Boredom leads to weird thoughts,

[jessinator752]

i add salt to my water. i find it easier to add more salt if needed than trying to add more freshwater to get the desired salinity. i tend to mix mine 12-24 hours before doing the water change.

[caferacermike]

I hear what you are saying Jess about not over doing it. I always make sure I'm a cup short on salt so I can adjust with salt.

John I'll take your words as wisdom. So from now on I should be adding salt to water? I've never had any left over stuff in my batch, only clear water.

[hobogato]

salt to water - in case i forget to turn off the water and overflow the barrel flooding my garage and making a big mess - i have never done that tho :lol :innocent

[SoLiD]

RO\DI Water then add Salt. Then I put in a power head to stir it around for 12 hours or so. Right now I'm using Instant Ocean salt and I too notice the white flakes on the bottom. What is that stuff? Calcium... Buffer... ???

[BIGBIRD123]

I throw salt into the tank and add food for the fish and let them swim around eating and this stirs the salt. It saves on 'lectricity for the PH.

Steve

[caferacermike]

I hadn't thought of that. I'll need more fish. Anything in particular? I'm thinking a bluespot jawfish could sift through the pile at the bottom. Would that help mix it faster?

[BIGBIRD123]

If you mix a little sugar with their food, it makes them a little hyper and waalla!

Steve

[mathias]

that makes sense now salt in water... from now on I don't want to be wasting any of that good calcium....