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    Question how do you heat new water

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    How do people get their saltey water warm to the corect temperature ? I use 25 ltr barels to mix in but getting say 4 warm enough to do some water changing drives me nuts
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    you could just use a heater and thermometer
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    I use an E.G. Danner/Supreme Mag-Drive pump to aerate and mix my water. Since it is a submersible pump, it ends up heating the water to a good temperature.

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    I have a 100W heater that I use to keep my topoff water warm. I use a 32 gallon rubbermaid trash can with the heater and an old Hagen powerhead for circulation.
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    wow.. i must be doing this hobby all wrong....i mix.. or get my mixed water... and put it in...
    I am not a failure! I have just found 10,000 ways to do it wrong!
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    If you have some cold ro water and you need to heat quickly, put your container in the tub or sink and fill with hot water.

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    I must be really lazy. I mix the water and drop in a powerhead and let it sit for a day or so. When I'm ready to use it, I take out a quart or so and heat it on the stove to near boiling .. then mix it back in with the remainder. If it feels too warm, I float one of those large cooler cubes (the ones that attach to the underside of a cooler lid) that I have in the freezer untill the water is the right temp.

    I change about 6 gallons at a time in my 35 hex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steven Pro
    I use an E.G. Danner/Supreme Mag-Drive pump to aerate and mix my water. Since it is a submersible pump, it ends up heating the water to a good temperature.

    My theory exactly. 24 hours with a Mag 9.5 and that will heat anything up.
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