Reef Crystals Salt Mix

Just recently switched over to this product. I am getting great results with this mix. Steady parameters on each water change.

Been using this mix for years.. 20% water change every two weeks.. I never have problems and my levels stay consistent all the time.
Great Product

my calcium stays at 450ppm, Magnesium Stays at 1350ppm so thats 2 things i dont dose for. Over all GREAT salt. does take a few to get it mixed right. but never had cloudy water over it.

I habe used Io and Reef Crystals in the past on my reef tanks. RC worked well for years and I love the price. I started having issues with really high alk 14 dkh and brown water wirh newly mixed saltwater and 0 tds RODI. 3 buckets in a row had this issue for me and LFS. Maybe just a bad batch but I stopped using it after that. Considering trying it again to fill my new reef tank. Gave it 4 stars becuase of the years I used it with success.

I like this salt and have used it for years. It mixes quick, is not clumpy and I get good results using it.

Been using it in my reef for ten years I'm currently going to try out Red Sea just because it was on sale but I'm sure I will be going back tho

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This is the only salt mix I've never used, and I've never had any issues with coral or fish health. Plenty of calcium. But the bucket first then refill the bucket with the bags from the 200 gal box. Only gave 4 stars because it takes several hours after mixing for the water to become clear. I mix my water in a barrel with a heater and pump and if I wait more than a few days to do a water change, this light brown build up starts coating the heater and pump. I assume it is calcium precipitation. I have never tried another salt brand, so I don't know if this is normal. If you are not a procrastinator, than this shouldn't affect you

I used about all of the salts out there and have had good results with Reef Crystals. The biggest reason that I stopped using it is that you get less per bag then other brands. A singe 50 gallon bag makes between 40-45 gallons of water for me. With Kent, I get a solid 50 gallons. In addition, the RC bags do not have a zip-lock feature which tends to be messier and absorbs more moisture from the air. Just not a good value IMO.

Years ago, when I first got into the marine aquarium-keeping hobby, there weren't many choices in salt mixes available to marine aquarists - Instant Ocean, being one of the very few I was aware of. So, when I recently got involved in reef aquarium keeping, I naturally gravitated to the brand that was familiar to me, and started with IO - Reef Crystals. While I don't want to be unfair to IO, which is one of the lowest-priced options on the market, the hardest part of getting my aquarium readied for reef livestock has been achieving targeted water chemistry parameters to adjust for the types of animals I hope to stock my tank with. It has been a huge source of frustration - constantly trying to balance the effects of one additive after another in order to mimic the animals' natural habitats as closely as possible. I have had to use magnesium supplements as well as buffers (Reef Buffer and Eight . four). And my pH would be at 8.3 for approximately 30 - 45 mins, until it again dropped to around 8.09. In all fairness, I'm using a couple of other new-to-me products (reef saver rock, and Ocean Direct Live Sand). I'm not sure if either or both of those products may have contributed to my issues. However, I have recently switched to Red Sea Coral Pro Salt. In my short time in this genre of the marine aquarium keeping hobby, I have tried several Red Sea products and have come to love and trust them. The RS Coral Pro salt mix is one of my favorites. Thank you, Red Sea!!!

I use this a lot but you really need to check your PH before doing your water change. I mix it a few days in advance and the PH averages 8.16.

I have only two complaints about this product, the first is that some of the crystals seem to stick around as a thin flake, but they do eventually dissolve. The other is that after the salt is removed from the packaging and stored it cakes up as if it were in a humid room. But i live in Colorado and humidity doesn't really occur here, so that was/is a little mystifying. But other than that it is still salt and works exactly like you want it to.