Changed to Red Sea blue bucket, happy so far!

[BriDroid]

I started my tank with Tropic Marin Pro Reef, but since it's only a 10 gallon, and I use about 1 gallon per week, I order the small box. The small box of Pro Reef is impossible to get anywhere for some reason? I've been looking at alternatives, and settled on the blue bucket. Parameters are close to Pro Reef, which is what I've decided to run my tank at. I got a 55 gallon bucket of the "improved formula" and mixed some up today. I was impressed with how fast it mixed until clear. Pro Reef was very fast at dissolving and turning clear, blue bucket is just as fast if not 30 seconds faster. Exactly 1/2 level measuring cup to 1 gallon RO/DI water mixed to 1.026.

I'm going to do some calcium and alkalinity tests on it later tonight just to double check.

 

[SliceGolfer]

Here's an interesting study comparing many salt brands. RS Blue is a solid choice!

The Ultimate Salt Test

I wanted to get this thread up and going before the holidays soak up all my time. I did a live YouTube with Deven from ReefDudes going over things but it is about 1.5 hours long. I will write up a more detailed explanation here in this first post soon. I am a hobbyist first and foremost. I have...

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