mixing

Hello fellow Hobbyists & Reefers! I was doing general research on what I wanted to add to my upcoming tank, and I want to keep a LOT of butterflyfish together. Specifically, I want Three Chaetodon collare also known as the Pakistan Butterflyfish as well as with two other different species of...

I have never mixed my own saltwater and before I start I would love some pointers on how you guys do it and some general rules of thumb (I'm thinking of using nyos salt mix also do I need to mix water with rodi or can I use tap/filtered tap water it seems very daunting...thank you guys!!

So im about to add in my Arag-alive sand and then add in my saltwater, I just have a few questions: 1. I only have 10 gallons of saltwater made (about 40% of what the tank needs) will that affect the live sand? 2. I'm pretty sure I am supposed to put in the return pump and heater before adding...

When there's not enough water left in the brute can to do a water change what do you do? I don't want to waste the the salt water at the bottom of the can, but I need to start making more so that I have enough to complete a water change. Do you just add more RO/DI water and salt mix to the water...

I recently embarked on my journey into the world of saltwater tanks with a Waterbox 150.4 Infinia Reef tank. After successfully setting up the cabinet and tank, I am now diving into the world of hardware and automation. I'm reaching out to the community for advice and assistance, especially in...

Hello guys, I’m starting a new tank and mixed in Fauna Marin professional salt for the first time. Since tank was empty I decided to just mix in it, then add salt later. The problem is the water is still milky white almost 48 hours later. this is how it looks: Even if you take some water...

I managed to royally mess up my most recent batch of saltwater mix by putting way too much salt in the mixing tub and then trying to dilute it back down to a reasonable salinity. I didn't know this at the time, but doing it that way causes pretty significant calcium carbonate precipitation so...

I usually sit a 25W heater, an air pump with air-stone and a 1000Lph pump in a 5 gallon bucket, I put in around 700g of salt with 18Liters + or - and usually come back around the same time the next day to do a water change. Would there be anything wrong with using an external heater to heat the...

The following thread will serve as database of medications that can or can not be mixed together. The thread will always be updated with list of medications that have been tested together. The title of each section is linkable to a thread that gets into more details about the medication itself...

Hi Randy, A couple of questions for you: 1. When mixing saltwater, would rapid or violent water movement cause precipitation? Is there an upper bound to the turnover of a mixing container? Typical setups have water being pulled from the bottom of a container, moving through a pump and falling...