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View Poll Results: How Long Do You Mix A Fresh Batch Of Salt Before Putting it in the Tank?
A Couple of Hours 47 28.66%
12 Hours 8 4.88%
24 Hours 59 35.98%
2 Days 35 21.34%
However Long it Takes the Heater to Get it to Temperature 15 9.15%
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Old 11-28-2009, 08:52 PM
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A little warning: Twice I mixed up Seachem Reef salt and let it sit circulating in a 20gal garbage can with a small powerhead for about a month between water changes. The first time I did a water change everything looked a little ****ed off, the second time the tank crashed; 2 coral colonies, 2 fish and a brittle star died. The tank was a 4 year old 135gal. There was nothing directly wrong with the salt, when I used it again after letting it mix for less than a week everything was fine. But for some reason it seems seachem can not be allowed to sit and mix before use for a month.
Realy, i wonder why that is? S***Y deal.
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