Water sitting in dis play tank time frame....

crankbait09 · 10/04/2015, 07:44 AM

I will be filling my display tank with water this week. Since I can only do 32 gallons at a time, how long can the salt water mixture sit in the display tank while the next batch is being made? Does it matter?

I think I read that the salt mixture has to sit a day or two, so that means that the previous 32 gallon mixture will be sitting in the display tank waiting for the next batch. Do I have anything to worry about during this process?

LuciDog · 10/04/2015, 07:48 AM

Put a powerheads in to keep it moving. It will be fine.

gone fishin · 10/04/2015, 09:00 AM

Since your filling the tank I would not worry to much about your batch of saltwater mixing for a couple of days. I would let it mix until it is all dissolved then into the DT and on with the next batch.

The saltwater in your DT should be fine until it is filled. When I filled my 180g I believe it took about 2 weeks between work and life.

Dkuhlmann · 10/04/2015, 09:01 AM

I agree a power head circulating the water is all you need

Sk8r · 10/04/2015, 09:13 AM

I use an Eheim 1000 to move water when I need a fast mix. As for the display being partly full, no problem, but submerge the live rock. It needs it.

crankbait09 · 10/04/2015, 10:28 AM

I will definitely have my powerheads going. I do not have any live rock so that isn't an issue at this time. I might add a small amount of live rock once tank is up and fully functional (during cycling)

LuciDog · 10/04/2015, 12:03 PM

Add your rock before you cycle. Otherwise, you have nothing to cycle.

And only fill to about 75% until you put your rock and gear in. You have to allow for some water displacement.

Dkuhlmann · 10/04/2015, 12:07 PM

Or, you can put the rock in the tank and let the power heads circulate the water around the rocks and start your cycle while your're waiting for the other water to fill and mix. Lots of options

crankbait09 · 10/04/2015, 12:32 PM

I already have the rock in place. The sand and powerheads will be in place prior to filling with water

Dkuhlmann · 10/04/2015, 12:40 PM

Well there ya go, might as well get the cycle started

crankbait09 · 10/04/2015, 12:41 PM

Thanks for all the help

stingeragent · 10/04/2015, 03:39 PM

If your mixing your saltwater in a brute trash can or something similar, I would drop a return pump in there to mix it. Seems to mix faster than a powerhead at least in my case.

crankbait09 · 10/04/2015, 04:49 PM

well, i already have a power head in the brute, ill start with that and upgrade later if necessary

10/04/2015, 07:44 AM	#1
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	Water sitting in dis play tank time frame.... I will be filling my display tank with water this week. Since I can only do 32 gallons at a time, how long can the salt water mixture sit in the display tank while the next batch is being made? Does it matter? I think I read that the salt mixture has to sit a day or two, so that means that the previous 32 gallon mixture will be sitting in the display tank waiting for the next batch. Do I have anything to worry about during this process?

10/04/2015, 07:48 AM	#2
LuciDog Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 355	Put a powerheads in to keep it moving. It will be fine. __________________ Current tank info: 30gal sumpless 120gal with 40gal sump 90gal freshwater - 2 angel, blood parrot, 3 mystery snails, pleco, and a school of rasbora's

10/04/2015, 09:00 AM	#3
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	Since your filling the tank I would not worry to much about your batch of saltwater mixing for a couple of days. I would let it mix until it is all dissolved then into the DT and on with the next batch. The saltwater in your DT should be fine until it is filled. When I filled my 180g I believe it took about 2 weeks between work and life. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

10/04/2015, 09:01 AM	#4
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I agree a power head circulating the water is all you need __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

10/04/2015, 09:13 AM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I use an Eheim 1000 to move water when I need a fast mix. As for the display being partly full, no problem, but submerge the live rock. It needs it. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

10/04/2015, 10:28 AM	#6
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	I will definitely have my powerheads going. I do not have any live rock so that isn't an issue at this time. I might add a small amount of live rock once tank is up and fully functional (during cycling)

10/04/2015, 12:03 PM	#7
LuciDog Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 355	Add your rock before you cycle. Otherwise, you have nothing to cycle. And only fill to about 75% until you put your rock and gear in. You have to allow for some water displacement. __________________ Current tank info: 30gal sumpless 120gal with 40gal sump 90gal freshwater - 2 angel, blood parrot, 3 mystery snails, pleco, and a school of rasbora's

10/04/2015, 12:07 PM	#8
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Or, you can put the rock in the tank and let the power heads circulate the water around the rocks and start your cycle while your're waiting for the other water to fill and mix. Lots of options __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

10/04/2015, 12:32 PM	#9
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	I already have the rock in place. The sand and powerheads will be in place prior to filling with water

10/04/2015, 12:40 PM	#10
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Well there ya go, might as well get the cycle started __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

10/04/2015, 12:41 PM	#11
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	Thanks for all the help

10/04/2015, 03:39 PM	#12
stingeragent Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,032	If your mixing your saltwater in a brute trash can or something similar, I would drop a return pump in there to mix it. Seems to mix faster than a powerhead at least in my case.

10/04/2015, 04:49 PM	#13
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	well, i already have a power head in the brute, ill start with that and upgrade later if necessary