Mixed salt super cloudy

tjbrownie · Oct 23, 2023

Hey all! I mixed up my Red Sea coral pro salt yesterday for about an hour and a half till everything was dissolved. Left it overnight to warm up to tank temp and it’s super cloudy. I’m wondering if it’s safe to use for my water change still? The salinity is 35ppt which is what I usally go for.

Spare time · Oct 23, 2023

You are not supposed to heat it unless you plan on using it withing I think 4 hours or so. I think what occurred was precipitation. You can still use it but some levels might be off.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Oct 23, 2023

High alk mixes like Coral Pro are very prone to precipitation when heated and stored. They advise using it quicker.

But let it settle, alk will be lower, calcium a little lower, and it’s ok to use.

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 23, 2023

Dosent look too cloudy, can still easily see the bottom. That's just expected with a new batch of saltwater

bryan47caveman · Oct 23, 2023

Maybe let it sit another night just to be safe, lots of fine little sand particles in there that your fish could be breathing into their gills. I’d play it safe.
It took my new tank a few days to clear after start up.

Salty_Northerner · Oct 24, 2023

And the reason I tossed that salt away.

Spare time · Oct 24, 2023

Salty_Northerner said:
And the reason I tossed that salt away.

Its not a salt issue its a not following the instructions issue

Lavey29 · Oct 24, 2023

My coral pro salt does that periodically to. They say it's from over mixing. I try to stay an hour maybe a little longer mixing. I've dropped it into my tank with no issues. Clears up in an hour. Numbers always seem to be consistent with tests after the water change.

Salty_Northerner · Oct 25, 2023

Spare time said:
Its not a salt issue its a not following the instructions issue

The op maybe, but myself I understand, can read, and definitely follow directions.

jason2459 · Oct 25, 2023

I would just use it.

But congratulations, I tried hard to get that mix to do that.

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