How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt?

[danny zubot]

I voted a couple of hours just because it was the shortest time increment. I'm with Christy, I usually mix it for as long as it takes for the water to clear. Which is usually the time it takes me to do all of my other water change tasks. I'm kind of bad with the heat thing though. I don't heat it up as I usually have it stored in jugs at room temp. It does lower my tank temp a couple of degrees but nothing bad has ever really happened while doing it this way. The way I see it cool and warm currents move through reefs all the time, changing the temperature for a while. So in a way, I feel like I'm copying a natural occurance.