Did I Buy the Wrong Salt? Why Is My Water Going Backwards?
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Your standards are not too high. You should be able to see the bottom.
You do not have to dump this batch.
Once again, I see zero evidence this is a bad batch of salt.
Once again, I see zero evidence this is a bad batch of salt.
cool. Its not like I can put it in the tank anyway, I found the sand at Petco for 16 bucks for a 20lb bags, but none of the locations have more than 2 and I didn't feel like driving all over Atlanta and its burbs buying bags of sand, so I ordered it. Won't be here till Wed.
Sand? Is this for a new tank?
Assuming so, you have a lot more opportunities to help you.
Firstly, you can add more RODI as 1.025 isn’t necessary to cycle a tank. Decreasing the salinity will help the solution of the salts.
But also, you can add the water to the tank now because there is nothing living in the tank. Think of it as a second mixing tank.
Firstly, you can add more RODI as 1.025 isn’t necessary to cycle a tank. Decreasing the salinity will help the solution of the salts.
But also, you can add the water to the tank now because there is nothing living in the tank. Think of it as a second mixing tank.
It doesn’t matter for the sand. Just usually practical to add the water after. If you add the sand after it usually gets cloudy. No harm though.
For salt, you always add it to the water slowly, while running the pump or a power head, as discussed.
Yup, it doesn’t matter. And there are ways around it to limit tank cloudiness when adding new sand to a water-filled tank.
Any cloudiness will settle out.
Any cloudiness will settle out.
well, the cloudiness can't get any worse that what I just put in there
So....handy Google has pointed me to a possibility. Some guy from another forum posted several years ago that you can overmix the water. I'm not sure how this is possible, as it gets constantly mixed in the tank. When you do this, some of the calcium precipitates out in the form of CaCO3. So i guess what I have is DIY calcareous ooze. Yay
I'm a little confused. You added a can of something? We're with you, all the way.
Yes and no. Calcium Carbonate can precipitate in response to the concentration of calcium and carbonate. Carbonate concentration can be adjusted in response to dissolved CO2, which can be influenced by atmospheric CO2 and facilitated by mixing... but I doubt that is happening in considerable concentrations in this example.
But to my knowledge, you can't overmix this type of saltwater. But I'm open to learning.
But to my knowledge, you can't overmix this type of saltwater. But I'm open to learning.
haha. I mixed it in a Rubbermaid garbage CAN
Here is a bunch of stuff that is over my head. At one time, many, many years ago I may have understood it, but these days its all TLDR.
Ah, so your container had a bunch of white stuff all over the inside before your first time using. Then you added your water and salt, and now it's cloudy. Is that right?
I'm sorry, but in that case, you may want to dump the batch. As mentioned in my first responses; one of the possibilities was a dirty container. And unfortunately, if you never cleaned it, who knows that the white stuff was on the inside of the can.
I'm sorry, but in that case, you may want to dump the batch. As mentioned in my first responses; one of the possibilities was a dirty container. And unfortunately, if you never cleaned it, who knows that the white stuff was on the inside of the can.
no. The container was clean. It NOW has the white film on it, after mixing in it.
Ah, ok. That’s good!
You reduced the salinity to 1.025 several hours ago right? And then you let it sit? And you still cannot see the bottom of the container now?
What are you using to measure the salinity?
