Instant Ocean Sea Salt (10 gal)

Fast shipping and a great value for the money. I will order and use this company agian

Ive been a saltwater hobbyist (45 gallon) for almost 10 years now and since the very beginning have been using this brand of salt with no problems at all. The pricing is always competitive compared to other name brands but the salt to me is always the same no matter which brand you go with. To mix this salt I use R/O water in a glass jar, pour in the salt and then fill with water. I shake it for a few seconds and let it sit till the salt dissolves. When the salt dissolves I start pouring slowly into the tank and measuring the salt amount with my meter. Other brand name salts that compare to this one are smaller grained and dissolve faster but for me, I have no issue waiting and Ive noticed that on occasion over the years passed that if I do get impatient and pour some undissolved salt into the tank it doesnt seem to harm the fish or coral- some salts are not recommended to pour directly into the tank without dissolving first like I mention above in a glass jar with R/O water. Overall I favor this brand and have used it for so many years that switching now seems pointless. Id recommend to others as Ive had no problems with this product over the years.

Made tank come alive with water chsnges

I am happy with this product I will provoke never have to buy salt for my hermit crabs agin.

I have been a reef keeper for over twenty years. I have tried virtually every salt, and this is still probably the most cost effective and consistent salt options around. It will leave residue in a mixing station, but that never seems to impact fish or corals. It just means if you use a mixing station you will probably have to clean it out every so often.

The product, instant ocean, is great. I use it in my live shrimp tank. I sometimes keep over 1000 shrimp, and the instant ocean does the trick. My problem is I mistakenly ordered it from Amazon on there recurring delivery. This means you get the product every month. I decided to cancel this order after 3 months. The cancel option only cancels for one month, and then you start getting the product again. Amazon, how do I cancel recurring delivery?!?!

Excellent in every way. Negatives: pricey. Instructions are not very good. Experienced aquarists, however, will have no problems using it. Despite all that, it remains one of the best salts of its kind.

I do water changes, 4 gallons a week. For some reason, its never on par with the directions. I have to do 2 1/2 cups to get it to 1.025. But Ive been using Instant Ocean for years and never had salinity shock.

The packaging looked a little rough, like it had been moved around a few times but there were no punctures or holes so the product is fully intact and usable. This was at a great price. It was not the type for reef aquariums, I did not need that type so I had to search for this original formula that seems to be hard to find in Columbus Ohio for some reason. This item was exactly the type that I was looking for and at a great price.

Great for fish only tanks. May be obvious to some but I learned the hard way that this salt doesn’t have nearly enough calcium or magnesium for a reef tank or to sustain coralline algae. Switch to reef crystals :)