Starting off... mixing SW.

[anglfish]

For the very first setup (no equipment, no sand, no rock in the tank yet), can I mix the salt to the water in the tank directly or do I really have to mix it externally in buckets. and add bucket by bucket by bucket by bucket....

Thanks,
Ang

hey by the way, how is that New Newbie Forum coming along? I need that as I'm a bit embarrassed to mix here with the "big ones".