Most Popular Saltwater Mix
Saltwater Mix
Saltwater is essential for the survival of corals, fishes, and invertebrates. Different salt mix provides different levels of elements needed to support the growth of corals.
The traditional salt mix seeks to achieve the natural seawater element level. The top-tier salt mix elevates some of the key elements such as calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium. This elevation may help promote the growth of corals. If you have a fish-only tank, there would be little benefits in the elevated elements.
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All salt mixes will support marine life just fine but which is the most popular?
I’ve based this solely on sales volume from Amazon.com which is the larger retailer in the US. The only true way to know sales volume would be to obtain it from the manufacturer however I doubt the manufacturer will release this information.
Let me just stress that the most popular does not mean the most desired. The most desired may be one that is out of budget for the everyday hobbyist.
To look at this further, I’ve determined popularity based on the 5-gallon bucket and the traditional box and will break it down into those two categories.
Bucket vs Box
Which should you get?
In most cases, the box will produce more saltwater when compared to the bucket. If you need a few buckets to use around the house, or for water changes, you may prefer the bucket option. I personally get the one that is on sale.
Let’s take a look at the table below to see which item is the most popular on Amazon.com.
Bucket
- Contains essential ocean reef elements in concentrations greater than those found in natural sea water
- Recommended specific gravity range – 1.020-1.026 at 77ᵒ F | Note – 1.4 lbs. of Reef Crystals is formulated to create 5 gallons of saltwater at a specific gravity of 1.021
- Coral pro salt is the ideal salt mix for reef aquariums, encouraging accelerated, healthy growth and enhanced vitality of all corals
- All corals build their skeletons by absorbing the major, minor and trace elements that they need from the surrounding water
- Shown that the ratio between calcium/magnesium/carbonates is paramount for the corals to efficiently takes these elements from the water and grow
- Tropic marin pro reef 200 galloon-bucket
- Pharmaceutical grade sea salt especially for modern reef aquaria
- Country Of Origin : United States
- The Package Height Of The Product Is 36 Centimeters
- Complete Professional Marine Salt Mix for Reef or Fish Only Systems
- Contains All Essential Major, Minor & Trace Elements
- Precision salt blend for use in all marine and reef aquariums
- Replicates natural seawater ratios of all major, minor and trace elements
Boxes
- Number 1 choice of hobbyists, public aquariums and scientific research facilities
- Fast dissolving
- Contains essential ocean reef elements in concentrations greater than those found in natural sea water
- Recommended specific gravity range – 1.020-1.026 at 77ᵒ F | Note – 1.4 lbs. of Reef Crystals is formulated to create 5 gallons of saltwater at a specific gravity of 1.021
- Precision salt blend for use in all marine and reef aquariums
- Replicates natural seawater ratios of all major, minor and trace elements
- Precision salt blend for use in all marine and reef aquariums
- Replicates natural seawater ratios of all major, minor and trace elements
- SEA SALT: Seachem’s Vibrant Sea is a highly concentrated blend of synthetic sea salts formulated for marine and reef aquariums.
- FORMULA: Vibrant Sea contains all essential major, minor, and trace components found in natural seawaters, plus the added advantage of enhanced potassium levels.
My personal favorite is the Red Sea Reef Crystal brand since I get get the 160-gallon bucket for around $39 when on sale.
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