Hardened sea salt...
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i have a half bucket of hardened salt. i use a screw driver to but it up. ive not noticed any difference. thing is with using chunks, i have found the salt to be packed really tight and i often add more than i thought i was adding.
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dude
please explain.
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hum.... that might explain why im seeing the same things you just mentioned. i'll do it your way and see if i see a difference. :yes:
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stands to reason to me. i'll try it a couple times and see what happens.
i usually set it up and let it mix for about an hour or so then do the deal.
i dont care who ya are, you will learn something every day on here.
if your newbie like me ya better take some notes.
i usually set it up and let it mix for about an hour or so then do the deal.
i dont care who ya are, you will learn something every day on here.
if your newbie like me ya better take some notes.
A good rule of thumb is to mix water for 24 hours before adding it.. I have mixed it in quite a quick fashion before in a bind but not a good idea.. I have thought about taking some pantyhose and filling it with rice to try and absorb moisture in a salt bucket.. Not sure it will work but I dont see why it wouldnt..
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You will supersaturate the salt and other chemicals which will change the chemical composition in which that balance that we water watchers desire between PH/Alk/Cal is less likely to be obtainable. You are making the water Salt Water not making the salt Water Salt.
hmmm? I have a bucket of semi hardened salt as well. The bucket is about half full and the lid stayed a bit open in the garage for about a week. In miami, thats enough time to make it a brick.
I was thinking that when I finally get water in the new tank, I would just put the bucket in the tank and let it fill up. Are you saying this is a bad idea?
For many, many years, I mixed water into the salt, and always had this light, flaky plastic film on top of the water, and white particles floating in the water.
The rationale of mixing salt into the water is that is you mix the water onto the salt, then instantaneously, the solid salt liquefies, and then bonds and solidifies with other chemicals in the mix, and will never disolve again.
I know it's a small strenuous point, but an important one.
Always add salt to the water, never water to the salt.
