How does everyone maintain their salt water for water changes?..I have a 30 gallon Brute that i will be mixing water in and was wondering what i should keep in can to keep is fresh and mixing?..
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Any suggestions on a pump?if you keep a pump inside mixing / circulating snd keep the lid closed it will be good
So randy you are saying mix it and then store it for when you want to do a water change and it's fine for the water to be stale for s week or so ?I like to store salt water unstirred and unheated. If it has no organics in it (vitamins, etc.) then it will be fine.
+1If it has no organics in it (vitamins, etc.) then it will be fine.
So randy you are saying mix it and then store it for when you want to do a water change and it's fine for the water to be stale for s week or so ?
I do my water changes every Friday night. Then mix up a new brew overnight. Turn off and put pumps on Sat. morning and store the (lol) "stale" water until the next water change.Yes. And "stale" has such a negative connotation. lol
It won't run out of oxygen. There's nothing to use it.
How long would you recommend storing the saltwater in a tub for as a maximum please? Thanks, Di
I use the Non Probiotic Aquaforest salt. Would that be ok for a month or 2 when made up if not heated without a pump in it? Thanks.For a mix with no organic matter in it (normal Instant Ocean has none but Reef Crystals has some), I don't see any time limit to the stability of the salt water (unheated). Years, certainly. If the alkalinity is OK (at least 7 dKH), the water is OK.
The bigger concern might be things leaching from the container, rather than the salt water itself having issues.
I leave my powerhead and nylon hose in the RM bucket with leftover saltwater till next change, I have noticed a slippery film build up and that garden hose smell so now i clean more frequently, setting up a mixing sta. What are the maintenance needsFor a mix with no organic matter in it (normal Instant Ocean has none but Reef Crystals has some), I don't see any time limit to the stability of the salt water (unheated). Years, certainly. If the alkalinity is OK (at least 7 dKH), the water is OK.
The bigger concern might be things leaching from the container, rather than the salt water itself having issues.
This sounds good. For fathers day my wife and daughter helped me build my water station. I have a Brute that my RO fills. I have a valve that flows from the Brute to my mix tank. Then The mix tank has valves that go to my sumps. The plan has been to keep plain RO and mix it the morning I do my water change. My concern has been if I mixed more than I drained from my DT and the mix in the pipes. This is what I was hoping for but was not sure how it was going to turn out.
I use the Non Probiotic Aquaforest salt. Would that be ok for a month or 2 when made up if not heated without a pump in it? Thanks.
ah...Just wondering what is this thin layer of brown slime?