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08/17/2019, 09:34 PM | #1 |
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Is my salt still ok to use....
My salt that's been opened in the bag in a closed container has hardened.. is it still ok to use..?? I guess it's been exposed to air...
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08/17/2019, 09:44 PM | #2 |
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Hard like a rock , like if you grab it with your hand hard to break.
I wouldn’t use it in a Reef tank Fish only sure Hard like it crumbles in your hand easy. Sure you can use it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
08/18/2019, 05:16 AM | #3 |
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That happens. Does not effect anything to me. Just more mixing.
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08/18/2019, 09:09 AM | #4 |
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When salt clumps it’s basically from the moisture in the air
Basically why we tell you not to use it is when you buy salt they list what it will mix to Basically calcium will be 420 , mag 1350 This clumping can cause a chemical reaction in the salt causing these numbers to be off Most do t use it because it’s not worth the risk of adding it. Now if calcium if the mixed water is 300 and alk is 6. And you do 30 precent water change It might affect your corals Might not kill them today , might only weaken them But it’s the stability we want The best reefers keep there tank stable It doesn’t matter what your calcium is. What lights you use and so on. People have beautiful tanks in a wide range. It’s the stability we aim for And the possibility for using bad salt it’s worth it to some of us It might be 30 worth of salt So the quick answer is yes you can use it If it’s like one big rock I wouldn’t If the top is a little hard and breaks up easy. It’s ok Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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I have used salt like that in the past. No sense letting it go to waste IMO. After you mix, there will probably be undissolved stuff in the bottom. That will be your Ca and Alk precipitated out. Test the water and add Ca/Alk supplement as needed to bring it up to spec and you will be just fine.
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I'd still use it. Do your best to break it up first. It's just easier.
I've not noticed a significant precipitation from clumped salt. BD, you using IO? Last edited by on the spot; 08/18/2019 at 09:31 AM. Reason: question |
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If your the type to pour your salt in slow so it can mix with out clumping
Then why add clumped salt If you aren’t then it doesn’t matter Imo the guys I see with the prettiest sps dominated tanks tend to be anal Just my 2 cents Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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The parameters that may be off are Ca, alk, and salinity. Mix up the water, and test/adjust for all three. There is no reason not to use the salt if you test and adjust as needed.
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This is incorrect? What do you disagree with?
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08/19/2019, 09:06 AM | #13 |
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Honestly nothing
I haven’t had salt go bad since 2006 I do 100 gallon water change a week But honestly if it did I rather throw out 20 worth of salt then have to test for alk , cal, mg That’s all I am saying The 20 isn’t worth my time to test and dose all 3 Like I said your statement is correct But in reefing there is not 1 correct way to do something Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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Also, I never test my water change water for anything but salinity.
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No reason to yell One correct answer yes. I disagree and didn’t get rude. Your saying salt can never be so bad it can’t be used. I like to think in 20 years of doing this my opinion means something And I disagree You state It’s safe to use if you add stuff to it properly by the war A person who hasn’t done a water change in so long and or who couldn’t store salt properly causing it to go bad By the way from his explanation I don’t think is the case I think in this case it’s safe to you Your making a blanket statement You want a person who let his salt sit improperly stored to them dose and test 3 major elements And dose then correctly So yes your right it’s safe to use , you can use it on your tank But there is no chance I am using letting that guy who did that change my water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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I yelled?
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The IMHO
Caps is yelling If that wasn’t your intentions then I am sorry But I took that as being aggressive or yelling Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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I always do acronyms in caps. Sorry, not trying to be aggressive at all..
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if the water is low in alk/cal/mag what makes you think it's not low on other things we're not testing for ????
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Sigh, & i thought women were touchy.............................LOL. imho.....that is in lower case by the way, id use it also after breaking it up first, heck yes. Remix throughly then add slowly to your RO water. I see no issue here as long as its eventually added to water slowly so it does not precipitate.
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