[The_Saltwater_Kid]

I set up a 55 gallon today. I have about a 1-2" sandbed of aragamax sand. I am using an EcoSystem Sump on this tank and it is a fish-only setup. My question is should I mix salt into the water after the tank is already full, or mix it in before I add the water to the tank?
It will be harder to mix before I add it to the tank because I am using an RO/DI unit.


[This message has been edited by The_Saltwater_Kid (edited 05-12-2001).]

[fishguy_8]

always out
Jon

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[ravenmore]

yep - never mix it in a tank.

[naser]

you can mix it in the tank if theres nothing in it but water.

[FishKid]

you could mix it in tank, if you had a very very strong current IMO

[wgscott]

I mixed it in my tank when it had nothing but water and it left a filmy residue (probably calcium phosphate) and it even etched my glass hydrometer slightly. Get a rubbermaid trashcan, like 35 gal, and mix it in that.

[The_Saltwater_Kid]

um.....I kinda have a problem then. I posted this after my tank is already half full of water and 30# of sand in it. what should I do?

[Neal359]

just mix the rest out of the water you will have to do a littel ges work with this . if the tank it full and the salinity isnt corect fill a 5 gal bucet with tank water and add the salt as needed do this over and over till the salinity is corct but i would do this one or 2 time an hour to let the new salt full mix in the tank and then test have fun (i did the same thing)

[naser]

when i fill tanks i fill it with water then pour salt in and let it mix for a day or more to make sure its right. then like a week later i add live rock.. its ok if you have sand !