Is my salt still ok to use....
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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
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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
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billdogg
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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.
jm.02
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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?
I've not noticed a significant precipitation from clumped salt.
BD, you using IO?
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It was hard but when I grabbed it and tried to crush it in my hand it broke apart fairly easily.
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nereefpat
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Lots of posts...this is the correct answer.
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.
Lol
This is reefing there is no correct answer
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nereefpat
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Mix it up...test it for alk, Ca, and salinity...adjust if needed.
This is incorrect? What do you disagree with?
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
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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
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hkgar
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Sorry, IMHO, in this case there is 1 correct answer. Is it safe to use? The correct answer is, yes it is safe to use. You might have to take some precautions, but that does not make it unsafe.
Also, I never test my water change water for anything but salinity.
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
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