Red Sea Pro Coral Salt ?

[Ruckus16]

This may be a dumb question....here we go.

 

I have been researching salt mixes. The red sea coral pro salt mix says to miss with unheated RO water for a max of 2 hours until clear. Once clear it's good to use. If mixed longer it will cloud and cause precipitates.

 

If I mix for 2 hours, it becomes clear and I do my water change, wouldn't it essentially still be getting mixed in my tank? I'm a little confused on why they stress some of the things they do...

[basser1]

I use RSCP salt and all I do is mix it with a P/H and use it right away....... I don't even mix it for 2 hours, more like 15 minutes or so.

 

Corals look great!

[aviator300]

This topic has been hashed around for months and probably years and i agree with you that there is no difference between agitation in the mixing bucket or in the tank.

 

Some folks say mix only 2 hrs (including the manufacturer ) while others (including myself) mix for days some times. I've asked your question before and got chemistry gobbledy#### answers that i dont understand but the fact is that i have been using RSCP salt for almost a year and sometimes mix only for an hour and sometimes mix for a day or two and have never got cloudiness or a precipitate.

 

The one thing i do is to turn off the heater if i dont use the mix within 2 or 3 hrs.

[Ruckus16]

Awesome. Very good info. Any tips on switching salt? Should my next water change consist of a 50/50 mix or just do it with all new salt mix?

[talwen]

I think they usually say the salt is caustic before it is fully mixed and can burn corals if it touches coral before fully mixed. Also I think it's important to make sure it's mixed fully to test salinity.

[kimberbee]

That's what I use.

 

I usually mix it up the evening a day before I want to do my water change. So it sits mixing in my bucket for about 24 hours.

 

No issues so far.

[Ruckus16]

Kimberbee, have you ever had it cloud up?

[kimberbee]

Kimberbee, have you ever had it cloud up?

Never, though I've only been using it for 6 months. BF uses it, and has never warned me about it clouding - he's used it for years.

[SandBed]

I am using the red sea coral pro. I mix it a day in advance with a power head and heater (same temp as the tank) in the bucket. Been working well for me.

[frankdr]

I mix RSCP the night before and use it the next morning - so maybe 12 hrs max. I've gone as little as 2 hours, and as long as 3 days once (when I had to leave town quickly one day - for work that is ) It's been ok each time

 

I'm mixing about 4 gallons in a Home Depot bucket with a pump and heater.

[Horerczy]

I used rscp before switching to reef crystals. Never clouded even if i mixed it in the bucket for a week.

[EyDub03]

I have not encountered any issues with RSCP because I only mix a couple hours with a low flow powerhead but with RC the problem I had with over mixing is that it starts depositing on the surface of the bucket or mixing vessel and you lose precious Ca/Alk/other stuff you pay good money for. I would assume the same thing could occur with RSCP.