Salt mix?

[jrossjr79]

Here soon I am going to need to buy more mix. When I got this tank I had gotten some sea salt and a bag of unopened reef crystals. What is the difference, and which is better. I know this based on matter of opinion, so if you use one or the other, please state why.

thanks

[koa25]

I use salinity salt mix. It is some awesome stuff. You get way more bang for you buck than other salts. I use to use Reef Crystals and i have noticed much happier corals since switching to salinity.

salinity™ is a blend of salts specifically formulated for the reef aquarium that contains all essential major, minor, and trace components found in natural reef waters, but contains no toxic or non-essential components. Additionally, salinity™ is the most concentrated salt blend on the market. With a hydration level of <0.5% salinity™ will yield a greater volume of prepared saltwater at a salinity of 35‰ per unit of weight than any other salt mix currently on the market.

salinity™ is identical to the distribution of anions and cations found in Natural Sea Water (NSW). We have compiled data from all the oceans and seas on the Earth, and have targeted the midpoint of the range for each element. We guarantee to be within ± 3% of the midpoint. For example, at a salinity of 35‰, for calcium, magnesium, and strontium, we have the following targets and ranges.
Calcium: target 422 mg/L, range 409 to 435 mg/L
Magnesium: target 1336 mg/L, range 1296 to 1376 mg/L
Strontium: target 8.4 mg/L, range 8.1 to 8.7 mg/L

Alkalinity and pH values vary widely over the Earth’s oceans. salinity™ will be within the following ranges:
pH: 8.4 to 8.6
Alkalinity: 3.2 to 3.8 meq/L

[Big_Pun]

ive used basically all of them and ive been using salinity for the past year on my 150g and its been the best move for my tank. i actually mix it till its clear and then use it right away no problems. i have a few diff mixes i can sell you, i know i have reef crystals and bucket of some salt i got from my sis who works for petco but only carried on west coast for some reason.

[electricrcplane]

Yeah salinity rocks. Love that salt.

[Scutterborn]

I had quite a few problem arise when I switched to salinity brand salt. I'm now back on reef crystals.


-Ben-

[Paul28]

Me Reef Crystals

[Sherita]

And I'm perfectly happy with my Instant Ocean. I've tried several other brands, but I always come back to IO.

[Big_Pun]

I had quite a few problem arise when I switched to salinity brand salt. I'm now back on reef crystals.


-Ben-

what probs? ive done a solid year and no problems first salt thats ever happened with after long term use.

[Scutterborn]

Cyano


-Ben-

[Big_Pun]

Cyano


-Ben-

wow never heard of cyano from a salt....bad water yes but not a salt. but ive read cyano feeds of a acid in the tank so maybe things swung around in your system cause the mix.