question about salt

I found this on RC if it's any help.
All I can say is they were all tested under the same
conditions, with a number of different brand test kits, using the same
methods for each test. I believe these numbers are reasonably what you
can expect from these salts mixed at 35 ppt or 1.0264
 
[table]


Calcium   
Alkalinity   
Magnesium

Aquatic Gardens
   430
   8
   1240

CoraLife
   560
   9
   1380

Crystal Sea Marinemix   
   340
   9
   1050

Crystal Sea Marinemix Bio-Assay   
   340
   9
   1050

Instant Ocean   
   350
   12
   1070

Kent   
   540
   11
   1200

Marine Environment
   480
   7.5
   1450

Oceanic
   580
   8.5
   1650

OceanPure
   510
   10
   1320

Red Sea
   400
   8
   1300

Red Sea Coral Pro
   490
   7
   1300

Reef Crystals
   420
   12
   1260

SeaChem Marine Salt
   500
   10
   1400

SeaChem Reef Salt
   540
   10
   1450

Tropic Marin
   375
   10
   1230

Tropic Marin Pro Reef
   450
   8.5
   1380
Tunze Reef Salt
   420
   9.5
   1350


[/table]

 

Here is the linky to that thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/...genumber=1

 

Are you happy with your current results? If it works, keep using it. Salts vary in makeup. Most salts will need some kind of boosting whether it be calcium, magnesium or alkalinity. It comes down to personal preference and which parameters you don't mind adjusting.

 

I always had good luck with coralife. I got the most coraline growth with it and I always seemed to have pretty stable parameters. I used IO for my fish only setup as it was cheaper and you will find Reef Crystals to be about the most popular brand within the club.

 

There's already been a pretty good discussion of Salt on here with lots of good info & opinions.
You can view the thread here: Salt Discussion Thread
-JB