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View Poll Results: How long do you age your new water? | |||
a week or more | 23 | 12.92% | |
5 days | 3 | 1.69% | |
4 days | 5 | 2.81% | |
3 days | 9 | 5.06% | |
2 days | 23 | 12.92% | |
24 hours | 54 | 30.34% | |
a few hours | 20 | 11.24% | |
as soon as it's dissolved!! | 41 | 23.03% | |
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How long do you age your new water?
Just curious. Usually two or three days for me.
Last edited by GrimReefer; 03-01-2007 at 02:03 AM. |
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I usually make up new stuff as soon as I finish a water change, that way I always have fresh salt water on hand if I need it
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#3
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i am the same as marie so my water is going for at least 5 to 7 days before i use it. but if i do need to do a change again soon i wait at least 2 days only to make sure salinity is good and temp is good.
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I have the water ready to go but don't put a heater/powerhead combo in it until the night before and then add salt right before I do a water change. That way I can use it for my "auto" top off if needed
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A day sometimes more with a PH in the ro/di water, add salt, heater another PH then usually get the change a day or two later.
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I don't wait at all, I don't heat it at all, I change 10% (12 gallons) at a time in a 120 gallon tank, the IO salt mixes with a few stirs of a stirring rod, pour it right into the tank, the temperature drops a couple of degrees, no one seems to mind. I would be more careful if I was doing larger water changes.
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Anywhere from 18 to 30 hours, depending on when I mix the day before and when I do the change the day of. BTW, since using RO/DI water I have noticed a HUGE reduction in the brown ring left behind on the tote.
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I mix up a new batch as soon as Im done doing my water change, so mine sits for a week.
RO water makes a huge difference. Try using it when you make Icecubes.. amazing how clear they are and they pop right out of the tray. |
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As soon as the bin is empty I refill it as it has 2 powerheads, heater etc so I always have some handy in case of trouble and I can perform a waterchange whenever I want to....(we also have 7 tanks in the house so water changes are a constant!!!) I won't use the water until it has aged for 30 hours...don't know why just do as I feel it is more stable then.
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Ditto. Leaving the saltwater warm too long always reminds me.
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