Need advice on salt and substrate

[ReganY]

Way too many brands out there. Just want to see what people recommend. I'm looking for crushed coral and salt that's good for reefing.

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[Craigdillman]

Id start a poll....

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

Id start a poll....

+1

[ReganY]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

Id start a poll....

It's a good idea, unfortunately I don't even know which brands to start with. Was hoping for input.

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[spit.fire]

Coarse gravel, thin layer. Don't buy the live stuff, its a rip off


As far as salt goes it depends on a lot of factors ;
What kind of corals you want to keep
How often are you going to do water changes (not how often you plan to)
Are you willing to dose
What size of tank and what kind of budget do you have
Are you premixing the day or week before or mixing before you do the water change (I don't reccomend this)

[ReganY]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Coarse gravel, thin layer. Don't buy the live stuff, its a rip off


As far as salt goes it depends on a lot of factors ;
What kind of corals you want to keep
How often are you going to do water changes (not how often you plan to)
Are you willing to dose
What size of tank and what kind of budget do you have
Are you premixing the day or week before or mixing before you do the water change (I don't reccomend this)

That's quiet the list of what ifs. Although I do plan on doing water changes once or twice a month. I would like lps and sps corals. I'd probably mix when I need to.

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[WarDog]

I think people put too much emphasis on which salt to use.

[spit.fire]

I just buy whatever is expensive

[ReganY]

Originally Posted by WarDog

I think people put too much emphasis on which salt to use.

Fair enough, does that mean all salts are equal? And as the saying goes, "most expensive is not always the best". I mean there must be a balance of price vs quality right?

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[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by ReganY

Fair enough, does that mean all salts are equal? And as the saying goes, "most expensive is not always the best". I mean there must be a balance of price vs quality right?

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no matter what salt you pick, someone is gonna have a bad experience story about it

if you dont premix your salt the day before tho i would recommend finding something that mixes fast