What salt mix does Battle Corals use?

[csb123]

Hello Adam,

I am curious which salt mix do you use. Also, from a previous post, I see you supplement Iodine. Do you supplement any other trace elements?

Thank you!
Sean

 

[FutNA]

I believe Adam told me one time Tropic Marin.

 

[Abhishek]

TM Classic

 

[MTBake]

Adam also told me TM Classic.

 

[Battlecorals Verified Sponsor]

Yep, been using the Tropic Marin Marine mix well over a decade now. Thanks for chiming in guys!

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Wouldn’t it be less expensive and easier to have a chinook fly a large container of water in from a pristine reef?? All joking aside that’s a whole bunch of salt!

 

[csb123]

Thank you guys! My regular salt has gone up in price, so now I’ve found my next mix.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

It's good stuff

 

[aquaticlog]

Kindly following up on this and a question to Adam: why Classic and not their Pro mix? Is this because for the size of your facility it is more economic to start with Classic and add more calcium?

 

[homer1475]

I'm honestly surprised he doesn't use something more economical like IO.

 

[Mical]

Yep, been using the Tropic Marin Marine mix well over a decade now. Thanks for chiming in guys!

Explains why BRS is out of stock

 

[Abhishek]

Adam uses classic TM as long as I have known him way before BRS even thought about them

 

[aquaticlog]

Adam uses classic TM as long as I have known him way before BRS even thought about them

Right, curious to know the reasoning for going with Classic vs Pro.

 

[Battlecorals Verified Sponsor]

Right, curious to know the reasoning for going with Classic vs Pro.

Well. that's a great question. It's really as simple as the old adage, "if it ain't broke". I've had such good results with the Marine Mix that I never saw a reason to switch.

 

[Battlecorals Verified Sponsor]

Explains why BRS is out of stock

HA. Nah I get mine from a distributor that's somewhat local to me.

 

[treedog5]

Well. that's a great question. It's really as simple as the old adage, "if it ain't broke". I've had such good results with the Marine Mix that I never saw a reason to switch.

Curious, what do you use to bring your ALK up since Tropic Marine has such a low dkh from the bucket???

 

[Tamberav]

The classic isn't low... it's listed as 9-10 dkh. The Pro is more around 7 I believe.

I use this stuff in my 5g pico and love it!

 

[treedog5]

The classic isn't low... it's listed as 9-10 dkh. The Pro is more around 7 I believe.

I use this stuff in my 5g pico and love it!

Ok, I forgot about that, I'm using the pro so I might need to switch over to classic instead... Thx

 

[Battlecorals Verified Sponsor]

Right. The Pro Mix is the one with the lower alk and calcium. The Marine Mix alkalinity measures out at 10 -11 mixed at 1.028.