I can't mix saltwater!!

jayghmi

jayghmi

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I finally installed a new RO unit - Yeah! No more running to the LFS at inconvenient times because I have run out of top off water!

Now I am mixing my own saltwater in a five gallon bucket. I have a heater and a small power head in the bucket. I put in 3 and 1/2 cups of instant ocean and stir like mad. After a couple of days of this I still have a little bit of salt that will not dissolve - what's up?
 
Make sure the water goes in first, then the salt. My process it this:

Fill bucket with water
Add powerhead
Add salt

This works the best for me. Salt then water usually results in undisolved for me. But I use reef crystals, so I'm not really sure if that makes a difference...
 
I have seen that as well using Reef Crystals.. there would be small specs of undisolved salt. I would just turn off the power head shortly before using it.. let the specs settle to the bottom, and use the top. I mixed mine in a 32G trashcan though. The last gallon or so just got tossed out and the trashcan cleaned out after each mixing. Don't have that problem any longer since switching to filtered ocean water.
 
Reefscape - what salt do you use now? and yes cheech I have measured the salinity (or specific gravity) and its right at 1024. Maybe its the salt? I have been for the last year buying my saltwater from the LFS that used IO. Are there any implications to the tank if you change salts?
 
jayghmi said:
Reefscape - what salt do you use now? and yes cheech I have measured the salinity (or specific gravity) and its right at 1024. Maybe its the salt? I have been for the last year buying my saltwater from the LFS that used IO. Are there any implications to the tank if you change salts?
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I currently use a mixture of Reef Crystals and Seachem.....
 
I use IO also and it's not a problem for me. I add the salt to the water not water to the salt, then stir, when I finish stirring I add the power head and heater, everything dissolves in about 5 minutes for me. water is crystal clear.
 
Subliminal said:
Make sure the water goes in first, then the salt. My process it this:

Fill bucket with water
Add powerhead
Add salt

This works the best for me. Salt then water usually results in undisolved for me. But I use reef crystals, so I'm not really sure if that makes a difference...
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HiepNotik said:
I use IO also and it's not a problem for me. I add the salt to the water not water to the salt, then stir, when I finish stirring I add the power head and heater, everything dissolves in about 5 minutes for me. water is crystal clear.
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Jayghmi - Can you confirm which method your using to mix your salt and water mate???
 
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