water station

[sergifed91]

I am currently filling up a brute trash can with rodi water. but since I have never done a water station my question here is do I want to heat up the water then add the salt, add salt the heat the water. or add salt while i'm heating up the water. yeas I know about the circulation pump...

 

[trido]

I heat mine first. It usually sits for a week, but that's a whole nother topic.

 

[sergifed91]

I heat mine first. It usually sits for a week, but that's a whole nother topic.

thank you. I wasn't sure.

 

[Paleozoic_reefer]

I think it depends on when you’re going to use the SW. I usually have a small heater in my SW side of my water station so that when I do WCs (or an emergency) I don’t have to worry about bringing the display tank’s temperature down or have my livestock go through temperature shock.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Mix in warm water and agitate the water well for a complete mix

 

[Hybrid Ken]

I think a lot depends on the salt mix. I put my water change water in my mixing container, hook a cheep circulation pump to one side and a heater (rated to heat way over the actual amount of water I am heating so I can get it to temp in a few hours instead of days) to the opposite side. After the water hits the set temp I add just slightly less salt then called for and let the pump mix it. After a bit I check and add more slat in small increments until my target is reached then let it mix for a good bit to reach equilibrium (some salts don't require this like Red Sea salt mixes) then I do my water change.

 

[lapin]

Some additives in your salt mix mix better at colder temperatures
Salt itself mixes better in warmer water
Just mix it cold and mix it again when you heat it before adding to your tank
As long as there are no extremes you will be fine

 

[sergifed91]

Some additives in your salt mix mix better at colder temperatures
Salt itself mixes better in warmer water
Just mix it cold and mix it again when you heat it before adding to your tank
As long as there are no extremes you will be fine

I am mixing it as it heats up. then when it is at;east 76 ot 78 degrees ill check the salinity again right now I got it at 1.026/35