Is Kent Reef Marine Any Good?

[simonas]

I had to buy a different salt as my LFS didn;t have the Tropic Marin I usually use
I bought a bag of Kent Reef Marine as thats the only other one they had that I had heard of

Does anyone use it and is it any good?

 

[ozzie2011]

Hi, I have used it in the past with no issues. Saying that I have not had a problem with any salt to be honest, Tropic, red sea etc. I also always seem to get a different brand lol

 

[DIVEPHOTO]

Hi Buddy .. i use the same salt ( i'm a newbie so it's only about 10 weeks) . it works good , My clowns , blenny and polyps are all doing fine .
Never tryed anything else but it works for me

 

[seffieuk]

Always a good way to tell is looking at the salt content - I usually check the calcium and Mag levels

Seffie x

 

[simonas]

cheers Seffie its the calcium content I'm after?

do you happen to know which salt is the best for the calcium content? seeing as mines always low

 

[sorgan]

I use red sea and it's pretty high at 480 at 1.025 I believe.

 

[seffieuk]

cheers Seffie its the calcium content I'm after?

do you happen to know which salt is the best for the calcium content? seeing as mines always low

With thanks to Muzzy for these results - i'm afraid I cant link to the original trial

Seachem Reef Salt
Calcium - 545ppm
Magnesium - 1425ppm

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D-D H20
Calcium - 415ppm
Magnesium - 1350ppm

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Red Sea Coral Salt
Calcium - 405ppm
Magnesium - 1170ppm

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Hobby Marin
Calcium - 300ppm
Magnesium - 1080ppm

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Korallen Zucht Reefers Best Salt
Calcium - 400ppm
Magnesium - 1170ppm

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Tropic Marin
Calcium - 350ppm
Magnesium - 1200ppm

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Tropic Marin Trade Salt
Calcium - 340ppm
Magnesium - 1140ppm

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Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt
Calcium - 400ppm
Magnesium - 1050ppm

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Reef Crystals
Calcium - 480ppm
Magnesium - 1290ppm

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Instant Ocean
Calcium - 365ppm
Magnesium - 1230ppm

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AquaMedic
Calcium - 485ppm
Magnesium - 1050ppm
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