Water change prep

[Dieboldly]

hey guys and gals!

I herd it’s best to mix your salt in the water before you put it in your tank. I’ve just started to do this with instant ocean reef crystals. I use a water circulation powerhead to mix the salt with the water but I can never get it clear! It always looks like this in the pic. The pic is a 24 hour mix with a heater in it at 77* cuz that’s what my tank is usually at right now. Why is it so cloudy? Will it ever go away? Can I poor this in like this?

Also, my salinity is at 1.20 and I want to get it to 1.25. How do I do this? I’ve tried with water changes of 5 gallon worth and put in saltwater mixes that read 1.25...never changes from 1.20....

 

[monkeybike]

That should normally clear up in a very short time, if its cloudy 24 hours later then something seems wrong.

 

[Dieboldly]

That should normally clear up in a very short time, if its cloudy 24 hours later then something seems wrong.

That’s what I thought too from threads I have read but nope. Doesn’t clear up. Power head is running the entire time too

 

[tlindsey]

It should clear once completely dissolved. How old is the salt?

 

[Dieboldly]

It should clear once completely dissolved. How old is the salt?

Box doesn’t have a date. I bought it like last month from petsmart. However, it’s petsmart! Lol can be old

 

[Brettnewell4454]

That's a big complaint with IO. It kinda sucks. It takes forever to clear up and the foundation elements for a reef tank are all over the place. I switch to fritz about a year ago and never looked back. It mixes clear instantly

 

[Gourami Swami]

I have been using IO and have not had this problem, mine is usually clear in 10-15 minutes in bucket with a pump. Are you using ro/di water?