Using cheaper salt in qt for new arrivals

[Bkendall]

Hey everyone! So does anybody have experience using a cheaper salt when quarantining new fish? I’m currently in the process of stocking my 125g and using TTM for all new fish, thus I’ve been burning through a lot of salt. Been using Salinity which is what I use for my DT and it’s not the cheapest salt. So I was wondering if it’d be okay to use something cheaper like regular instant ocean or something like that during qt. Would I need to re drip acclimate when transferring to the DT even if salinity and temp match perfectly? Thanks!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Absolutely since there are no coral that require major minor or trace elements using a more cost effective salt for quarantine would work just make sure salinity matches as not all salts take the same amount to equal the same salinity

 

[Mastiffsrule]

I take offense, not really, but cheaper salt is a relative term to me.

I started my tank long ago with tropic Marin. It is an awesome salt, but I switched to IO years ago. No huge difference other you may need to adjust supplements.

#brs did an interesting review on salts and their yields. I liked.

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/vide...your-salt-mix-really-cost-brstv-investigates/

 

[4FordFamily]

I use instant ocean for everything, including my quarantines.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I don't use a cheap salt for anything. I use the number 1 salt sold......Instant Ocean.