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    Salt?

    Which salt do you prefer? I'm getting ready to start mixing to fill my 90 gal tank and 55 gal sump/'fuge.

    Thanks, Tom

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    I use AquaCraft bio-sea marine mix.. I have used it for all of my tanks the entire time I have been in SW. There might be better products but I have not had an issue. I don't change things and upset balance in my tank needlessly.
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    red sea coral pro...used reef crystals, it didnt test well IMO

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    I use Coralife now. I used to use Red Sea Coral pro
    but I received 2 busted buckets(from shipping) in a row so I switched
    to Coralife a little cheaper, a little less salt but it comes
    in 3 seperate bags per bucket. It has worked well so far

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    Thanks to all of you for your input! I just ordered a bucket of red Sea Coral Pro. I believe it will suit my needs. (I hope the bucket doesn't get broken in shipping!)

    Thanks again, Tom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Iron E View Post
    Thanks to all of you for your input! I just ordered a bucket of red Sea Coral Pro. I believe it will suit my needs. (I hope the bucket doesn't get broken in shipping!)

    Thanks again, Tom
    Very good choice. i never had a single problem with the buckets in shipping, and i used A LOT of buckets with my old system !!
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    I guess I just had bad luck twice in a row. I bought the salt from dr. fosters
    & smith and I live in Florida. I didn't have a problem from the first 5 buckets
    but when I had to keep calling customer service for credit I thought that salt
    just wasn't for me I guess. I was out of salt and it takes 4-5 for them to get me
    salt so I switched.It wasn't because of the quality of the salt.

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    You know, I think that square buckets take up less space but a cylinder has more structural integrity.
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    I use IO. Instant Ocean Sea Salt - 200 gallon Pro Size box | Marine Salt | Salt Mixes | Aquarium - ThatPetPlace.com.
    I ordered a 200G Pro box that contains 4 50G bags. I bought it at ThatPetPlace.com in PA. It was inexpensive and it allows me to reuse the buckets I already have. I've been using it for over 3 years w/o any problems.

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