Red Sea Salt on stand-by?

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Hi,
I am going to be transitioning from Instant Ocean basic salt to Red Sea Blue bucket soon. Historically, I have always made large batches of Instant Ocean (30-gallon brute), and then I use that brute for the next month or so until it runs out and repeat the process.

From what I read online, with the Red Sea, I will not be able to create a large bulk of saltwater and must mix it on the same day I plan to do a water change.

The 30-gallon brute is great because I always have saltwater in case of an emergency water change, need to top off with saltwater, coral dipping, etc.

My question is: How do you guys manage to have salt water on standby when using Red Sea salt?
 
Hi,
I am going to be transitioning from Instant Ocean basic salt to Red Sea Blue bucket soon. Historically, I have always made large batches of Instant Ocean (30-gallon brute), and then I use that brute for the next month or so until it runs out and repeat the process.

From what I read online, with the Red Sea, I will not be able to create a large bulk of saltwater and must mix it on the same day I plan to do a water change.

The 30-gallon brute is great because I always have saltwater in case of an emergency water change, need to top off with saltwater, coral dipping, etc.

My question is: How do you guys manage to have salt water on standby when using Red Sea salt?
You can store blue bucket up to a month. There’s a BRS video out there comparing all major salt brands in storage. Blue bucket over 30 days was very stable. I’ve been storing it this way for 3 years and no issues. It’s better to store it non heated and non circulated fyi
 
You can store blue bucket up to a month. There’s a BRS video out there comparing all major salt brands in storage. Blue bucket over 30 days was very stable. I’ve been storing it this way for 3 years and no issues. It’s better to store it non heated and non circulated fyi
Idk how you do it cause even if i stop mixing it once it its clear, the next day its precipitated.
 

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