newbie ?

[jammerz]

Is it possible that the cheap salt i bought, oceanpure 5 gallon bucket for $34, is another contributing factor to my neon green algae. My phosphates are under control and my nitrates are lower, cut back on the lights also. Need to get RO/DI but other than that is the salt contributing.

Whats the best salt for yer dollar?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Instant Ocean is the best bargain for me.

For more info on salt mixes : http://web.archive.org/web/20010303...om/fish2/aqfm/1999/mar/features/1/default.asp

 

[dbacksrat]

oceanpure...hmm...who makes it?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

I checked ..TAAM is the company. Makers of Rio pumps. Not much info on the salt, except it's half the price of standard salts.

 

[dbacksrat]

hmm...i think the fact that we have never heard of it before is cause for concern

you will probably be better off by sticking to the well known salts--like IO, which is really cheap

 

[yamahaguy06]

I take it there are better salt's than others- is CORALIFE a good one?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

dunno. People seems to like Instant Ocean, Reef Crystals ( i do ), Tropic Marin and Kent. Red Sea is often criticized..never tested it.
Seachem reef salt is supposed to be good, but i talked to a guy who told me the salt's dissolution was waaay too long. Some salt mixes are not really phosphates free, even when it's written on the bag.

 

[jammerz]

WHAT ABOUT OCEANIC?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Don't know..never saw this salt here.

 

[1979camaro]

oceanic is cheap and gets mixed reviews. i have used it without any problems but others report big problems with phosphates

 

[S.Reef]

I used Coralife to initially fill the 90 gallon. Pretty goopd in my opinion. Now all I use is reef crystal and a little instant ocean.

 

[TRe]

i had instant ocean and now i have red sea ..... definitly liked instant ocean better.. maybe someone should do a poll on this to see the most popular