Mixing saltwater

[Kieth71]

I am in the middle of setting up my new tank...it is just about filled with ro/di water and i planned on mixing the salt in tank....should i dump it in the sump or in the tank..i was thinking about the sump and let the pump push it in the tank..any ideas or tips appreciated Kieth

 

[Kieth71]

Btw it is a 100g tank with a 25g sump

 

[jdieck]

That will be OK as far as the tank is empty of critters. My preference will be to dump it were there is higher flowy the sump.

 

[Kieth71]

No there isnt anything in the tank but sand along the outside edges of the tank...i will be putting the live rock i am receiving in tommorrow.

 

[jdieck]

If you have sand, then dump the salt in the sump. The salt supplements initially undissolved can make the sand clump into a rock due to the initial high PH and precipitation.

 

[Kieth71]

Ok ty for the response ...i will mix it slowly in the sump near the pump.

 

[jdieck]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13309032#post13309032 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KiethR
Ok ty for the response ...i will mix it slowly in the sump near the pump.

:thumbsup:

 

[cdness]

that's what I did when I first set up my 75. Add the salt to the sump slowly and let it mix. You may want to add a few cups every 15 minutes over a few hours to make sure it dissolves better... I think I added 3 cups every 15 minutes when I did mine and it worked fine. I have the sand and rock (all dead) in the tank when I did this too.

 

[Kieth71]

well i did it last night and its been running all night with a few koralia 4 powerheads running in the tank as well....i just tested salinity and i got it pretty close at 1.021..so this method works farely well for those looking for a way to mix water for a new tank