Mixing salt

SPR1968 · Feb 7, 2021

You will sometimes get bits, just mix them in. If they don’t dissolve try a different brand, I use Red Sea personally

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Snuggs · Feb 7, 2021

Welcome

Scousereefer · Feb 7, 2021

Jimbhoy13 said:
Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed. Are you getting a UK banner?

thanks bro, how do i go about this? also i am looking at rock now and unsure weather to buy dry rock or to buy second hand purple live rock what do you suggest?

Scousereefer · Feb 7, 2021

SPR1968 said:
You will sometimes get bits, just mix them in. If they don’t dissolve try a different brand, I use Red Sea personally

Welcome to R2R!!

Thanks pal, they dissolved well to be fair.

Jimbhoy13 · Feb 7, 2021

Scousereefer said:
thanks bro, how do i go about this? also i am looking at rock now and unsure weather to buy dry rock or to buy second hand purple live rock what do you suggest?

UK banner: Click "Account", Click "Join User Group", scroll to the bottom and click on "United Kingdom User Group".

I bought some basic live rock from LFS when I started a few years ago but I also bought some dry rock as well and did a mixture. There were a few hitch hiking bristle worms in the live rock. Saw them for a year or so then I think they died off. You could use dry rock and buy some coralline stuff to seed it and it will turn purple. Or maybe someone near you (or LFS) will scrape some off a live rock to seed yours. Good luck.
PS you’re not a Liverpool fan are you? Bad result for them today.

G Santana · Feb 7, 2021

Welcome aboard

Scousereefer · Feb 8, 2021

Jimbhoy13 said:
UK banner: Click "Account", Click "Join User Group", scroll to the bottom and click on "United Kingdom User Group".

I bought some basic live rock from LFS when I started a few years ago but I also bought some dry rock as well and did a mixture. There were a few hitch hiking bristle worms in the live rock. Saw them for a year or so then I think they died off. You could use dry rock and buy some coralline stuff to seed it and it will turn purple. Or maybe someone near you (or LFS) will scrape some off a live rock to seed yours. Good luck.
PS you’re not a Liverpool fan are you? Bad result for them today.

Thanks I have just done that.
I have just bought 10kg dry rock from someone (apparently it's been boiled) this won't affect the coralline growth will it? I am planning on buying live rock from my LFS and adding it so hopefully it will spread onto the dry rock I have.

I support Everton

Jimbhoy13 · Feb 9, 2021

Scousereefer said:
Thanks I have just done that.
I have just bought 10kg dry rock from someone (apparently it's been boiled) this won't affect the coralline growth will it? I am planning on buying live rock from my LFS and adding it so hopefully it will spread onto the dry rock I have.

I support Everton

Not sure about boiling. Never done it. Yeh live rock will help.