Red Sea Pro Instructions

r1racer · 04/27/2013, 08:46 AM

So I decided to read the instructions to something for once and it says NOT to mix for more than 4 hours aerated or something like this. I have my salt mixing 24/7 to keep it fresh. Can anyone chime in on why it says this? I'm thinking maybe because of a change in salinity???

avelino78 · 04/27/2013, 09:09 AM

If you go to the website they have a video that explains why.

r1racer · 04/27/2013, 12:14 PM

Didn't see it...whats the reasoning? The standard red sea salt directions say mix until dissolved.

bnumair · 04/27/2013, 12:20 PM

more u mix it more heat is produced due to pumps and heat causes alk precipitation.
if u mix it for few hours then stop the pump u will find alk at higher end 12dkh. if u let its mix check it a day or 2 later alk will drop to 9 or so.

r1racer · 04/27/2013, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bnumair

more u mix it more heat is produced due to pumps and heat causes alk precipitation.
if u mix it for few hours then stop the pump u will find alk at higher end 12dkh. if u let its mix check it a day or 2 later alk will drop to 9 or so.

Thanks...I guess that explains my low alk.

jdezek · 04/27/2013, 12:42 PM

Is this just with the Red Sea pro or would this apply to all salt mixes?

organism · 04/27/2013, 04:59 PM

I use RSCP and only mix it for like an hour, after that it goes right in the tank. I used to keep fresh saltwater on hand at all times, but then I'd get a lot of precipitate on the sides of the container, now I just keep 5 gallons of ro/di water handy for water changes since it takes so little time to dissolve anyways.

jdezek · 04/27/2013, 07:11 PM

I use salinity and have same issue but I've always been told mix it for 24 hrs minimum

bnumair · 04/27/2013, 08:02 PM

heat will precipitate alk in all salts.

r1racer · 04/27/2013, 09:27 PM

Good to know...I was also under the impression that it had to be mixed for hours based on pop opinion. Brown residue was all over the bottom of my brute...I guess thats my missing alk. Maybe not a bad idea with RSCP though since it's so hi in alk.

bnumair · 04/27/2013, 10:30 PM

any salt with high alk should be not have a heater on at all times or pumps circulating all the time. procedure should be . have ro/di water fill in the bin then turn ur heater or chiller on make temp 77F then turn the heater/chiller off. then mix salt. run the pump for 4 hrs then turn all equipment off.

jdezek · 04/28/2013, 05:53 AM

Won't it heat up in your tank, once you put it in there it will be getting mixed? Or does the rest of the tank water delute it down enough that it don't?

bnumair · 04/28/2013, 09:13 AM

It happens in our tanks too but in tank there are lot many other factors involved.

04/27/2013, 08:46 AM	#1
r1racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD Posts: 418	Red Sea Pro Instructions So I decided to read the instructions to something for once and it says NOT to mix for more than 4 hours aerated or something like this. I have my salt mixing 24/7 to keep it fresh. Can anyone chime in on why it says this? I'm thinking maybe because of a change in salinity???

04/27/2013, 12:20 PM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	more u mix it more heat is produced due to pumps and heat causes alk precipitation. if u mix it for few hours then stop the pump u will find alk at higher end 12dkh. if u let its mix check it a day or 2 later alk will drop to 9 or so. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/27/2013, 04:59 PM	#7
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	I use RSCP and only mix it for like an hour, after that it goes right in the tank. I used to keep fresh saltwater on hand at all times, but then I'd get a lot of precipitate on the sides of the container, now I just keep 5 gallons of ro/di water handy for water changes since it takes so little time to dissolve anyways. __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

04/27/2013, 08:02 PM	#9
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	heat will precipitate alk in all salts. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/27/2013, 10:30 PM	#11
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	any salt with high alk should be not have a heater on at all times or pumps circulating all the time. procedure should be . have ro/di water fill in the bin then turn ur heater or chiller on make temp 77F then turn the heater/chiller off. then mix salt. run the pump for 4 hrs then turn all equipment off. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

04/27/2013, 09:09 AM	#2
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 478	If you go to the website they have a video that explains why.

04/27/2013, 12:14 PM	#3
r1racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD Posts: 418	Didn't see it...whats the reasoning? The standard red sea salt directions say mix until dissolved.

04/27/2013, 12:42 PM	#6
jdezek Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 386	Is this just with the Red Sea pro or would this apply to all salt mixes?

04/27/2013, 07:11 PM	#8
jdezek Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 386	I use salinity and have same issue but I've always been told mix it for 24 hrs minimum

04/27/2013, 09:27 PM	#10
r1racer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MD Posts: 418	Good to know...I was also under the impression that it had to be mixed for hours based on pop opinion. Brown residue was all over the bottom of my brute...I guess thats my missing alk. Maybe not a bad idea with RSCP though since it's so hi in alk.

04/28/2013, 05:53 AM	#12
jdezek Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 386	Won't it heat up in your tank, once you put it in there it will be getting mixed? Or does the rest of the tank water delute it down enough that it don't?

04/28/2013, 09:13 AM	#13
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	It happens in our tanks too but in tank there are lot many other factors involved. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE