Bacterial bloom in salt tub?

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Mixed up a batch of saltwater and used a pump that came from a different system. Now it’s all cloudy and the salt is all dissolved. Should I just toss it?
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What brand of salt? Did you follow mixing instructions?
It is very unlikely that it is bacterial bloom, bacteria need food to grow and I guess you didn't add it to saltwater.
I sense some kind of precipitation and I would just test parameters like Ca and Alkalinity to see if those are acceptable.
 
Ok thanks. Will do that now. Red Sea coral pro
 

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