@york1 has good advice, find the salt with the parameters you want. I make and mix my own saltwater now and recommend it, but I never had any issues with store bought water from my LFS for the first 6 months I had my tank. I bought premixed salt water at first, then RODI that I mixed with my own salt, Red Sea Coral Pro, and then got my own RODI unit that I upgraded a year later to 7 stage and moved to Tropic Marin Classic when I was ready to start dosing. BRS has a cost video, the good salts are all pretty close to each other in price. If you don't maintain your own RO/DI system after you purchase one, your water quality can drift so be diligent about it.
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Those numbers are just scary...
Magnesium was right at 1400 or so.
This build, I’m piping mixing & dumping barrels in from a garage mixing station, with it’s own DI water supply. All controlled & monitored by an Apex.
There is also a Masterflex peristaltic pump to do continuous water changes. That will be monitored & controlled by the Apex too, via 1/4 inch flow sensors. As will the ATO/sump.
I’m even thinking about wiring in a rain sensor. So, I can run a line down the side of the driveway to the street & automatically pump out the old water whenever it rains.
My days of mixing & hauling water are done!
There is also a Masterflex peristaltic pump to do continuous water changes. That will be monitored & controlled by the Apex too, via 1/4 inch flow sensors. As will the ATO/sump.
I’m even thinking about wiring in a rain sensor. So, I can run a line down the side of the driveway to the street & automatically pump out the old water whenever it rains.
My days of mixing & hauling water are done!
You're going to love my setup. I'm getting close to having the sump room done and will be setting everything up soon. I'll be posting up some pic of the build.This build, I’m piping mixing & dumping barrels in from a garage mixing station, with it’s own DI water supply. All controlled & monitored by an Apex.
There is also a Masterflex peristaltic pump to do continuous water changes. That will be monitored & controlled by the Apex too, via 1/4 inch flow sensors. As will the ATO/sump.
I’m even thinking about wiring in a rain sensor. So, I can run a line down the side of the driveway to the street & automatically pump out the old water whenever it rains.
My days of mixing & hauling water are done!
