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Used a pump when mixing til it was all clear then removed it. 1st 2 days water was clear.do you have a pump on the salt water resevoir?
Used a pump when mixing til it was all clear then removed it. 1st 2 days water was clear.
Will the heat cause any issue?I suggest keeping a circulation pump in there mixing daily. Salt water can precipitate out or even go foul without circulation/ air exchange.
Will the heat cause any issue?
Will the heat cause any issue?
I suggest keeping a circulation pump in there mixing daily. Salt water can precipitate out or even go foul without circulation/ air exchange.
Unless it is one of the few salt mixes with organics in it like reef crystals, salt mixes can sit unstirred just fine. In that case, it may need aeration to prevent reduced O2 from bacterial consumption of vitamins.
Mixing does not reduce precipitation. If anything, the heat of mixing can accelerate it.
Good to know - I had a batch of coral pro foul up when I first started and I have been mixing ever since.
I have noticed it too with IO salt. Randy I have noticed my molded storage container that holds my mixed SW is getting a yellow or beige tinge to it compared to the fresh water tank. Normal? or from the IO.
Red Sea coral pro is one that specifically recommends no continuous heating or mixing due to precipitation of calcium carbonate, which is accelerated by heat. They have a video showing it, although I think it is set up to be a worst case.
Whether it happens in any given setup may depend on the home CO2 level, and home with high CO2 will give lower pH and won't be as inclined to precipitate.
I have a powerhead set to come on an hour before my awc and then turn off after. That helps stir up any salt that wants to settle. Below is my 15 gallon reservoir. It last almost two weeks before needing topped off at a gallon a day and can be easily rinsed out if needed. It changes out the water over the course of an hour so no need for a heater either.
What I am referring too is that it got an odor when sitting while not being mixed similar to what I have seen in stagnant hydroponics wastewater or my roommate's turtle tank with no aeration. This would have been caused by the organics?
I would not do that. Salt doesn’t settle out of seawater. Once dissolved, no more mixing is useful. You are just stirring up calcium carbonate and other precipitates that’s are not useful.