storing salt water?

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I purhcased pre mixed salt water from my LFS. I ended up with too much and my question is...can I just store it for my WWC? will anything bad happen to the water?
 
It should be fine. I'd keep it in a closed container to keep it free of dirt and minimize evaporation so the salinity stays close.
 
Yes I agree should be perfectly fine storing the saltwater to use later. I usually keep about 15 gallons of saltwater on hand. Just keep it sealed to cut down on evaporation and to keep dust and stuff out of the water.

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The only thing that really happens (potentially) is the alkalinity will drop, especially when there is heat. Maybe not a big concern unless you have SPS or alot of coral. You can always check it and dose two part or if you have a calcium or kalk reactor it should be fine as long as you are not doing a big water change.
 
It can be saved. I would just test the parameters before adding it to the system,
 

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