old saltwater ok?

schoch79 · 01/20/2007, 02:42 PM

Ok so I have some saltwater that has been mixed already but sitting in a covered container with no circulation or air or anything like that. It has been in this container for about 3-4 days. Would it still be ok to use today? I'm worried about it being stagnant or whatever. Should I toss it out and mix new?

Paul B · 01/20/2007, 02:47 PM

It will be fine. No problem. I sometimes mix it up weeks in advance

WaterKeeper · 01/20/2007, 02:47 PM

It is fine to use. I sometimes use mix that is over a month old. Just check the Specific Gravity as evaporation can cause it to get too high.

Paul B · 01/20/2007, 02:57 PM

Yeah, OK check the specific gravity.
It has only been sitting for three days so I don't think evaporation would be a big issue but what do I know.
Hey Waterkeeper, How you doing?

WaterKeeper · 01/20/2007, 03:01 PM

I'm not sure Paul, I think I'm becoming stagnant.

Paul B · 01/20/2007, 03:10 PM

Thats Senile.
I am in the middle of cleaning my tank. I took out most of the rock which meant I had to cut a lot of the soft corals apart. I love looking at all this stuff crawling around under the rocks. I wish these tiny brittlestars were worth something.
So far I cleaned the diatom filter four times and it looks like it will take two more.
Paul

01/20/2007, 02:42 PM	#1
schoch79 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: hegins,pa Posts: 1,071	old saltwater ok? Ok so I have some saltwater that has been mixed already but sitting in a covered container with no circulation or air or anything like that. It has been in this container for about 3-4 days. Would it still be ok to use today? I'm worried about it being stagnant or whatever. Should I toss it out and mix new?

01/20/2007, 02:47 PM	#2
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	It will be fine. No problem. I sometimes mix it up weeks in advance __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

01/20/2007, 02:47 PM	#3
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	It is fine to use. I sometimes use mix that is over a month old. Just check the Specific Gravity as evaporation can cause it to get too high. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/20/2007, 02:57 PM	#4
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	Yeah, OK check the specific gravity. It has only been sitting for three days so I don't think evaporation would be a big issue but what do I know. Hey Waterkeeper, How you doing? __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971

01/20/2007, 03:01 PM	#5
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I'm not sure Paul, I think I'm becoming stagnant. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/20/2007, 03:10 PM	#6
Paul B Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15,549	Thats Senile. I am in the middle of cleaning my tank. I took out most of the rock which meant I had to cut a lot of the soft corals apart. I love looking at all this stuff crawling around under the rocks. I wish these tiny brittlestars were worth something. So far I cleaned the diatom filter four times and it looks like it will take two more. Paul __________________ I used to get shocked when I put my hand in my tank. Then the electric eel went dead. Current Tank Info: 100 gal reef set up in 1971