Salt power vs. water ratio

[TexasState]

Subject: Salt Powder vs. water ratio vs. going out of solution

The professional grade salt I'm using didn't have any mixing instructions. I mixed 14 cups salt powder with 14 gallons of RO/DI water half an hour ago. The water is cloudy and salinity is off the chart. I can't get any more water until 18 hours later. Is it OK to add 14 more gallons of water in 18 hours later? Or will the water chemistry be out of whack if I do so later?
About all I can do right now is run to the water dispensing mill

Guess I should've stick with noob grade salt with step by step instructions.

[Kristy]

All the salt we've ever used is 1 cup salt to 2 gallons water (or a half cup per gallon). So your salinity is going to be crazy high.

My advice: Go to the water windmill and get their water to fix it tonight... don't wait until tomorrow. Salinity that high will cause you lots of problems. Even using tap water with dechlorinator would be better than leaving it for 18 hours. We've used the windmill water lots of times and it's fine.

[TexasState]

Water is in my rubbermaid tub, not reef tank. I'll go find some more water right now. Hopefully, I can fix the chemistry with B-ionic Alk&Calcium?

[Kristy]

Okay, it appears that I misunderstood? Is the water that is in your rubbermaid tub tied in to your system in any way? Is it part of your sump or fuge or top off or anything? If it's just a big bucket of water that does not connect to your reef, then it could have waited the 18 hours. Sorry to be so alarmist, it sounded to me initially like you had already put it in the tank.

If that is the case, that the water is not connected and just sitting idly by, then you should not have any problems with your reef chemisty once the proper salinity has been achieved (other than whatever problems you were might have had anyhow even if you had mixed the salt correctly). Hope that is clear.

[TexasState]

The rubbermaid is a standalone salt mixing container. I added some more water to dilute the mixture. Afterward, alk & pH is in the normal range. Have not tested calcium. Thanks for the help.