Red Sea Coral Pro mix time

[Mrcote1]

Just thought I would post this for anyone else like me who mixes Red Sea coral pro salt overnight (sometimes up to 24 hours) before doing my water change.

I was curious and just reading the manual for the salt when I noticed that the instructions say do not mix for more than 4 hours in all caps.

Time to change up my weekly routine for water changes!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I would not take that as a rule.

All high alk mixes are prone to precipitating calcium carbonate, and stirring tends to heat the water and promote precipitation.

That is their stated rationale for the claim.

But when folks tried to repeat the Red Sea video showing rapid precipitation during mixing,several failed. One likely explanation is that elevated indoor CO2 prevented the problem.

Unless you are getting excessive precipitation for this or any high alk mix, one need not use it rapidly unless you want to.

 

[Mrcote1]

I would not take that as a rule.

All high alk mixes are prone to precipitating calcium carbonate, and stirring tends to heat the water and promote precipitation.

That is their stated rationale for the claim.

But when folks tried to repeat the Red Sea video showing rapid precipitation during mixing,several failed. One likely explanation is that elevated indoor CO2 prevented the problem.

Unless you are getting excessive precipitation for this or any high alk mix, one need not use it rapidly unless you want to.

Is their any other elements that would be likely to precipitate beyond just alk? Like some of the trace elements?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Is their any other elements that would be likely to precipitate beyond just alk? Like some of the trace elements?

Some may bind to the deposited calcium carbonate, as they will in the aquarium. If you do not see substantial white deposits in the mixing barrel, there is no concern. Even if there is, it may still be no big concern.