Salt for a Fluval evo 13.5

[FrostyWriter021]

I have been using Tropic Marin but it comes with a big price tag. I have heard of a lot of people have good success with reef crystals. All I have coral wise is a hammer, dunkin, zoas and a mushroom and gsp. Do you think it would be ok to go with reef crystals? I also use a Nicrew 50 w light that I just purchased, I got it on Tuesday.

 

[lil sumpin]

RC is pretty inexpensive and effective

 

[FrostyWriter021]

RC is pretty inexpensive and effective

what are the parameters with reef crystal?

 

[FrostyWriter021]

what are the parameters with reef crystal?

talking about the coral bucket the orange one

 

[lil sumpin]

Yep, orange bucket. Mixing 35ppt and I'm getting around 9.5 alk and 450 cal

 

[Idech]

Reef crystals will result in high alkalinity. Regular Instant ocean is better for alkalinity but low for cal and mag. I use it but increase both.

 

[FrostyWriter021]

Yep, orange bucket. Mixing 35ppt and I'm getting around 9.5 alk and 450 cal

would it be ok to go to that from topic marine

 

[lil sumpin]

I've read some threads here saying that RC mixes to be 11 dKh, if I recall correct that was as high as I saw but it's strange the bucket of RC i'm using has always been 9-10 dkH.

 

[Roatan Reef]

When the vast majority of LFS and major aquarium displays use Reef Crystals, What more do you need to know? It's waaaay cheaper too.

 

[FrostyWriter021]

When the vast majority of LFS and major aquarium displays use Reef Crystals, What more do you need to know? It's waaaay cheaper too.

do you use reef crystal?

 

[NotReefsafe]

I use IO RC in my 15g nano with duncans, gsp, torch, alveopora, etc for 1.5 years with success thus far.

 

[FrostyWriter021]

I use IO RC in my 15g nano with duncans, gsp, torch, alveopora, etc for 1.5 years with success thus far.

where do you buy it, I know with most salts there is a plant in a country somewhere were you shouldn't buy salt from them since it could be faulty. My local fish store I am not sure were they get it but I have never had issues with the salt I have previously gotten.