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Will C

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Good Morning all! I made 30 gallons of salt water on Sunday night and still haven't gotten to my water change - how long is reasonable for 'new' water to sit before it should go down the drain. I have a recirc pump and the water is up to temp.
Thanks!
 

bigdog1428

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Water willbe fine , I store for water for days , maybe over a week at some times , just make sure ur container ur storing the water isn't leaching chemicals into the water
 

ReefMonkey13

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I have had new salt water "stew" for a little over a week with no issues.

The only thing to keep in mind is to make sure it is being aerated (via a pump) and if you are storing it for that long the initial salinity may slip so definitely measure salinity before adding to the tank.
 

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