Cloudy Salt Mix

[Randyp79]

I just switched to Aquaforest Reef Salt and mixed my first batch. I mix 55 gallons at a time to do water changes on my 180 gallon display and 120 gallon frag tank. When I added the Aquaforest Reef Salt it was extremely cloudy, but I expected it to clear quickly based on the reviews I've read about this salt. I waited about 4 hours and noticed the water was still slightly cloudy. I also noticed a lot of residue building up on the walls of my mixing container. I decided to let it sit overnight and to my surprise is was still slightly cloudy the next day. Not sure what I did wrong, but something isn't right. The only thing I can think of is the temperature at which the salt was mixed. My mixing station is in my garage and I live in Florida, so my mixing water is always around 85F. Would this cause the cloudy water and the salt to not dissolve properly?

 

[Phildago]

It sounds like Calcium carbonate. Did you add water to the salt or salt to the water? Did you dump it in or slowly mix?

Salts that have higher concentration of calcium and carbonates are more likely to have calcium carbonate precipitate and the best way to combat this is by slowly mixing the salt into the full volume of water

 

[Fishfinder]

This happened to me a couple of times with the aquaforest. I attributed it to the temp of my mixing water. I have since switched to red sea

 

[Lam'sReef]

I've seen more people trying to use the Aquaforest reef salt, I just wonder is it better salt or people just want to try it out?

 

[Aquaforest]

Hello,
Can you please share with us info how it looks now after few days? You can PM us photos.