Mixing salt water

[Angels best]

So how long do you live the circulation pump to mix the water and aside from salt do you add any other stuff?

 

[sfin52]

Just the salt and I run pump till it's clear or two days when I get around to the change.

 

[Angels best]

Just the salt and I run pump till it's clear or two days when I get around to the change.

If it’s clear is already good?

 

[sfin52]

Should be. If you worried nothing wrong with waiting a little.

 

[vikes1414]

I usually add the salt and have two smaller pumps and a heater going to circulate everything. Usually mix for about 2 days before the change to make sure

 

[sfin52]

I usually add the salt and have two smaller pumps and a heater going to circulate everything. Usually mix for about 2 days before the change to make sure

Heater is a good idea for colder water.

 

[vikes1414]

Heater is a good idea for colder water.

Exactly, usually straight out of the RODI system so it’s always cold

 

[sfin52]

Exactly, usually straight out of the RODI system so it’s always cold

In the summer I let it sit for a day and room temp is tank temp. In the winter it's about 7 degrees off so I don't worry about it much. I keep a heater around just in case .

 

[vikes1414]

In the summer I let it sit for a day and room temp is tank temp. In the winter it's about 7 degrees off so I don't worry about it much. I keep a heater around just in case .

Either way it’s always nice to keep an extra one on hand

 

[sfin52]

Coudn't agree with you more

 

[PatW]

I typically wait over night.

With enough water circulation, I think that I could get all of the mix dissolved and looking clear in about 2 hours. It would probably be ok. I don’t recall ever mixing salt and using it the same day.