Reefers Best Salt

intarsiabox · #1 11-09-2009, 02:16 AM

I wasn't sure that the free shipping at JL's would apply to heavy items such as salt. I guess this is not the case?

Thanks for the replies!

fencer · #2 11-09-2009, 02:39 AM

Free shipping...nope

intarsiabox · #3 11-09-2009, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fencer

Free shipping...nope

I thought it was too good to be true.

I just went onto JL's website and put 2 buckets (to get the over $100 free shipping) in my cart to see about shipping and it came out to $43.00 not $0.00. I'll see what Marine Aquaria sells it for next week.

globaldesigns · #4 11-09-2009, 02:58 AM

I just did the same thing, shipping was $43... Wow, I guess they don't sell much salt then... I buy everything else from them. I think JL needs to rework things for salt and heavier items.

I guess, get your LFS to bring some in... Personally I feel Reefer's Best is overrated. I run a full Zeovit system but use Reef Crystals and have never had an issue. And the salt is about 40% cheaper.

leducreef · #5 11-09-2009, 03:04 AM

it was around $100 for it at marine aqua but if you tell them its 89 at j&l i am shure thay will match it
it is also on backorder at j&l

on a side note i used one case of it on my frag system running zeovit i felt it was a wast of money
same results with io or coralife for half the price

intarsiabox · #6 11-09-2009, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by leducreef

it was around $100 for it at marine aqua but if you tell them its 89 at j&l i am shure thay will match it
it is also on backorder at j&l

on a side note i used one case of it on my frag system running zeovit i felt it was a wast of money
same results with io or coralife for half the price

No better eh? I'm using Seachem Reef Salt right now and it's OK but I don't like my alk readings from it. Also even with 2-pt dosing my corals are growing very slow IMO so I thought I would try something new. What brand are you using now? Seems like I should just go back to IO and continue dosing.

globaldesigns · #7 11-09-2009, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by intarsiabox

No better eh? I'm using Seachem Reef Salt right now and it's OK but I don't like my alk readings from it. Also even with 2-pt dosing my corals are growing very slow IMO so I thought I would try something new. What brand are you using now? Seems like I should just go back to IO and continue dosing.

I would go to IO or Reef Crystals... In my opinion, this is the grandfather of all salts... It has been around forever and they remain in the market all these years, while other salts come and go. So they must be half decent. I use it because it works well and because they are nothing new.

Binare · #8 11-09-2009, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by intarsiabox

No better eh? I'm using Seachem Reef Salt right now and it's OK but I don't like my alk readings from it. Also even with 2-pt dosing my corals are growing very slow IMO so I thought I would try something new. What brand are you using now? Seems like I should just go back to IO and continue dosing.

What kit are you using to test your alk with seachem? I use seachem as well and love it. Anything other then a seachem test kit will report way low. Seachem I believe is the only kit that tests for borate, the major contributer to alk in their reef salt, and in the ocean. Its a great salt with an odd albeit natural quirk.

BlueTang<3 · #9 11-09-2009, 03:15 AM

100 or 110 a box