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02-21-2007, 07:49 PM
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It's in a nice dark place, and the lid WAS on until I accidentally knocked it off =/
It's in my closet, far in the back  It's got a heater so the temp is stable, I do know that the salinity was a bit higher, but I've added RO water to balance that.,I've understood that things like the calcium in the salt can evaporate out with the water, which was my concern with having it cycling so long. Maybe not? 
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02-21-2007, 08:11 PM
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Why do you think it would precipitate out any more in a bucket (where nothing is using up any of the elements) than it would in your tank? I have never understood this reasoning and have asked on a couple of other boards and the answer I consistently get is that nothing is wrong with leaving your water mixed up, heated and airated in a covered bucket for extended periods of time.
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02-21-2007, 08:26 PM
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I always keep about 30g SW made up at any time. You never know when you may need some SW in a hurry. And I just this stuff for water changes when the water change comes due and I then make up some new.
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02-21-2007, 09:12 PM
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02-21-2007, 09:18 PM
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To bad nitrates don't evaporate.
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02-22-2007, 12:10 AM
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I've always had issues with nitrates creeping up on change water that I just let cycle. So now I mix on the spot but keep a 45 gallon drum of fresh RO water on the go and heated w/o a circulation pump.
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02-22-2007, 12:35 AM
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02-22-2007, 02:45 AM
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Sometimes if you keep your saltwater heated, it will precipitate and you will see chalk all over the sides of the container. I've always still used it, and try to remember to keep the heater off if I keep SW for extended periods of time.
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02-22-2007, 02:46 AM
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Apparently some salts contain a little Nitrates in them or even if you are just using tap water...
but if your using RO I Don't think anything will happen to it....I leave my made up water for a week or so before I add it to the tank and I have never seen any effects from it sitting their!!
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02-22-2007, 03:09 AM
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I've gone through this before on this forum
I have no idea "where" the nitrates are coming from, they just seem to pop up. Its fresh RO/DI.. I've not tested the new salt I am using to see if it happens there, but it was a given when I used Kent, that after a few days, nitrates would be up to 5.. and before the end of the week I could count on them being around 20. As for "chemically Hot" ... never had a problem with immediately mixed water.. so, I'm not about to change.. but to each their own Most people say to let it sit 24 hours so it can mix well, but I use a drill driven paint mixer that takes a 45 gallon bucket and turns it into a whirlpool in no time.. so, mixing is not an issue
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