This salt is killing my tank

[jennm]

Not ignoring the thread, just got really busy at work. I can't remember where I read it - I looked for it the other day to no avail, but I'll try again when I have some time.

I do remember a lengthy online discussion about it, not sure if was here or on TRT a while back.

These are the days when I miss Tom (tdwyatt) - he'd have had the answer posted already. He'd also have remembered where the original discussion or article was.

Jenn

 

[wannabeeareefkeeper]

My very short search came up with two good links (my opinion) with mixing saltwater:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/">http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/</a>


"When mixing saltwater, the rule is to add the salt to the full volume of water." See this link:

[IMG]https://www.cdmas.org/articles/article-library/salt-water/water-chemistry/how-to-mix-and-change-saltwater-correctly.html">https://www.cdmas.org/articles/article-library/salt-water/water-chemistry/how-to-mix-and-change-saltwater-correctly.html</a>

Wannabee

 

[jennm]

No matter what the salt, mixing for more than 5 minutes is definitely in order. Used to be that water needed to be mixed, aerated and aged for at least 24 hours or it had dangerous ammonia in it.

Nowadays, not so much, but it can't dissolve properly in just 5 minutes. It still should be aerated, particularly when used in smaller tanks where a fast O2 drop can make a big swing in other parameters too (like pH).

Nothing good happens fast in an aquarium. That includes mixing new water. If it's not properly dissolved, how can one be sure the specific gravity is even right?

Jenn