reefrunner69
Aquarium Advice Addict
I just got a new box of salt and need to do a water change tomorrow or the next day. I was intrigued a month or two ago when I read how a poster on another forum mixes his salt. Basically making a super saline slurry, and then adding that to RO/DI water to make your water change water. This seems to me, would solve the problem of getting inconsistant results throughout a bucket or bag of salt, by mixing the entire box/bag at one time, but also solve the problem of how to store 25-50-200g of SW in between water changes. I only change 5g every couple of weeks, so a 50g box lasts me quite a long time. I did have a couple of questions though.
1) How long is the slurry good for after mixing?
2) Do you need to keep it mixing until it is all used up, or can you simply mix for a few hours prior to making another batch of water?
3) Is there a minimum amount of water that needs to be used to per amount of salt? For instance, I bought a 25g box of salt, can I mix this with 4-5 gallons of RO/DI water, or do I have to have a minimum of 10 or whatever?
4) How long do I need to mix the slurry before using it to make SW for a water change?
5) After adding the slurry to some RO/DI water for a water change, how long do I need to let that mix before using it?
1) How long is the slurry good for after mixing?
2) Do you need to keep it mixing until it is all used up, or can you simply mix for a few hours prior to making another batch of water?
3) Is there a minimum amount of water that needs to be used to per amount of salt? For instance, I bought a 25g box of salt, can I mix this with 4-5 gallons of RO/DI water, or do I have to have a minimum of 10 or whatever?
4) How long do I need to mix the slurry before using it to make SW for a water change?
5) After adding the slurry to some RO/DI water for a water change, how long do I need to let that mix before using it?