Mixing Red Sea blue bucket

[gfox]

I am using Red Sea blue bucket for the first time and have seen videos on mixing the salt.It says to have the water at 68 degrees when you add salt then let it clear then raise the temp to 78 degrees.Does it matter to have the water at 68 to start mixing?

 

[jgirardnrg]

Mine is usually around 75 degrees when I mix it and I've seen no ill effects here on the 3 tanks I use it in.

 

[mdb_talon]

I cant speak to the proper way to do it, but can say i have never done it that way. Mine is at temp when i mix and never had issue.

 

[blaxsun]

No. I just add the salt, pour the water in and mix for about 15-20min. Wait an hour, mix again. Then I throw a heater in about an hour before adding to the tank.

I honestly used to be much more religious about mixing my salt, but now I just mix it up in-advance, swish it around a bit right before I'm getting ready to add it and then straight into the tank without heating it.

 

[gabrieltackitt]

I usually start mixing with mine at room temp, but turn the mixing pump and heater on at the same time, so I’m sure it gets warmer faster than it clears up, although it does clear up fairly quickly.
I do use a mixture of blue bucket and black bucket (coral pro) though.

 

[Lyss]

I mix mine at room temp (usually around 70 degrees) for about an hour, then check and adjust if needed, then throw the heater in to let it come up to temp as I'm cleaning and siphoning the tank. Has always been perfectly clear so far, no problems.

 

[gfox]

Thanks everyone for the replys.I will try it the first time at 68 degrees to see how it mixes.

 

[gfox]

Does anyone mix their water overnight?Red Sea says no more then 2 hours

 

[mdb_talon]

Does anyone mix their water overnight?Red Sea says no more then 2 hours

Yes. Often days ahead if time. I am sure they got a reason to say that but nothing that seems to matter to me.

 

[68 Stang]

I mix up a 100 gallons at a time from the blue bucket at rom temp. I have an apex running a dos to change out 1.5 gallons per day. I have never had a problem. I used to be that guy that brought it up to temp and changed out 10% a week. I now understand that stability is key.

 

[gfox]

I mix up a 100 gallons at a time from the blue bucket at rom temp. I have an apex running a dos to change out 1.5 gallons per day. I have never had a problem. I used to be that guy that brought it up to temp and changed out 10% a week. I now understand that stability is key.

I am still old school and change out about 30 percent a month

 

[ajtomase]

I am using Red Sea blue bucket for the first time and have seen videos on mixing the salt.It says to have the water at 68 degrees when you add salt then let it clear then raise the temp to 78 degrees.Does it matter to have the water at 68 to start mixing?

How are you liking Red Sea blue bucket? I'm thinking of switching to it. Do you mix to 1.025 or 1.026? How much salt do you add per gallon (is it 1/2 cup per gallon, or more)?

 

[ajtomase]

Yes. Often days ahead if time. I am sure they got a reason to say that but nothing that seems to matter to me.

How are you liking Red Sea blue bucket? I'm thinking of switching to it. Do you mix to 1.025 or 1.026? How much salt do you add per gallon (is it 1/2 cup per gallon, or more)? Do you still mix it overnight?

 

[ajtomase]

Thanks everyone for the replys.I will try it the first time at 68 degrees to see how it mixes.

how's your mixing go? How long do you mix it for?

 

[Spare time]

I use their coral pro and typically if I am mixing salt I throw the heater and pump in at the same time since its cold water to begin with and will take a while to heat up

 

[mdb_talon]

How are you liking Red Sea blue bucket? I'm thinking of switching to it. Do you mix to 1.025 or 1.026? How much salt do you add per gallon (is it 1/2 cup per gallon, or more)? Do you still mix it overnight?

Sorry i am not going to be a lot of help. I do often use this still and dont have any issues. If i am doing a standard WC and a low alk salt is fine this is what i most often use. If i am doing a larger % change i often use the "pro" version or a mixture that more closely matches where i run my alk.

I mix to 1.026-1.027(again run a bit higher just always have and works for me). I use a bit over 1/2 cup/gallon.

I almost always mix at least a day or two ahead of time. Often have it sitting(with a ph and heater) for several days. Never have any problems with precipitate. I use a 55g drum that i cant see through so about once a year i pull it outside and give a good scrubbing just in case and never noticed any significant scaling, precipitate, or slimy film(like if bacteria building up). Sometimes a small bit of thin scale on bottom, but nothing that has ever made me concerned.

I know this is not the proper way to do it based off the instructions, but my coral and my parameters have not figured that out yet because they dont mind at all it seems.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

I use blue bucket a switch about a year ago, from i.o.reefcrystals (that i used forever only) not only because of the brown stuff but it was a high alk mix, I want to be @ around 8dkh now and I wanted a cleaner salt with out paying to much more.

I have been completely satisfied with blue bucket, but recently I got a bucket that had allot of brown usually its not so bad but this bucket is by far the dirtiest I've had yet.

I'm still using it but with the sediment filter trick I learned.

So I mix it up at 23°c with a internal pump sicce 1.5 in a 40g breeder tank, I add salt 2cups at a time very slowly in the current then after its all mixed by blowing the bottom of the tank around with the pump, I hook up a 1 micron sediment filter to the brs reactor and the sicce 1.5 and let it filter out and brake water surface for a couple of hours, then bring it to tank temperature.

The mixing at low temp and not having pump on for more than so long it to preserve alk/cal parcipitation. But I have noticed as long as its brought to mixture at low temps then brought up to temperature it stays around 8.2 pretty consistently.

I love the salt and when its on sale I stock up!

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

After 7hours or so. The water is crystal clear