Time mixing salt in Bucket?

[BAD FISH]

I would like to see the results of that experiment I mixed some today I may test it tomorrow before I add it and see if anything is off

 

[Moneymaks24]

if you have been in the hobby long enough you must know not one tank is the same what works for you may not work for another your still babbling on. Do you read? The man asked specifically about red sea coral pro . Just because it worked does not mean your correct.you keep doing it your way and defending it on this tread because that's your right as an american and i can respect that in my world ph mag cal alk temp and alot more matter

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[Reefcowboy]

Hey,

How was the water clarity after trying it the way you did? Cloudy at all? Did the salt dissolve well in this period of time? I'm curious to make a batch following the directions and also making a batch the way I normally do and let it sit overnight and test each individually to see the level differences.

The water was crystal clear. I noticed with Red Sea's coral pro, the salt mixes much better than the other ive used. I would say after about 10 min mixing it should be clear. I would be curious to hear about your experiment too.

 

[fishless]

Thanks for this thread, guys. The salt mixing issue has been driving me crazy.

Anyway, I understand the directions now, but isn't the reason we're mixing our salt so long to begin with because we don't want it to hurt our fish's gills? Not sure what to do about that.... :/

 

[SanmanReefer]

I found this info searching google from a redsea rep.

"Ok Folks, A little Clarification, the suggested mixing instructions are for our Red Sea Coral Pro salt, you can also use them for our Red Sea salt, we are certainly not suggesting these instructions work for our competitors salt.

Our Coral Pro is pretty unique in that is has probably the highest biologically balanced levels of Foundation Elements in any salt available today, the latest formulation coming from the research undertaken developing the Reef Care Program.

It is important to mix at the desired tempreture (20 oC/68 oF) and for the mentioned duration ( as soon as mix is clear usually 0.5 hours to 2 hours but no more than 4 hours) as we are very close to the natural precipitation levels on some of these elements, mixing for longer periods of time and using aeration can drive off more Co2 raising the pH and alkalinity resulting in enhancing the possibility of precipitation, once this precipitation if formed it will not dissolve quickly as it has become Calcium Carbonate.

I have been using this method for the last 12 months and never had any issues, I would suggest that if small water changes of say 10% are made and salt water is mixed indoors they is no need to heat the mix as the tempreture change is insignificant assuming an ambient of 19 to 21 c."

I always left it overnight with a pump and heater as well... Maybe I'll give the instructions a try and see if their is a big difference.

Thanks for this post, very informative. It all makes sense now. I let my water mix for 24 hours a few times and when tested found out that the levels were different every time. Also when allowed to sit for 24 hours I saw a white film on my powerheads and bucket. I've been mixing it now for no longer than 2 hours and without a heater and it mixes clear with no problems.