Does salt go bad?

[Fatmike92]

Hey so my tank hasn't been looking its best lately. And I've been doing water changes but I don't think the chemistry has been right.

If salt hardends can it go bad?

Can it go bad in general?

I'm using tropic Marin BIO ACTIF

 

[Fatmike92]

I take that back. SPS look really good, Polyps are out and everything. Zoas open nice and big. (Except my red hornets have been closed for the past 2 days) its just some of my chalices that don't look that good. I've lost 1

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Have you considered testing a fresh batch of saltwater? When my tank was a little off, I found that the batch of salt I had received was bad. The alkalinity was SUPER low and the effects could be seen in my tank.

 

[always reefin]

Have you considered testing a fresh batch of saltwater? When my tank was a little off, I found that the batch of salt I had received was bad. The alkalinity was SUPER low and the effects could be seen in my tank.

+1 you need to test a fresh mixed batch of salt. You should always know the parameters anyways

 

[Montrosereef]

Salt can go bad. I threw away a harden bad salt with alk of 2.7 dkh. I was lucky to test it before putting it in the tank

 

[Fatmike92]

I will never make this mistake again. I gues I should put this on the noob thread :(

 

[Cjscott]

When you say you should test new saltwater, do you mean test the first batch of saltwater that you make with new salt or test every batch of saltwater everytime?

 

[SPSjunky]

^ I test every batch everytime just to be sure.Ive dumped batches of water just because I wasnt getting the readings I like.

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

When you say you should test new saltwater, do you mean test the first batch of saltwater that you make with new salt or test every batch of saltwater everytime?

I always test the first batch of a new container of salt and at least every other batch after that.

 

[Cjscott]

^ I test every batch everytime just to be sure.Ive dumped batches of water just because I wasnt getting the readings I like.

I always test the first batch of a new container of salt and at least every other batch after that.

What parameters do you test?

 

[Fatmike92]

yes it does go bad is the answer! or you can get a bad batch! thats what happend to me!

 

[Cjscott]

yes it does go bad is the answer! or you can get a bad batch! thats what happend to me!

I think I might have a bad batch right now, my lps has been on the decline and I haven't been able to figure it out, looked at my CC statement today and bought a new bucket of salt right before I remember the trouble starting.