oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy?

untilthen · 07-07-2008, 11:10 AM

i have been using instant ocean for my sea salt mix but i ran out so i bought oceanic and when i mix and pour it in it instantly gets all cloudy... why?

BigAl07 · 07-07-2008, 11:13 AM

Are you letting it "Stew" in the mix container for a while? I draw my Ro/DI water on Sunday, add the Salt Mix Sunday night and test/tweak on Monday. You don't really want to mix and add to the tank in the same day. The new salt water needs to "soak/Stew" for 24 hours before it's added to your tank.

untilthen · 07-07-2008, 11:15 AM

alright thx i will do that and see if theres a difference

BigAl07 · 07-07-2008, 11:23 AM

I use an old power head in the bucket to keep the water moving and agitate the salt to make it mix better. You also want to have a heater and thermometer so you can match the tanks temp precisely.

Good luck and let us know how it comes out.

untilthen · 07-08-2008, 01:41 AM

well due to bad water conditions from over feeding my frogspawn died nuking my tank ( gonna need to find a new tank sitter

) o well i have spent all day and 2 trips up to the lfs getting their reef water to reestablish wat i lost and get rid of the cloudyness... and to top it off my fish got ich while i was gone... god i love this hobby

sambrinar · 07-08-2008, 02:13 AM

Ohhh bad news. hope it all works out, hang in there

untilthen · 07-08-2008, 11:29 AM

well i have been treating my regal and clown for 2 days now and the ich is almost gone and with all the water changes i have done the water is starting to get less cloudy... now i just have to wait till friday for my pay to get my skimmer

untilthen · 07-08-2008, 11:42 AM

here is a video of my regal tang clearing some of the ich

lcstorc · 07-08-2008, 02:16 PM

That is scratching which is a common symptom of ich.

untilthen · 07-08-2008, 02:29 PM

yeah i no this is their second day of treatment

lcstorc · 07-08-2008, 02:30 PM

Treatment?
Treatment would kill that LR.

07-07-2008, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? i have been using instant ocean for my sea salt mix but i ran out so i bought oceanic and when i mix and pour it in it instantly gets all cloudy... why? __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-07-2008, 11:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? Are you letting it "Stew" in the mix container for a while? I draw my Ro/DI water on Sunday, add the Salt Mix Sunday night and test/tweak on Monday. You don't really want to mix and add to the tank in the same day. The new salt water needs to "soak/Stew" for 24 hours before it's added to your tank. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-07-2008, 11:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? alright thx i will do that and see if theres a difference __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-07-2008, 11:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? I use an old power head in the bucket to keep the water moving and agitate the salt to make it mix better. You also want to have a heater and thermometer so you can match the tanks temp precisely. Good luck and let us know how it comes out. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

07-08-2008, 01:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? well due to bad water conditions from over feeding my frogspawn died nuking my tank ( gonna need to find a new tank sitter ) o well i have spent all day and 2 trips up to the lfs getting their reef water to reestablish wat i lost and get rid of the cloudyness... and to top it off my fish got ich while i was gone... god i love this hobby __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-08-2008, 02:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
sambrinar recovering overfeeder Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 6,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? Ohhh bad news. hope it all works out, hang in there __________________ Brenda Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music ~ George Carlin Original member of http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...eef-holic.html My addiction 75 gal glass http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ce-sanity.html

07-08-2008, 11:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? well i have been treating my regal and clown for 2 days now and the ich is almost gone and with all the water changes i have done the water is starting to get less cloudy... now i just have to wait till friday for my pay to get my skimmer __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-08-2008, 11:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? here is a video of my regal tang clearing some of the ich __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-08-2008, 02:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? That is scratching which is a common symptom of ich. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

07-08-2008, 02:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
untilthen Scopas Tang Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canton, MICHIGAN Posts: 411 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? yeah i no this is their second day of treatment __________________ AHOY My 20 gallon loooong 10 gallon mantis tank

07-08-2008, 02:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: oceanic sea salt mix makes water cloudy? Treatment? Treatment would kill that LR. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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