salt mixing

So I mixed some salt last Thursday, reef crystals. I have it stored in a 20 gallon brute container with a circulation pump and no heater. I was originally going to use it the next day but due to being busy and work I wasn't able to. Am I still able to use it for a water change? It's just fish...

My usual routine is to run about 30-32 gallons of RODI for my water change, and I mix my salt overnight. I use Red Sea Coral Pro and have never had a problem. I realize instructions say not to mix more than 2 hours, but by aerating it overnight I’ve had better luck with a stable reading. I’ve...

Hi guys, I am in the process of filling up my tank for the first time. I managed to produce around 100 liters of RODI water (it's pretty slow) into a 140-liter container. Last night, I decided to add the salt so it could dissolve overnight. This way, I can add my live sand and the water to the...

I am torn between Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt and the Red Sea Salt blue one with 8dkh Right now my parameters are: Alk: 8.3 Cal: 453 Mg: 1300 Does anybody have any experience with either salt and which one to choose?

200 Gallon Salt Water Premium Build Mixing Station Two 100 Gallon - Snyder Water Tanks with Large 18" Manways and 2" Bolted Drains with Titanium Hardware ($800+ Each). 6 Stage Spectrapure Max Cap 90GPD Auto Flush RO/DI System ($450+) Tunze Osmolator ($229.00) Pan World Magnetic Pump ($100)...

Hey guys so I am looking into getting TM pro salt as this is sold in my area and I have heard good things about it before I get it I wanted to reach out for Final input because I see it runs a lower KH which concerns me and I am wondering if the KH around 7-8 will be fine. I have seen some...

I make my own saltwater using Tropic Marin Pro Reef salt and RODI out of a 6-stage filter. I mix it in a brute trash can with a powerhead dropped in. I also add Soda Ash after the sal is fully mixed to bring the alkalinity up from the 7 that the salt mixes to to ~9.5. The Soda ash is BRS...

Hi Team, Newbie to reefing here So, I'm getting my 30g tank these days and need to prepare to make it cycle I realised yesterday that before that i need 30g of marine water though, quack! I just don't have space enough at home to have a separate container that big (or several smaller) with...

Hey everyone, With my extensive research and extreme indecisiveness have I learned my lesson AGAIN when it comes to purchasing everything for a build (130$ in BRS return fees lol). I know it’s embarrassing since I’ve had a BRUTE food grade containers for this (that now has gardening tools in it...

So I just got a new pack of Tropic Marin classic salt. Its dKH is supposed to be 9-10 dKH, but when I mix it up it comes out to be 14 dKH!!!?!. I mixed and tossed that bag around when I first got it. Ive made two batches with the same results. I measured and used the correct salt portions: ½...

Sorry if this question sounds dumb but I got a new bucket of Brightwell neomarine salt. I'm going to make my first batch of salt and was wondering, do I mix the salt and then heat it up to match My tanks temperature or do I heat it up and then start mixing? Thank you for your help.

Hi all. I set up a new tank last month and this is the first time I got my water from my LFS to do a water change tomorrow(4gallon water change, approx 25% of tank volume ). However I see that there is a brown deposit in the container(pic attached). Please let me know if I need to worry about...

Hi i'm new to reef2reef so i dont really know how tags work, but I do have a few questions, the biggest being how ro/di water works. Today I recieved an aquaticlife ro/di, and when I tested the hardness (my tap water is beyond unsafe due to it) in which it came out to 0 for the first time ever...

Hi people, I'm new to saltwater aquariums but have kept tropical fish for about 10 years and finally took the leap This might be a stupid question but when mixing salt is it common for the salt to contain shards of crystallised salt? I have bought Tropic Marin REEF-Salt and just about to...

So I’ve been using instant ocean sea salt for a little bit and it seems like it’s not really mixing. It mixes in to it being sort of clear but when you look closer you can see salt crystals still floating in the water. I’ve got it mixing in a small bucket (for Pico tank) with a power head that’s...

Hi, I have an issue with my tank. Its brand new, I have just used RO water and added the salt pouring it in small bits while the mp10 was turned on to help stirring. I used dry rocks, some glued with cement, and were washed before going in the tank. no bacteria inoculation was added I don’t...

Like new digital Refractometer, comes with original box and RODI/sea water standard samples for calibration. Works flawlessly just no longer need it as I’m no longer in the hobby. Asking $105 shipped.

I have a few question about salt additions to established tanks. What happens if I just add salt to an established tank and let the tank mix the salt? Fish die? Precipitation? Other? What happens if I mix some salt in a container with RODI water and then just add it to the tank? Why is salt...

I have recently setup a nano reef tank after years of interest and being freshwater. Earlier today I made 25 litres of RO water and added a heater and pump ready to use for a water change. I added 1kg of h2ocean salt following the instructions, I came back an hour later to check the level and it...

Wanted to know if anyone using Brightwell NeoMarine salt gets white residue in their mixing container, heater and mixing pump? I'm on my 3rd bucket of NeoMarine and every batch I mix leaves a white residue in my 5 gallon bucket or Brute 32 gallon trash can and all over my heater and mixing...

Any one with experience please help me . My tank is 7 month old, I added fish after the first month. all my fish are very very healthy and happy . ————————-Info—————————— So since month one my levels have been Ammonium 0.025 Nitrite. Nitrate Ph. 8.0-8.3...

Of course all great ideas start with some sort of problem. Hence my problem: mixing salt in a non permanent situation or area. My garage has no accessible plumbing since the water heater and washing machine are inside the house. I’ve seen other mobile carts done for salt water mixing and made...