The best salt ever

[Myka]

I have used many different brands of salt over the years, and I have never found there to be any difference in my tank's inhabitants. The only difference I have found is ease of mixing, and whether you need to dose to get the params right on the waterchange water. For these reasons, I use IO which is still cheaper even after dosing, and only takes a whopping 45 secs of my time to dose.

So...for those of you who think there really IS a "best" salt, what difference does it make on your inhabitants? WHY do you think your chosen salt is best? Do you have a justifiable reason? If there is justifiable reasoning behind spending $100+ on a bucket of salt (and I don't find lack of dosing a justifiable reason), then I may be compelled to try out one of the newer brands that have hit the market recently.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Myka

I have used many different brands of salt over the years, and I have never found there to be any difference in my tank's inhabitants. The only difference I have found is ease of mixing, and whether you need to dose to get the params right on the waterchange water. For these reasons, I use IO which is still cheaper even after dosing, and only takes a whopping 45 secs of my time to dose.

So...for those of you who think there really IS a "best" salt, what difference does it make on your inhabitants? WHY do you think your chosen salt is best? Do you have a justifiable reason? If there is justifiable reasoning behind spending $100+ on a bucket of salt (and I don't find lack of dosing a justifiable reason), then I may be compelled to try out one of the newer brands that have hit the market recently.

1+ here well said

[awa1979]

Originally Posted by Myka

I have used many different brands of salt over the years, and I have never found there to be any difference in my tank's inhabitants. The only difference I have found is ease of mixing, and whether you need to dose to get the params right on the waterchange water. For these reasons, I use IO which is still cheaper even after dosing, and only takes a whopping 45 secs of my time to dose.

So...for those of you who think there really IS a "best" salt, what difference does it make on your inhabitants? WHY do you think your chosen salt is best? Do you have a justifiable reason? If there is justifiable reasoning behind spending $100+ on a bucket of salt (and I don't find lack of dosing a justifiable reason), then I may be compelled to try out one of the newer brands that have hit the market recently.

I agree with you.

Not to mention IO is used by many public aquariums. I myself just can't justify $70+ on a bucket of salt when dosing works just as well.