Can I mix salts

[TangerineSpeedo]

And once you pour it in the tank, something magical happens different than what was going to happen in the bucket after 24 hours?

With the TM bio-actiff, which is what I use. After 24 hrs the Bio- actiff part starts coagulating at the bottom of the mixing bucket. while it is still safe to use, the carbon dosing part isn't really as effective anymore because it has fallen out of mixture.

 

[BeanAnimal]

With the TM bio-actiff, which is what I use. After 24 hrs the Bio- actiff part starts coagulating at the bottom of the mixing bucket. while it is still safe to use, the carbon dosing part isn't really as effective anymore because it has fallen out of mixture.

I had no idea that there were salt mixes with carbon incorporated like that. So I suppose it makes sense that they could react or oxidize once mixed.

You learn something new every day!

That fact certainly reinforces my desire to just continue using plain old IO as opposed to some fancy salt that has to be mixed a certain way due to components that will degrade once in solution.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

I had no idea that there were salt mixes with carbon incorporated like that. So I suppose it makes sense that they could react or oxidize once mixed.

You learn something new every day!

That fact certainly reinforces my desire to just continue using plain old IO as opposed to some fancy salt that has to be mixed a certain way due to components that will degrade once in solution.

It does have an upside... You will do your water change... instead of getting lazy

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I don’t see any reason to put organics in a salt mix. If one wants such additives, they are best added in desired amounts when they are needed.