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What salt do you use?

What brand of salt do you use for your mixed reef tank?

  • Fritz RPM

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Tropic marin pro reef

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • IO reef crystals

    Votes: 11 45.8%
  • IO salt

    Votes: 5 20.8%
  • Red sea salt

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Reef Flowers caladonia

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Nyos Pure salt

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Red sea coral pro salt

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • HW marinemix pro salt

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Reef evolution sea salt

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Aqua forest reef salt

    Votes: 2 8.3%

  • Total voters
    24
Trying to get an idea on what the best salt choice would be for a mixed reef tank. Ive heard stories about reef crystals and IO salt leaving gunk in your mixing buckets so I stayed away and had tropic marin salt. But with the economy these days would like to save a few dollars so just want to get an idea of what most people use. To start up my tank I used IO salt sonce theres no corals but to maintain parameters do most people just dose? Or they buy top quality salt?
 
I use mostly reef crystals, but will go to regular io if something drifts high. Used a few others, they were all kinda the same for my tank
 

MadReefer

Staff member
NJRC Member
Moderator
I mainly use IORC but just started using Tropic Marine Pro. Someone getting out gave me a full bucket.
 

john90009

NJRC Member
You either pay for the elements in your salt, or you pay for it in the additives. I have tried all the other salts and I don’t get the color or consistency from other brands. Even throw it on my frenchfries loll
 

Rueric

NJRC Member
I've been using Red Sea Bluebucket for a few years now, it's OK.. but I've picked up a big of Fauna Marin Salt and was told this is closest to the "ideal" salt mix..
For reference, I follow the Reef Moonshiners program where its focused around adjusting the major and minor trace elements with consistent ICP tests.. Andre from there has recommended this salt so that is what I trust
 
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