Sea Salt

What's the Best Salt out there when setting up a new Sal****er tank? I've
heard and read so many different things.. my friend swears by Tropic Marin
.... my other friends swear on Kent.. any suggestions... I want to set up a
90 gallon fish only tank over the next like two weeks with a Naso Tang, a
Picasso Trigger and maybe one or two other fish.. I have a excellent wet/dry
filter ready to go...but want to make sure a get a descent salt.. i'm going
to have a very very thin layer of reef sand (less than half inch deep) on
the bottom. I want a couple of Chocolate chip Stars in the tank as well..

Take a piece of paper, and write down the names of all the salt you
can think or. Place a number besides the name of the salt
manufacturer, put a number.

Now get a pair of dice and roll em. Whatever number comes up thats the
salt.......Other than that, its really personal preference. What you
may like someone else has issues with...its along the lines of whats
better Ford or Chevy and odds are the salt debate will go on forever.

If I was just starting up a tank, I would pick a salt that is
reasonably priced, readily available and give it try. Down the road,
if yu think it needs help, its not a problem to swap salt brands
during water changes. I liked Tropic MArin myself, but around here
its a lkot more pricey than IO is, and it did not do anything more for
my tanks so I was not willing to spend money for somehting that was
not giving any better results than cheap IO or Oceanic salt mixes....

Regards


On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:59:46 GMT, "Groovok"
wrote:
What's the Best Salt out there when setting up a new Sal****er tank? I've
heard and read so many different things.. my friend swears by Tropic Marin
... my other friends swear on Kent.. any suggestions... I want to set up a
90 gallon fish only tank over the next like two weeks with a Naso Tang, a
Picasso Trigger and maybe one or two other fish.. I have a excellent wet/dry
filter ready to go...but want to make sure a get a descent salt.. i'm going
to have a very very thin layer of reef sand (less than half inch deep) on
the bottom. I want a couple of Chocolate chip Stars in the tank as well..


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"~Roy~" wrote in message ...
its along the lines of whats better Ford or Chevy

This is quite simple... Of course: Toyota :-)))))

If I was just starting up a tank, I would pick a salt that is
reasonably priced, readily available and give it try.

For fish-only setup I would go with the cheapest salt mix available on the market.
In my area it is Instant Ocean, and this is what I use to breed maroon clownfish.

BTW - anybody from Chicagoland interested in picking
some maroon clownfish youngsters sized about 3.5-4cm from me ?
(4cm is slightly more than 1 1/2")

"miskairal" wrote in message u...
Why did you throw the rest away?

It did not taste good in his soup ? ;-)
Just kidding... I do not understand why either.

There was also a nice long thread about what's the best
salt, just a few weeks ago You can read that thread on google.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Groovok wrote on 2/17/2006 11:59 AM:
What's the Best Salt out there when setting up a new Sal****er tank? I've
heard and read so many different things.. my friend swears by Tropic Marin
.... my other friends swear on Kent.. any suggestions... I want to set up a
90 gallon fish only tank over the next like two weeks with a Naso Tang, a
Picasso Trigger and maybe one or two other fish.. I have a excellent wet/dry
filter ready to go...but want to make sure a get a descent salt.. i'm going
to have a very very thin layer of reef sand (less than half inch deep) on
the bottom. I want a couple of Chocolate chip Stars in the tank as well..

miskairal wrote:
Why did you throw the rest away?

Well, we guestimated the amount to mix when we set up the tank. Added a bit
later to get the SG correct. That left enough salt in the bucket to make up 50
or 60 gallons of water.

I usually make up about 27 gallons at a time in a big trash can. I usually buy a
box the right size for 25 gallons of water. It all works out ok. I didn't want
to be playing around adding salt a little at a time to get the SG correct for
the next two water changes.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Eric Borneman is conducting a very complete Best Synthetic Sea
salt study at the University of Houston where he teaches. You can
follow the progress at www.marshreef.com . The Marine Aquarium
and Reef Society of Houston. Click on the link to check it out.

http://www.marshreef.com/modules.php?name=Forums

His project is called : Proposed Study of Salts , you can
find a doc file presentation given by Eric at the marshreef site.



"Groovok" wrote in message
news:6inJf.147$HU.136@trnddc04...
What's the Best Salt out there when setting up a new Sal****er tank? I've
heard and read so many different things.. my friend swears by Tropic Marin
... my other friends swear on Kent.. any suggestions... I want to set up a
90 gallon fish only tank over the next like two weeks with a Naso Tang, a
Picasso Trigger and maybe one or two other fish.. I have a excellent
wet/dry filter ready to go...but want to make sure a get a descent salt..
i'm going to have a very very thin layer of reef sand (less than half inch
deep) on the bottom. I want a couple of Chocolate chip Stars in the tank
as well..

I use 6-10 cases per week i.e. 10 cases x 4 bags = 200 Gallons x 10 = 2000
GL week of Instant Ocean because it dissolves well on site. As a 20 yr
sal****er vetern I have tried all the mixes - there are subtle differences
between all of them, and quality control and consistency of mix are what you
pay for in more expensive mixes. Also the quantity of trace elements,
strontium for ex is very $ and not necessary for FO systems anyway. You need
to tailor your needs with your mix. Reefkeepers should choose salt very
carefully. Here at www.advancedaquarium.com
we like IO because its extremely consistant with very high quality control
standards they have been making salt at IO longer than anyone except maybe
Forty Fathoms.

Pomacanthus
www.advancedaquarium.com








"Groovok" wrote in message
news:6inJf.147$HU.136@trnddc04...
What's the Best Salt out there when setting up a new Sal****er tank? I've
heard and read so many different things.. my friend swears by Tropic Marin
... my other friends swear on Kent.. any suggestions... I want to set up a
90 gallon fish only tank over the next like two weeks with a Naso Tang, a
Picasso Trigger and maybe one or two other fish.. I have a excellent
wet/dry filter ready to go...but want to make sure a get a descent salt..
i'm going to have a very very thin layer of reef sand (less than half inch
deep) on the bottom. I want a couple of Chocolate chip Stars in the tank
as well..

Thats great to be able to throw perfectly good salt away due to not
wanting to store or measure it. There has been a few times I sure
wished I had just 1/2 cup more salt..........Its not a big deal to add
a little salt or water to adjust........at least not to me. And a
buck saved is a buck I can spend on other things instea dof buying the
same thing in "exact" quanitity at a later date....Gues I am just a
pack rat and too frugal to trash something that way... To each their
own.




On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:11:27 GMT, George Patterson
wrote:
miskairal wrote:
Why did you throw the rest away?

Well, we guestimated the amount to mix when we set up the tank. Added a bit
later to get the SG correct. That left enough salt in the bucket to make up 50
or 60 gallons of water.

I usually make up about 27 gallons at a time in a big trash can. I usually buy a
box the right size for 25 gallons of water. It all works out ok. I didn't want
to be playing around adding salt a little at a time to get the SG correct for
the next two water changes.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

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The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....

IIRC its something like 30 or 35 years they claim to be making the
salt mix. And the box also claims to be the largest and
oldest.....The only real thing I do not like about Instant Ocean, and
its really a personal thing, is its "Made in France".......at least
thats what the container says that I read last...But the box itself is
made in china, and its pacxkaged and marketed out of Ohio....

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:49:16 -0600, "adv_aqua"
wrote:
I use 6-10 cases per week i.e. 10 cases x 4 bags = 200 Gallons x 10 = 2000
GL week of Instant Ocean because it dissolves well on site. As a 20 yr
sal****er vetern I have tried all the mixes - there are subtle differences
between all of them, and quality control and consistency of mix are what you
pay for in more expensive mixes. Also the quantity of trace elements,
strontium for ex is very $ and not necessary for FO systems anyway. You need
to tailor your needs with your mix. Reefkeepers should choose salt very
carefully. Here at www.advancedaquarium.com
we like IO because its extremely consistant with very high quality control
standards they have been making salt at IO longer than anyone except maybe
Forty Fathoms.

Pomacanthus
www.advancedaquarium.com








"Groovok" wrote in message
news:6inJf.147$HU.136@trnddc04...
What's the Best Salt out there when setting up a new Sal****er tank? I've
heard and read so many different things.. my friend swears by Tropic Marin
... my other friends swear on Kent.. any suggestions... I want to set up a
90 gallon fish only tank over the next like two weeks with a Naso Tang, a
Picasso Trigger and maybe one or two other fish.. I have a excellent
wet/dry filter ready to go...but want to make sure a get a descent salt..
i'm going to have a very very thin layer of reef sand (less than half inch
deep) on the bottom. I want a couple of Chocolate chip Stars in the tank
as well..



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The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....