Saltwater mixing question

[rrasco]

I get small particles that settle at the bottom that won't ever dissolve, but they are minimal and I don't worry about them.

[polarbear]

Im using the red sea coral pro salt. I never had this problem when I was using the instant ocean. Im not getting clumps of stuff in the water. Im getting a flim that looks kind of whitish brown that forms on the side of the trash can and on the bottom. When I took water out to test the salinity I could see some white stuff floating in it which I believe is the calcium that has precipitated out.

Ill check the calcium and alk tonight before I add the water to the tank. If anything is low I have the BRS 2 part dosing that I can add to the tank later.

[klwheat]

I use the brightwell salt, and i've never had this problem. Not sure what that's all about.

[rrasco]

I know you're using RS, but I've heard a lot of the same stories (brown buildup) about RC. While I've never experienced it myself, I suppose it does happen.

[polarbear]

Maybe its just this salt becuase its made from real ocean salt. Ill test everything tonight and post my results so that other can now. Thanks to everyone who responded.

[Dominican]

If it's white specs, it happens to me every once in a while with IO. Not sure what causes it, but I suspect it's caused when moisture gets into the IO bucket because it only happens to me with older salt. I've always just filtered them out with a sock when adding the mixed water to the sump, and have never noticed any adverse effects to parameters..

[FireWater]

I use red sea pro as well. Yes, I get the brown build up. I usually clean the mixing container (30g brute) with RO and vinegar every other month to get rid of it.

2 things that helped me the most. Add salt slowly like Alton and I mentioned earlier and use a bigger mixing pump.

[350gt]

It's the SALT.....

I had to throw my mixing container away as I could never clean it... Even a trip to the car wash wouldn't get the stuff off 100%...

There is a thread about this somewhere....

[tebstan]

Vinegar cleans it. Lots of vinegar. Every few months I use 3/4 to 1 gallon of the extra strength to get the brown film off. I use instant ocean now, but the same happened with reef crystals and oceanic

[Sherita]

Tap water and a small amount of muriatic acid will take it off in a hurry. I clean all of my holding containers once a month. I also will use it on skimmers, grody powerheads or anything else that gets tank crud encrusted on it.