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12-21-2007, 11:29 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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Salt?
Not sure if this is the right place to be postin this question, but where is the best place to order salt for a reef tank?
Price and quality...
Also is there a lot of difference between the more expensive brands of salt, I've been told to stay away from the cheaper, lesser known brands.
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12-22-2007, 12:18 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Dr fosters and smith. they will ship one to X amount of buckets to your door for $14.99 and their prices on the salt are good to begin with. I dont know how big your tank is but I order ten buckets at a time..........all shipped to my door for $14.99
I use reef crystals FWIW
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...=0016882000000
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12-22-2007, 06:07 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: new york city
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same here
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Originally Posted by Fly Guy
Dr fosters and smith. they will ship one to X amount of buckets to your door for $14.99 and their prices on the salt are good to begin with. I dont know how big your tank is but I order ten buckets at a time..........all shipped to my door for $14.99
I use reef crystals FWIW
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...=0016882000000 |
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12-22-2007, 08:30 AM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: houston
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me three.
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12-22-2007, 08:33 AM
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Enjoy it now
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Chattanooga, TN
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plus, you can take a printout of drs foster/smith prices to petco or petsmart and they might match prices ...that'll save you shipping  |
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12-22-2007, 08:34 AM
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Montis 'R Us
Join Date: Oct 2005
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12-22-2007, 08:35 AM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Originally Posted by DarthOcellaris
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plus, you can take a printout of drs foster/smith prices to petco or petsmart and they might match prices ...that'll save you shipping |
Petco won't match prices, but Petsmart will. I've always had success with that, but they only carry a few brands of salt.
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12-22-2007, 09:46 AM
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My Kitty Cleans My Glass!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: VA
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Yep Foster the way to go. I ordered a bunch and im still missing one. I am sure they will take care of me on it, if not im still ahead with there good pricing.
Mike
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12-22-2007, 10:08 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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thank you for the info, i really appreciate it  |
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12-22-2007, 10:14 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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pet smart huh... I'm going to go to pet smarrt today to see if they will match prices, right now dr foster and smith is selling reef crystal 150 gal mix for $31.99.
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12-22-2007, 10:16 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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Check your LFS too. I have one that sells buckets of instant ocean as cheap as online sites, and no shipping cost to worry about. Plus, for people like me who don't plan well in advance, it's nice to be able to go pick up more salt when you realize you don't have enough to do your water change.
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12-22-2007, 10:19 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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so it seems as though everybody here uses reef crystals. am i assuming correctly
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12-22-2007, 10:20 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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Check your LFS too. I have one that sells buckets of instant ocean as cheap as online sites, and no shipping cost to worry about. Plus, for people like me who don't plan well in advance, it's nice to be able to go pick up more salt when you realize you don't have enough to do your water change.
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12-22-2007, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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Originally Posted by wbailey0035
so it seems as though everybody here uses reef crystals. am i assuming correctly
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Instant Ocean remains the most popular salt to use. Please don't ask which one is better 
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