saltwater question

Scoobaman17 · 04/24/2006, 05:25 PM

I have two five gallon jugs full of saltwater for a water change on my mini reef that I forgot about for about 3-4 weeks... would they still be good?

Also can anyone tell me how long saltwater in a five gallon jug will last?

robsmith32 · 04/24/2006, 05:57 PM

has the water been circulating in them...
Should always circulate it before using.
fwiw, catalina sells jugs of saltwater that sits in stores for whatever lengths of time.
I'd just make sure to circulate it with a power head and small heater to get the temp close to tank.

Scoobaman17 · 04/24/2006, 06:42 PM

ok thanks. I didn't want to use them in water changes if I wasn't for sure.

04/24/2006, 05:25 PM	#1
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	saltwater question I have two five gallon jugs full of saltwater for a water change on my mini reef that I forgot about for about 3-4 weeks... would they still be good? Also can anyone tell me how long saltwater in a five gallon jug will last? __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

04/24/2006, 06:42 PM	#3
Scoobaman17 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 1,087	ok thanks. I didn't want to use them in water changes if I wasn't for sure. __________________ "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that do not work" - Thomas Edison Current Tank Info: 75g reef, 140g reef

04/24/2006, 05:57 PM	#2
robsmith32 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BUford, ga Posts: 609	has the water been circulating in them... Should always circulate it before using. fwiw, catalina sells jugs of saltwater that sits in stores for whatever lengths of time. I'd just make sure to circulate it with a power head and small heater to get the temp close to tank.