Hi guys,
I have just done the first water change on my redsea 625 and had a bit of an issue getting the salt to mix properly.
I have a large 300L drum for water mixing with a small water pump to circulate the water to mix the salt in. Water was nearly full and then I added the salt in(redsea coral pro) Initially it went very cloudy as you'd expect and then after like 15mins everything was clear enough to see the pump at the bottom of the tank. I thought I'd leave it a bit more for some extra mixing as I wasn't sure if it had mixed enough or now.
Then when I came back after another hour or so, the water had turned very milky. Initially I thought it was still mixing and also added another pump to increase the water movement and left it overnight and it made no difference. It was still very milky and there was a lot of white residue on the walls of the tank and the pump,etc.
What is causing this issue and how can I avoid it? I have attached some pics below.
Salinity is currently closer to closer to 34 and fish are doing ok.
How the tank looks now 4hrs after the water change
Any help is much appreciated. Cheers
I have just done the first water change on my redsea 625 and had a bit of an issue getting the salt to mix properly.
I have a large 300L drum for water mixing with a small water pump to circulate the water to mix the salt in. Water was nearly full and then I added the salt in(redsea coral pro) Initially it went very cloudy as you'd expect and then after like 15mins everything was clear enough to see the pump at the bottom of the tank. I thought I'd leave it a bit more for some extra mixing as I wasn't sure if it had mixed enough or now.
Then when I came back after another hour or so, the water had turned very milky. Initially I thought it was still mixing and also added another pump to increase the water movement and left it overnight and it made no difference. It was still very milky and there was a lot of white residue on the walls of the tank and the pump,etc.
What is causing this issue and how can I avoid it? I have attached some pics below.
Salinity is currently closer to closer to 34 and fish are doing ok.
How the tank looks now 4hrs after the water change
Any help is much appreciated. Cheers
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