Mixing SW in Florida in the summer time

weiser5150 · 07/13/2015, 03:49 PM

No need for a heater! In fact I had to take the sw inside for a few hours to let it cool down to the same temp as the tank.I mix the SW in my garage.

kmbyrnes · 07/13/2015, 05:34 PM

Lucky you. Mine needs 24 hours inside since my RODI storage is also outside.

reef_fish · 07/13/2015, 07:07 PM

Same thing happened to me in socal today, I thought my heater wasn't working when it wouldn't go on after making saltwater. Check the waters temp and it was 77. Caught me off guard.

thegrun · 07/13/2015, 07:22 PM

Be careful to add the salt very slowly when the water is warm or you will have heavy calcium precipitation, particularly with the high calcium/alkalinity reef salts which are much better mixed in cool to cold water

moondoggy4 · 07/13/2015, 08:23 PM

How bout cutting a hole in the lid and put a fan in there to cool the water. When I make mine the water is in the 90's.

weiser5150 · 07/14/2015, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegrun

Be careful to add the salt very slowly when the water is warm or you will have heavy calcium precipitation, particularly with the high calcium/alkalinity reef salts which are much better mixed in cool to cold water

Thxs for the tip.

weiser5150 · 07/14/2015, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moondoggy4

How bout cutting a hole in the lid and put a fan in there to cool the water. When I make mine the water is in the 90's.

I will just start bringing it inside a day before I know I am doing a WC

07/13/2015, 03:49 PM	#1
weiser5150 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Jax,Fla. Posts: 64	Mixing SW in Florida in the summer time No need for a heater! In fact I had to take the sw inside for a few hours to let it cool down to the same temp as the tank.I mix the SW in my garage.

07/13/2015, 05:34 PM	#2
kmbyrnes Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 2,055	Lucky you. Mine needs 24 hours inside since my RODI storage is also outside. __________________ 125g Mixed Reef 5/26/2015; 350 Butterfly Dominated FOWLR 11/26/2015 - 11/17/20217 & 07/31/18 to ??? ; 100g Mixed Reef 11/16/2013 to 06/16/2017 Current Tank Info: Too small

07/13/2015, 07:07 PM	#3
reef_fish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 25	Same thing happened to me in socal today, I thought my heater wasn't working when it wouldn't go on after making saltwater. Check the waters temp and it was 77. Caught me off guard.

07/13/2015, 07:22 PM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Be careful to add the salt very slowly when the water is warm or you will have heavy calcium precipitation, particularly with the high calcium/alkalinity reef salts which are much better mixed in cool to cold water

07/13/2015, 08:23 PM	#5
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	How bout cutting a hole in the lid and put a fan in there to cool the water. When I make mine the water is in the 90's.