Has salt mix formula changed over the decades? Because I always mixed a batch for the next day. Now I hear that if you leave it that long you’re somehow making the chemistry of the salt askew. Has everything gone topsy-turvy?
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With that kind of salt migration, wouldn't you need to be doing constant water changes to prevent the salt from going "askew" inside your tank? I do believe that some parameters reportedly change with time when mixing but I have never worried much about these things, only God can really keep up with the trace elements and complex reactions that constantly occur all around and inside of us.Has salt mix formula changed over the decades? Because I always mixed a batch for the next day. Now I hear that if you leave it that long your somehow making the chemistry of the salt askew. Has everything gone topsy-turvy?
But what’s different about that salt? Grain size? Components? What’s the poor outcome by leaving it too long?It depends on the salt.
It's probably best to go to the website for the salt you want to use and see what the manufacturer says... there are too many different brands to be able to give you a complete answerBut what’s different about that salt? Grain size? Components? What’s the poor outcome by leaving it too long?
I suspect what you are referring to is salts that have some probiotics/bacteria in them, Best to use them ASAP or the organics might grow.But what’s different about that salt? Grain size? Components? What’s the poor outcome by leaving it too long?
I used to use the Red Sea Pro salt when I started, darn thing required a PhD degree to mix. Yes I do recall specific timelines to use it. Not sure maybe they have plutonium in there .It’s the Red Sea Blue bucket I started to use that began me asking “why questions.” But I see how bacterial and prebiotic additives could further the confusion.
But what’s different about that salt? Grain size? Components? What’s the poor outcome by leaving it too long?
I used to use the Red Sea Pro salt when I started, darn thing required a PhD degree to mix. Yes I do recall specific timelines to use it. Not sure maybe they have plutonium in there .
So I moved on to salts that my kids can mix ( water, bucket, salt and mixing stick).
Mixing salt should be as easy as saying your a,b,c’s and 1, 2, 3’s. Rocket science it is not. Lol.I used to use the Red Sea Pro salt when I started, darn thing required a PhD degree to mix. Yes I do recall specific timelines to use it. Not sure maybe they have plutonium in there .
So I moved on to salts that my kids can mix ( water, bucket, salt and mixing stick)
Well I guess you have different Red Sea Pro salt:What do you mean? Its half a cup per gallon and mixed for like 10 minutes. I guess I have a PhD now XD
It’s not a PhD thing. It’s a whoops, life got in the way and I couldn’t use my salt within the time range thing to the detriment to my tank thing.What do you mean? Its half a cup per gallon and mixed for like 10 minutes. I guess I have a PhD now
I don’t know what you mean, but your concern is not justified for any mix not containing organics like vitamins.Why did I bother making a batch of salt that now is going to screw up my chemistry?