Mixed salt super cloudy

[tjbrownie]

Hey all! I mixed up my Red Sea coral pro salt yesterday for about an hour and a half till everything was dissolved. Left it overnight to warm up to tank temp and it’s super cloudy. I’m wondering if it’s safe to use for my water change still? The salinity is 35ppt which is what I usally go for.

 

[Spare time]

You are not supposed to heat it unless you plan on using it withing I think 4 hours or so. I think what occurred was precipitation. You can still use it but some levels might be off.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

High alk mixes like Coral Pro are very prone to precipitation when heated and stored. They advise using it quicker.

But let it settle, alk will be lower, calcium a little lower, and it’s ok to use.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Dosent look too cloudy, can still easily see the bottom. That's just expected with a new batch of saltwater

 

[bryan47caveman]

Maybe let it sit another night just to be safe, lots of fine little sand particles in there that your fish could be breathing into their gills. I’d play it safe.
It took my new tank a few days to clear after start up.

 

[Salty_Northerner]

And the reason I tossed that salt away.

 

[Spare time]

And the reason I tossed that salt away.

Its not a salt issue its a not following the instructions issue

 

[Lavey29]

My coral pro salt does that periodically to. They say it's from over mixing. I try to stay an hour maybe a little longer mixing. I've dropped it into my tank with no issues. Clears up in an hour. Numbers always seem to be consistent with tests after the water change.

 

[Salty_Northerner]

Its not a salt issue its a not following the instructions issue

The op maybe, but myself I understand, can read, and definitely follow directions.

 

[jason2459]

I would just use it.

But congratulations, I tried hard to get that mix to do that.
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