Comments: I have had Instant Ocean, cheap buy for $51.00/ 175 Gallons, I learned a lesson with swiching SG, algea broom and worst, lost some of my SPS. So I called Marine Depot for recommendations, I got advised from expert....switching to Tropic Marine Pro. I switched 30% water change from Istant Ocean to Tropic Marin...and resulted paid off. My SPS seems happier, so my advised to folks out there :" I don't try to save 40 bucks of salt when it costs you more than 200 buck of coral..."

Comments: Great salt,salt mixed fast not cloudy like other brand's,Tank water is more clear,All test's are right on.

Comments: I have been using this product for many yrs and well have had very good success, even with some of my bad husbandry practices, and well the salt always comes thru in the end good stuff, a bit exp $$$ but I think u get what u pay for :) .....

Comments: By far the best salt we have used. Maintains most reef systems with little or no additional additives. @ 90.00 a bucket by far the most expensive, but for a reason, it's good salt.

Comments: This is the only salt that I will use. I had used a couple of different brand before, but Pro Reef gives me the best quality. They have the best trace elements, all my corals grows and are very happy living in this water.

Comments: I have been using Marin Pro in my mixed reef for about 10 months now, and I am very happy. My Ca, Alk, Mg, and pH all seem more stable after switching. Granted, I do not have SPS at this time.

Comments: I have used this salt in the past, but I started buying salt from my local pet store, just because it was cheaper. OOPS!!! I will never do that again. Wow the difference is obvious in my corals when I use Pro reef! I was using coral life and it is not even close! I think my fish are even more active. I stopped in to see an old frined and looked at their tank and it looked so good! I asked what they were adding to the tank to make it look so good and they said Nothing! Just using Tropic Marine Pro reef and changing 5% of the water every monday moring. I knew what my tank had been missing! If you are not sure just give it a try, you will not be let down!!! My kids are even noticing the differences.

Comments: I had several problems with BrightWell Aquatics and Instant Ocean. They both seemed to have excess pH swings and algae blooms. Running the lights for 4 hours a day, adding a phosphate reactor, changing the water 20% weekly... nothing could eliminate the algae. Finally I noticed a difference after the second 20% water change with Tropic Marine Pro Reef. Now I am actually keeping SPS successfully.

Comments: Tropic Marin Pro Reef Sea Salt seems to be the best available salt. Yeah, a bit pricey, but if you have a coral heavy reef tank, it is so worth it. Much better price ratio for the 200gl buckets than boxes. Keeps the levels where they need to be of all the elements and limits need for other supplemented elements. I use it for weekly 50gl water changes on a 225gl tank / 440 gl system. It disolves fast and leaves very little residue at the bottom of the mixing barrel compared to other brands I've tried. And I've tried lots over the years, which have left a lot of residue and dont mix as well or as fast.

Comments: just switched over from neo marine, very good texture dissolves very well... all my perameters are spot on, i've read nothing but good reviews on this salt, now i will give it my full endorsement!!!

Comments: Been useing Tropic Marin Pro Reef since it came out. Have tried other brands, always come back to Pro Reef. Never had a bad batch, but have with other brands. Always get consistant results no matter how much I mix up, read the info on some other brands. One brand I recently used because Tropic Marin was out of stock had an insert warning to mix entire bucket at one time or thoroughly mix entire bucket of salt before useing smaller amounts.

Comments: I have used several salt mixes through the years to try new ones. I keep coming back to Pro reef. Unlike some other mixes it does not contain solid particles that do not dissolve in the water. This mix is completely transparent with no solids.

Comments: Seems to be a good salt mix. Really brings my calcium levels up when I do a water change however, Magnesium levels are at the lower end of the acceptable range when I test. My Magnesium readings are 1300. I have no phosphate issues. I've been using this for 5 months now since I started the 120 gallon tank. Corals are vibrant and wide open. Fish have all been fine. Coraline Algae is growing well. Two different LFS's said this was the best mix to buy. At first I thought that was just a sales pitch but then when I tried to purchase it from them they said they ran out.

Comments: Pay the extra and get this salt! Leaves no residue or anything in the bottom of buckets. You can actually feel the difference between this and other salt mixes. I switched to this salt about a year ago and will never go back to the others. I have nothing bad to say about this stuff, you will not be disappointed.

Comments: I've had salt water reef tanks for a very long time and I believe that Tropic Marin ProReef is one of the main reasons my tanks are successful. This product provides a balanced nourishing foundation for your reef. I won't put Any other product in my tank!!!!

Comments: Excellent salt! After using it for 2 months the colors of my SPS corals became much more brighter and intense. The magnesium level is 1250, CA- 460, KH- 9.3dKH at 1.024. Used Salifert test kits for measurements.

Comments: Great salt mix. My fish and corals love it.

Comments: not worth the money! magnesium sits below 1200 at .026, i feel ripped off.

Comments: Would definitely not recommend this product. Magnesium levels are way too low, approx 900ppm. Calcium is well under 350. Why would anyone go with this salt? PH and Alkalinity are fine. I switched to Red Sea and am much happier.

Comments: I've been a reefkeeper for @ 13 years and this is the best salt I have encountered, well worth the extra $$$$, especially if running a "nano" tank...mixes crystal clear within seconds...

Comments: Worth the the extra cost. Coraline and coral will grow like crazy. Skeptical at first, but it really made a difference in my tanks.

Comments: Best salt I ever used !!
<br />Don't waste your time and money adding chemicals to other salts. This salt is perfect everytime.

Comments: I've been reef keeping for 6 yrs now and this is the first time I used this salt, and I would say that I don't know what I was thinking for not trying this product sooner...It is the best salt IMO, no powdery residue and no chlorine like smell...it disolved very quickly as soon as it get's into the water. My corals are never been happier and open up really good, even the colors are back...especially my Montipora and zoos. Yes it's a little bit pricey but it's WELL worth it.

Comments: I have been using this salt for the past year and I have little to no algae. My corals have great color and polyp extension. The salt dissolves fast.

Comments: I was looking for a salt to replace the Reefer's best i was using and thought i would try this brand. I've researched a little about this salt on RC and found it's parameters to be in line for what i wanted. It mixed up well and didn't leave that residue in my mixing container like other salt brands. Seems to be pretty good stuff.

Comments: I just restarted my tank with this salt so I dont have any corals yet to judge fully, but it mixes flawlessly- crystal clear and all of my levels are perfect.

Comments: Mag level at 1100, dkh @ 7.0, Iodide level low
<br />the only question I have is why? Have used this product for over a year cant say better than red sea. I have had ph battles with this mix without supplementing mag. Questions abound for all salt mixes but for price of this product is it really "better" ?

Comments: I have been using this salt for almost a year, its quality is constant. I will never use another brand of salt.

Comments: I have used Instant ocean for many years now ,switching to this product I use 1/3 less salt and have double the amount of mineral content.
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Comments: This stuff is great in my opinion the best there is!

Comments: After trying out a couple of other brands, including Seachem's Reef Salt and Red Sea's Reef Salt, I switched to the Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt. I was impressed by how well the salt dissolved (no left overs) and how easily the corals made the transition to the new brand. My water chemistry seems to have improved as well, although longer term testing will be the only way to confirm this (as of the date of this writing I've only done a couple of water changes).

Comments: When I first tried TMP, I bought a 200 gal box and after mixing at 35ppt the magnesium was lower than NSW. I thought that was due to the fact that I did not mix up the entire bucket. Thus, I bought a smaller 32 gal box and mixed the entire box at one time, magnesium was still lower than NSW (around 1150 or so).
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<br />I believe TMP is a high quality salt, but manufacturer has got bump up the magnesium for the amount of $$$ that I'm paying for it.
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<br />I tested magnesium using Elos test kit. I had a friend who tested with Salifert and came up with the same numbers.

Comments: Owners at my frequented LFSs grudgingly told me they use this in their professional displays but sold the cheap crap because thats what hobbists and maintenance crews used - cheap sells. I bought a small box, used RODI H2O & it is amazing. I now add NOTHING to the salt, it dissolves in 10 minutes leaving no residue, and the colors of the SPS/LPS really showed after 2-3 water changes. I do weekly 10% changes and will use nothing else. I now only test for Ca+ & Alk. My expensive corals live & thrive in this stuff. Worth the cost!

Comments: Dissolves before it hits the bottom of the bucket, just like the other tropic marin, and has tons of calcium and added compounds. Always known as the best salt ever. Worth the extra price.

Comments: Without a doubt this salt is the hands down winner when it comes to synthetic sea salt. I originally bought this at a local Store in Orlando, Fl when I was picking up a coral. I had never seen it before or even heard of it and the price was three times higher than any other salt I had bought.
<br />I went ahead though and purchased some and I have not been disappointed since. The results have been nothing less than great. I use to make up water a week in advance in a large Rubbermaid can and after a week the diatoms covered ever in of the can and ruined the water. I don

Comments: The difference in my tanks since using this salt is unbelievable - they are crystal clear and every living thing in each tank is not only thriving but clearly very happy (as am I)!

Comments: Well I have used Red Sea Coral Pro Salt and this salt. Red Sea salt was great dKh 10 Cal-420 1.021. The only reason I switched was because of the residue left over in my mixer after I mixed. Tropic-Marin has no residue after I mix and is very clean but only has a dKh of 7. I questioned them about this on there website and the answer I got was natural seawater is 7 and that is what there salt stays at. I personally like to be higher so I use a dKH additive with this salt.

Comments: This salt dissolves very fast. I used to use Instant Ocean, but that would always leave some white particles/residue behind.
<br />After every water change, I see a remarkable response from all of my hard corals. Dosing calcium/alkalinity alone doesn't seem to keep the growth up.
<br />I worry that continued use of this will leave my bottles of supplements useless.

Comments: I have owned saltwater tanks for over 15years now. The Marine Tropic Pro-Reef Salt is by far the best salt I have ever used.
<br />The only algae that it promotes are purple coralline algae.
<br />With other products I would grow purple coralline on the rocks and a green type of coralline on the glass.
<br />After switching to Marine Tropic Pro Reef, I have noticed the green type of coralline go away and now I only grow the purple coralline on the glass and rocks.
<br />Also, all of my coral is growing like crazy!!
<br />This salt is a little high in cost but well worth it.

Comments: I have used many Salts before and I have never found any that I like until I used Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt on my 200 Gallon Setup About a year ago and I am still using it today and will continue to use it

Comments: This salt is real good stuff. It mixes fast and easy and the water quality is way up in the tank..

Comments: This salt dissolves fairly fast. The trace elements are definitely in there. Only problem I had was with calcium levels and alkalinity once I mixed a batch. Ive done 2 since I bought this product, both times calcium was 500+ and alkalinity was a consistent 2.8 meq/L each time. Sorry, but next time I will be choosing a different brand.

Comments: This salt gives amazing colors to my SPS coral. I like that the dKH buffers at 7-8 and Calcium is around 420ppm. I'm never switching back to Red Sea Pro Coral after seeing great results with Tropic Marin Pro Reef!

Comments: the best salt i have used. other mixes gave me problems ranging from inconsistent parameter levels to weird funky algae growing every time i did a water change.
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<br />coral color and growth couldnt be better!
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<br />i highly recommend this salt!

Comments: For a long time I relied on additives to keep my Calcium and Magnesium levels up. Then I discovered Tropic Marin Pro and I now use very little supplements to my water. I have two reef tanks, one 500 gallon, one 210 gallon. I do a 10 percent water change weekly on my tanks. I'm able to maintain my mag and cal at optimum levels this way and it costs much less than constantly adding additives or using reactors - and safer. Obviously I make my own water and this is absolutely the cleanest salt. Every other salt I've used has left deposits in my mixing tanks. Tropic Marin is always clean. WELL worth the extra $$.

Comments: I used to use corralife which is fine but think this is much better it might be a dollar or 2 more but my fish colors are better and overall just seems to be great salt.
<br /> It might take a minute to disolve more than corralife but big deal its great salt. I find less algae with this salt than corralife . I also like seachem as much both tied for first place .
<br /> Both take a minute more than corralife to disolve but both I notice things just better in tank. I have nothing against Corralife used it for yrs but dont find it as good as tropic marin or seachem.

Comments: This stuff rocks.

Comments: Well we all know that Pro-Reef Tropic Marin is an AMAZING salt for your reef because of all the elements infused in the mix. Its really great that this 200 gallon mix is available from Marine Depot because its a great value compared to having multiple 32 Gallon boxes.

Comments: I was originally using coral pro sea salt. And decided to switch to tropic marin because i heard good things about it and my red sea salt had a low calcium reading when i mix it. So i got the TM and it dissolved much quicker! But the calcium reading was still low. So I think I have a bad test kit.