mixing salt
 

went to princess auto & bought a paint mixer for something like $1.99 that just attaches to your power drill. Agitates & mixes salt/water quickly & thoroughly

Once I fill up my garbage can with ro/di water I throw in a couple of powerheads and a heater for a day or two, add salt wait a couple more days then do the water change.

I do the same thing for nano-sized water changes. Throw the water and salt in a bucket and toss in a powerhead. The heat from the powerhead is enough to warm a smaller container of water. I run it like that for a day or so and then to the change. I don't know why, but I have always believed that it was harder on your livestock to add saltwater that has only just recently been mixed... anyone else hear that?

- Chad

Mixing time will probably take more time then I would like to hold a drill in the mixing bucket.

The biggest issue from what I understand in regards to mixing and using the same day is that there's no certainty of the end result - the PH, Alk, etc could change as it hasn't fully "settled" without giving it that extra day to do its thing - Of course, with that said I've used it same day with little to no ill effect!

I just mix a dump sometimes it may get a little mix time if I dig out the refractometer depends how I feel :mrgreen: I have even dumped it in while still cloudy and threw the undissolved chucks in the sump

fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt

Good thing everyone speaks Latin.

almost willingly homines this and volunt to believe

chalk one up for babel Fish

well done :wink: