Is there any salt that doesn’t leave your mixing bin brown?

Reefing.with.Rich · Sep 9, 2023

Iv used HW salt for a long time and I have to clean my mixing bin out at least once a month or it gets to stinking and everything has brown residue all over it
Iv dealt with this since I got into the hobby in 2010 and never really asked if there’s any salts out there that don’t cause this..
I’m assuming they all do but figured I’d ask
Thanks

StevePhx · Sep 9, 2023

Tropic marin

Salty_Northerner · Sep 9, 2023

Yup tropic Marin. I haven't had an issue with it. IO and RC along with RS black bucket all left crap behind from my observation.

X-37B · Sep 9, 2023

Red sea blue bucket. Esv.

rtparty · Sep 9, 2023

That dark green almost black is thought to be an iron/manganese precipitate. Lots of salts will leave that.

Cleanest I’ve used is ESV, TM Pro, NYOS….all are great salts

bushdoc · Sep 9, 2023

Red Sea and Aquaforest mix fast and no residue.
Is your RODI 0 TDS?

Reefing.with.Rich · Sep 9, 2023

bushdoc said:
Red Sea and Aquaforest mix fast and no residue.
Is your RODI 0 TDS?

Yes 0 TDS

Spare time · Sep 9, 2023

StevePhx said:
Tropic marin

It still can

drolmaeye · Sep 9, 2023

Started with RS blue bucket. Mixed clean but could get brown if the temp went up at all. Cleaned a brown mixing tank every three months. Switched to RPM and mixing tank is perfectly clean. Disclaimer, only 2/3 through my first box, but looks promising.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Sep 9, 2023

Reefing.with.Rich said:
Iv used HW salt for a long time and I have to clean my mixing bin out at least once a month or it gets to stinking and everything has brown residue all over it
Iv dealt with this since I got into the hobby in 2010 and never really asked if there’s any salts out there that don’t cause this..
I’m assuming they all do but figured I’d ask
Thanks

I use IORC and while it does sometimes leave a brown residue (from harmless binders), it never "stinks"...

boacvh · Sep 9, 2023

I added a sediment filter to mine. Problem solved, haven't had to clean the bin in 5 years. I use HW

TheDuude · Sep 9, 2023

AF reef salt here, no residue

Reefing.with.Rich · Sep 9, 2023

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
I use IORC and while it does sometimes leave a brown residue (from harmless binders), it never "stinks"...

when I say “stink” I mean the cat tick kinda smell(and no I don’t have cats lol)

Reefing.with.Rich · Sep 9, 2023

boacvh said:
I added a sediment filter to mine. Problem solved, haven't had to clean the bin in 5 years. I use HW

What do you mean by you added the filter to yours?
Like you just placed a sediment filter inside the mixing bin?

boacvh · Sep 9, 2023

Reefing.with.Rich said:
What do you mean by you added the filter to yours?
Like you just placed a sediment filter inside the mixing bin?

No, not inside. A small sicce pump in the bin and a brs reactor with a sediment filter with the output back into the bin. Also works for some mixing flow.