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View Poll Results: How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt Before Putting it in the Tank?
A Couple of Hours 47 28.66%
12 Hours 8 4.88%
24 Hours 59 35.98%
2 Days 35 21.34%
However Long it Takes the Heater to Get it to Temperature 15 9.15%
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Old 09-09-2009, 05:44 PM
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Default How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt?

Just wondering how long you guys let this mix in a separate mixing barrel or whatever you use?
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Old 09-09-2009, 05:52 PM
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As long as it takes me to either drain the tank to the desired level for a waterchange or mix until I can clearly see the bottom of the mixing bucket. Water is already at temperature and ready to go.
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Old 09-09-2009, 06:15 PM
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I usually mix until my wife complains about the big red tub making noise beside the TV.

So from a day up to a week.
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They say that freshly mixed saltwater is toxic to fish. It has something to do with the newly mixed water needing to absorb atmospheric CO2 in order to stabilize PH. So letting it mix a day or two is probably a good idea. I cannot stand the smell of newly made salt water so I tend to believe it.
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Old 09-09-2009, 07:07 PM
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I always try to make it a week ahead.
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i usually make mine up 30 min before hand. I use a paint mixer that you put on a drill to blend it heavily for about 15 minutes, pulling it up a bit every minute or so so it can whip in some air too.
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I put a new salt water mix in my tank as soon as salt is disolved never more then few minutes and no air, no heating.
Been doing this for years, fish and coral seem ok with that.
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Old 09-23-2009, 02:33 AM
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I usually mix until my wife complains about the big red tub making noise beside the TV.

So from a day up to a week.
Hey sounds like my house, except the tubs blue and its in the middle of the kitchen.
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Old 09-10-2009, 01:26 AM
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Usually a day or two, although instructions usually say that it can be used immediately (but reccommend aerating until O2/CO2 equilibrium is met) not sure how I would measure that.
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Old 09-10-2009, 01:45 AM
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Voted 2 days but usually now plan for a week (a couple of days the fresh ro/di aerating, then few more with the salt). In the old place with FOWLR, used tap water and de-chlorinator in a bucket in front of the tank and as soon as I dissolved the salt, mixing with my hand, had a water change going.
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