Instant Ocean Sea Salt (10 gal)

This salt mix has been around since the beginning of time. It is affordable, mixes up easily and quickly with no reside in the container, and it is consistent. I have used this in fish only systems along with reef setups. It works equally well with both. If you have a soft coral or LPS tank there is really no need to be using more expensive salt mixes. Unless you have a lot of LPS and SPS corals, at which point it does not matter what salt mix you buy because you will be dosing daily or weekly anyway. The best deal is the 200 gallon box when it is on sale for $40, and if you have prime it ships for free. How much better can a deal get?

Based on my mixing it seemed to come up short of 50 gallons. Specific gravity is lower than should be. Now I get the fun chore of trying raise it little by little by little as not to waste what I made then start playing the little by little of RO. May have been me. Who knows?

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 :)

I wanted something consistent and cheap for hatching brine shrimp. This product worked fine for my purpose. 1 tablespoon per litre and Im done. should last me at least a year before I need a refill. Feels slightly wet, but it doesnt affect my purpose.

Is it the best salt out there, no. Is it the best salt out there in this price range, heck yes. I have used instant ocean sea salt since 2010 and it has not let me down. Always mix your salt water separate from your tank test it before you do a water change. It’s that easy. This product will deliver the right salt and mineral quantities every time.

Made tank come alive with water chsnges

the ONLY down side to this is that it tends to leave some scale in the mixing container-very consistent- Ive been using this and Fritz products for 30+ years

Alternatives like even instant oceanss Reef Crystals, dont work as well and raise values like calcium and alkalinity beyond what you would really want. In cases like this, plain is better. Stick to standard Instant Ocean if you want best effect for your reef/saltwater aquarium.

This stuff mixes so easily. And devolves fast. I recomend it for beginners and experts. The salinity levels are easy and accurate. Adjusting the levels are easy too.

Great product. Cheaper on here then in store. Would highly recommend.