hector cruz
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Hi
I used reef science salt....is a good synthetic salts? Which are the best salt?
I used reef science salt....is a good synthetic salts? Which are the best salt?
There is no best salt. I use instant ocean reef crystals and it works great for me. The best salt IMO is the one that works for you.
Natural salt are from either processing seawater or mining. Synthetic salt as the name implies is artificial which is produced by combining several elements. Just like other compounds that can be produced artificially.
A basic knowledge of chemistry would help understand your question. A brief explanation is that (edit: sea water) salt is mainly sodium choloride (NaCl) with a bumch of trace elements. This has been successfully artificially copied and used for aquarium for decades. Synthetic doesn't mean superior but rather produced by just mixing those chemicals. Here is a link which hopefully can enlighten a little bit.
Synthetic Salt
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