IO vs. Reef Crystals

Getting ready to make a food order from DFS. Whenever I do order from them I like to add a couple of buckets of salt as the additional shipping charges are insignificant. (They base shipping on total price of order)


Today price of salt:

Instant Ocean 160 gallon mix [STRIKE]$36.99[/STRIKE] $29.59

Reef Crystals 160 gallon mix [STRIKE]$39.99 [/STRIKE] $31.99



Know we have been down this road before, but don't recall results.

I have been a long, long user of IO.

Question: What does "Reef Crystals" give you that IO does not. And, correspondingly, is it worth the extra couple of $.

 

I remember the thread Scott and the majority uses IO. I have noticed thou that the mixes that come blended for "reefs" is better. The Cal, Mag, Sr and buffer levels are a higher than the others.

 

what kind of tank are you going to be using your salt for if it is reef I would recomend tropic marin or oceanic they are the best salts on the market curently

however if you are running a fowlr tank or fo then io is perfect for ya

reef crystals and the other salts I mentioned all have higher basic elements than IO this includes mg and ca and several others

marc

 

parameters @ 35ppt
I/O: Ca 350, dKH 12, Mg 1070
RC: Ca 420, dKH 12, Mg 1260

highest Ca:
oceanic: Ca 580, 8.5 dKH, Mg 1650

highest dKH:
IO and RC

highest Mg:
oceanic

 

Great stats RG, did you do a survey on all those brands of salt? You tested each one?

 

google "reef crystal salt parameters" and see what you come up with from the different sites that pop up

 

so rg what salt mix do you use?

 

RG uses hand made german salt crystals from a secret supplier in the european mountains..........each crystal is hand inspected and tested for proper additive levels and easy dissolving............

 

Sounds VERY expensive, must be a cop thing.