Newbie could use some pointers

[WuHT]

Originally Posted by reefwars

like myka said i too would go with h2Ocean i find it to be a better quality salt for a little more and a better quality salt goes along way

really ? The way I see it h2ocean looks to be almost double the price of IO, with seachem in between (judging by the prices @ JL). Now I suppose the value (not the cost) of the salt is something more in the eye of the beholder, and i'm willing to try it out, but i'm just curious more about the part where you said it was for only" a little more". Obviously if you guys know a good deal i'm all ear

[reefwars]

the way i see it is you pay for what you get, to me an extra 30 bucks isnt much when im only using 12gallons of saltwater a week so a pale does me quite a while i can see price being a problem if you need to make a couple tankloads in a hurry. i use to use instant ocean but after visiting some other peoples tanks the proof is in the puddin, ill only use two kinds now h2ocean or reefers best.im sure others will ring in the exact differences as some have been testing to see whats better but i bet the majority of the better tanks are using h2ocean cheers

[reefwars]

even though IO is cheaper it needs more trace elements added, calcium the big one as far as i know......