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Thanks for replying,Can u tell me why some of the reef salts that i have added to the tank still laying on the below of my tank?Is has been 2 days since i have started my cycle,do i need to stir the water to let it dissolve......Pls advice
it could be undesolved salt if you dont have a powerhead or any other water movement. You should have around 10 times your tank volume in GPH from powerheads, filters etc. About how much do you think you have?
It could also be some mineral precipitate. If you added the salt quickly (ie poured it in all at once) then its possible the calcium preciped out of solution in a somewhat localized area.
Can you describe how you added the salt?
As a rule you add freshwater for topoffs and saltwater when you do water changes.
Adding the salt to quicklyi could have caused the calcium to precip out. Nothing to big to worry about if your setting the tank up for the first time. If stuiring the white power at the botom does not help it disolve then just syphon it off the bottom.
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So wat should i do?Just leave it like tat?Or clear the salt away?By the way should i put the dead shrimp inside the tank now?How long do i have to put it there?1 week?pLS ADVICE