I would agree on Posh. I didn't look up the then vs now.
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I didn’t know the basic IO was so close other than dkh- and it’s significantly cheaper than reef crystals.reef crystals is the only salt I've ever used.
I am thinking about going to plain IO now however, because I do not care for the elevated alkalinty of RC.
For those of you who use Reef Crystals. In the past when I heated the mix Cal/ALK precipitate coats the side of my brewing tank. Five questions for those who believe it works well :
1) How long have you stored water for you AWC? I'm targeting 30-45 days worth.
2) Do you continue circulation in the brewing tank?
3) Do you aerate (air stone) while in storage?
4) Room temp or heated storage?
5) Do you see the precipitate as well?
Thanks for taking the time to answer!I do not have an AWC setup, but have used reef crystals for years.
1. I’ve stored buckets (well sealed Home Depot 5g) of mixed salt for up to two months. Especially when I moved and wasn’t making my own water for a bit, I’d take like 5 buckets to my LFS to stock up on salt water.
2. When I’ve had buckets in “long term” storage, I just keep them sealed tight with no heat/circulation at all. When I’m mixing water that will be used within like 1-3 weeks, I will keep a small pump (a super cheap 80 gph) in the bucket to keep things moving.
3. I don’t aerate while in storage Once I’m getting ready to do a WC I’ll position the pump to create a lot of surface agitation and have the lid off for a few hours to take care of some of that.
4. Room temp storage. Although I will make sure to toss a heater in if needed before a WC. But with an AWC system doing small changes, you might not even need to worry about it because the temp difference of a small amount of water probably won’t matter.
5. I’ve seen some precipitate over the years. I’ve noticed that precipitate was more common when I mixed the salt with a heater in. I don’t do that anymore and instead just heat to temp before WC.
Putting a small piece of filter pad over the intake of the mixing pump also eliminates almost all of any “gunk” from mixing. I’ve even put the mixing pump inside of a filter sock and it worked great haha!
Been using RC for over a decade and have never had any issues!
Thanks for taking the time to answer!
No that’s not a great methodCorrect me if this is not a good way of mixing salt, but i just put water in a mixing bowl, add salt, mix until there is no salt on the bottom. Let stand for a few minutes. pour into tank. (keep in mind I only mix about 1 - 2 gallons of saltwater per WC)
i dont use rodi ( cant afford yet )ok so its not s good way, but will it hurt my fish or inverts?No that’s not a great method
Bring a bucket of fresh rodi up to temp- Slowly add corresponding amount of salt while stirring
- Let it sit with a heater and small power head for a few hours at least (most go overnight at a minimum)
This is why getting a large barrel or something to mix water in bulk is a game changer compared to buckets
i dont use rodi ( cant afford yet )ok so its not s good way, but will it hurt my fish or inverts?