How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt?

[michika]

Like a week or two. I fill up the mixing barrel, and then let the pump do its thing. Usually though I forget about it until the next weekend, which is why it gets to age for a week.

[whatcaneyedo]

One week. I do weekly water changes so when I finish with one I get the water for the next one ready. I also find it very helpful to have the new saltwater on hand in case of an emergency or when I sell a bunch of frags to someone (so that I can replace the water the frags were bagged in).

[Parker]

In an emergency I've mixed and used it inside of five min's. Most of the time it's more then a week. I have two 35 gallonish rubbermaid cans, one for RO and one for Saltwater. I have a 900gph pump running continuously on the salt side to keep it mixed. I've never heated the water.

[pterfloth]

I mix my salt until it is all dissolved, < 5 min, using tank temperature water and pump it in as I siphon detritus and old water out. Been doing that for years. Change 10% water every week. Fish and corals are in excellent condition.

[dkcrx]

about 10 - 15 min, as soon as I can see clear to the bottom of the bucket, it goes in the tank

[BlueAbyss]

Anywhere from when it's clear (after adjusting for salinity) to a couple days ahead... If too much water evaporates from my mixing bucket (I try to avoid this anyhow, distilled water isn't cheap) there is a white deposit left on the pump and bucket since I dose the freshly mixed water with calcium and magnesium while it's mixing. The pump heats the water to a reasonable temperature also, so I don't use a heater.

[Devonious]

i just pour my salt into my fish tank.

[whatcaneyedo]

A little warning: Twice I mixed up Seachem Reef salt and let it sit circulating in a 20gal garbage can with a small powerhead for about a month between water changes. The first time I did a water change everything looked a little ****ed off, the second time the tank crashed; 2 coral colonies, 2 fish and a brittle star died. The tank was a 4 year old 135gal. There was nothing directly wrong with the salt, when I used it again after letting it mix for less than a week everything was fine. But for some reason it seems seachem can not be allowed to sit and mix before use for a month.

[ScubaSteve]

I keep two 12 liter jugs of salt water pre-mixed. One jug let's me do both of my nano's. I usually don't let them sit for more than 1 to 2 weeks.

[no_bs]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

A little warning: Twice I mixed up Seachem Reef salt and let it sit circulating in a 20gal garbage can with a small powerhead for about a month between water changes. The first time I did a water change everything looked a little ****ed off, the second time the tank crashed; 2 coral colonies, 2 fish and a brittle star died. The tank was a 4 year old 135gal. There was nothing directly wrong with the salt, when I used it again after letting it mix for less than a week everything was fine. But for some reason it seems seachem can not be allowed to sit and mix before use for a month.

Realy, i wonder why that is? S***Y deal.