red Sea salts have a really high alk like 13-14 dkh? Way too high for my tank.

robert · Mar 28, 2012

I mix it up between synthetic and evaporative salts. I'm currently using red sea coral pro and salinity. The red sea mixes so much faster and clearer so I tend to use it if I'm in a hurry. The salinity has been very good as well - no complaints.

REEFKEEPER10 · Mar 28, 2012

I used IO for about 5 years and decided to try RC and I noticed better polyp extension with in a how of a water change. So I'm really thinking about trying RSCP to see how my tank will reacted.

jeharrisonjr · Mar 29, 2012

I bought 60 gallons worth of red sea today in a reef starter pack, it was marked down from $60 to $12 at petco. It came with the salt, ph & alk test, snd some other stuff. The red sea mixed up nice and came out about 1.025 mixing half a cup per gallon.

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nonstopfish · Mar 30, 2012

I get a very small amount of brown stuff around the surface of my mixing container with RC, but not enough to worry me or cause any problems. I get it super cheap and will stick with it. People seem to go with whatever is tready in a given year and change all the time after they have problems. In my local reef club, last year everyone bought RSCP and this year those same people all bought Kent. I won't risk problems with all the changes of salt. Guess that's just me.