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![]() I purchased a large bucket of "salinity" salt from big als on Boxing Day. Does anyone use this and how do u mix it? Does it stay cloudy?
I have mixed up a few batches and not matter how long I keep it mixing for it stays cloudy, anyone else have this problem? After removing the power head for mixing the water becomes clear but I get a lot of sediment at the bottom of the bucket? Anyone know the reason for this or what I'm doing wrong? Thanks |
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![]() i ahve never used that salt but you may be adding to much or is the watter cold so it cant disolve ?
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![]() Not adding to much because the salinity is 1.025 and I warm the water up when mixing
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![]() I checked on another site and others had the same problems
not mixing clear, residue on the side and bottom one suggestion there was add a little at a time rather than the whole measure at once. |
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![]() I've used it in the past and the cloudiness is normal.
It can occur from mixing it too long, actually. Bottom line, it's not a problem. I don't use it anymore because it was not easy to find. I switch now between H2O and Reefers best - whichever one is available at the time. I also never heat my water change water.
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Thanks for the suggestion!! |
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![]() To avoid cloudiness (and precipitation), I've had the best luck with:
- no heater before mixing - constant circulation during mixing - not adding entire amount of salt at once (I mix ~40 gallons at a time, and I do it in about 3-4 chunks of adding salt, spacing the addition of salt by several hours) - if your make-up water is still cloudy after 24 hours of mixing, and your salinity is good (I mix to 35ppt), it might just be cloudy and is likely okay to use.
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Single System Setup: 210G SPS reef, 225G FOWLR, 72G water change, 50G frag, 120G sump. I promise a journal at some point! (anyone need some coral frags? I likely always have stuff that is frag-ready) |
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I'm starting to think my problem is adding the salt to fast. After ur salt is mixed do u get a precipitate on the bottom? |
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![]() Heat up the water first. Then add 1/2 + 1/2 amount 30mins to 1 hour apart and mix. No heater during mixing. And the residue it quite common, probably some binding agent or something, I get that even with H2ocean.
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You wouldn't want to see my tank. I don't use fancy equipment and I am a noob ![]() |
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And mrhasan is correct, the heater in the bucket is the problem, not the water temperature while mixing ![]()
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Single System Setup: 210G SPS reef, 225G FOWLR, 72G water change, 50G frag, 120G sump. I promise a journal at some point! (anyone need some coral frags? I likely always have stuff that is frag-ready) |
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