Neno reefs
Reefing newb
Can i fill my tank up with fresh RO water then just mix up the last 5gallon bucket with all the salt needed for the tank? Or do i have to mix salt water in ever bucket before i put it in the tank?
salting the tank
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
If you are first setting up the tank and there isn't anything in it, then you can do it that way.
wontonflip
I failed Kobayashi Maru
I mixed my salt and water in the tank when i first set it up.
Ted
Living one day at a time
I have always put in the rock then the sand then the water. So my water is mixed in buckets before going into the tank. I dont think either way is wrong but for me I want to have as little dust storm as possible.
RocketSapp
Reefing newb
I would say the only problem with that is the saturation level of salt into the water. If you are filling a 150 gallon tank then a 5 gallon bucket of water is not going to dissolve that much salt. If you are doing a 20 or 30 gallon tank then yeah, it would probably not be a problem.
I would also not shoot for 100% of the expected salt. I would go for 90 or 95% of the salt and then take a reading of the salt level in the tank once it's mixed up. Then add salt to bring it up to level. That way you are not having to pull out water and adding more water to bring it down to level if you got in too much. (no use in wasting it.)
Tim Sapp
I would also not shoot for 100% of the expected salt. I would go for 90 or 95% of the salt and then take a reading of the salt level in the tank once it's mixed up. Then add salt to bring it up to level. That way you are not having to pull out water and adding more water to bring it down to level if you got in too much. (no use in wasting it.)
Tim Sapp
