I’m just trying to figure out what happens with cold storage salt water when it warms up in the DT?
Which begs another question, or two.
Do people have filtration or skimmers on their mixing stations? Maybe I should? Thanks for the suggestions and discussion.
I asked Randy why new water tended to precipitate but doesn’t in the tank. This was his response
“Organics and phosphate are well known in the literature to block precipitation of calcium carbonate by making the surface not look like a good seed crystal for more precipitation. That’s how magnesium works as well. I think even whole bacteria can serve this purpose.
Yes, things in 5 are, IMO, a big reason why raw artificial seawater is much more prone to precipitation than is reef tank water at the same basic values for alk, pH, and calcium.
I did an experiment years ago where I found I could boost the alk and pH in a test tube very high using ESV alk part plus raw salt water, plus a polymer known to bind to CaCO3 surfaces (sodium polyacrylate). The same could not be done without the polymer.”
The part about “things in 5” is in reference to a list he had made and I asked about bullet point number 5. Wish I had the thread to link