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10/23/2008, 06:52 PM
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Adding Salt To Cold Water
Is it ok to add salt to freshly made cold ro water or must you warm up the water to a minimum temp before adding the salt.
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10/23/2008, 07:15 PM
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Cold is fine. it may take a bit longer to dissolve, but there is no concern about it not all dissolving due to cold.
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10/23/2008, 08:17 PM
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Great!
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10/24/2008, 05:05 AM
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You're welcome.
Happy Reefing.
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10/24/2008, 11:42 AM
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But if your using a hydrometer to measure, it will throw the measurement off.
Not a refractometer though, they adjust to temp.
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10/24/2008, 11:54 AM
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Yes, that is a good point. Floating glass hydrometers will need a correction, and swing arms may not be properly temperature correcting below the 60's, which is the range they usually indicate.
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