How to mix sea salt with tap water?

[Brian38]

hi guys,

im totally new to marine tank, i bought a packet of 2 kg red sea salt from a LFS. how to mix them with tap water? can anyone advise me on this?

[xersion]

what i do is put water into red pail then pour the salt in. of course use hand to stir

[hammy]

as for mi i use those cheapo china pump to mix my salt

[Sapp]

Strongly advise against using water straight from the tap. You gonna have one hell of a algae problem. I know I did. Try to get distilled water or DI water if possible.

[ervine]

as for mi i use those cheapo china pump to mix my salt

I used to hand stir then I switched over to using a cheapo pump... never turned back... the pump really is MUCH easier and faster... hope this helps!

[sradi]

bro,

imo red sea salt is one of the not so good choice of sea salt. use marine environment brand which already contains dechlorinator.

it dissolves readily in tap water and would do quite well for a just starting tank. but price is a bit ex.

[m203]

watz a distilled water???izzit the water that we boil b4 we drink it????

[flying carpet]

Distilled water can be purchase at any store. But distilled water will lower down your kh.

[m203]

distilled water is the normal plain water izzit?

[xersion]

ya its those normal water that u can buy in ntuc at very cheap price.. read the label first before buying.

[jervismun]

You guys may want to consider this... TAP WATER IS BAD FOR YOUR TANK... I LEARNED THE HARD WAY

[wpcheng]

Hi

It is going to be expensive if we use DI water for long term use. I understand that the cartridges need to be changed after every 1000 litres of tap water. Can a protein skimmer remove the Phosphate and NO3 which is present in the tap water ?

[big_ben102000]

NO3 is present in tap water ?!?!? wth .. btw i use tap water also .. DI water in the long run is alittle exp.. i will leave the tap water to stand over nite add alittle anti chlorine and it goes into the sump the next day ... diatom bloom ... or aglae .. the same old scrubbing ...

[cowgum]

Hi

It is going to be expensive if we use DI water for long term use. I understand that the cartridges need to be changed after every 1000 litres of tap water. Can a protein skimmer remove the Phosphate and NO3 which is present in the tap water ?

DI used to be costly but it is much cheaper now. The changing of catridge really depends you tap water quality and of course the amount of water that runs through it. 1000L is an understatement, it should last longer then that.

The protein skimmer can only reduce NO3 before they turn into this form. It can't remove. PO4 requires PO4/Silicate removers. However P04 removers are not cheap , so it may be cheaper to use DI to remove NO3, phosphate, silicate, etc in the tap water then to rely entirely on PO4 removers.

[M4rk4nth]

If you don't have too large a tank you can get a distiller for about 150 SGD, about 1 liter per hour output.

Slow I know, but hey you can enjoy a cool clean drink from the water produced. I use it after seeing whats left behind... I feel queasy drinking tap water if offered

[big_ben102000]

If you don't have too large a tank you can get a distiller for about 150 SGD, about 1 liter per hour output.

Slow I know, but hey you can enjoy a cool clean drink from the water produced. I use it after seeing whats left behind... I feel queasy drinking tap water if offered

i tot the taste of distilled water is flat ?

[Drago]

Hi

It is going to be expensive if we use DI water for long term use. I understand that the cartridges need to be changed after every 1000 litres of tap water. Can a protein skimmer remove the Phosphate and NO3 which is present in the tap water ?

Hi everyone. Newbie to salt water aqua here. What if mix half distilled water and half tap water? It'll cost lesser but will it prevent algae?

[Brian38]

Strongly advise against using water straight from the tap. You gonna have one hell of a algae problem. I know I did. Try to get distilled water or DI water if possible.

Is distilled water the mineral water we buy in NTUC like Ice Mountain and Evian?

What is DI water?

[Brian38]

DI used to be costly but it is much cheaper now. The changing of catridge really depends you tap water quality and of course the amount of water that runs through it. 1000L is an understatement, it should last longer then that.

The protein skimmer can only reduce NO3 before they turn into this form. It can't remove. PO4 requires PO4/Silicate removers. However P04 removers are not cheap , so it may be cheaper to use DI to remove NO3, phosphate, silicate, etc in the tap water then to rely entirely on PO4 removers.

What is the changing of cartridges?

can anyone advise me?

[Alvin Tan]

What is the changing of cartridges?

can anyone advise me?

The DI unit contains resin that needs to be replaced in order to treat the water from tap...

[cowgum]

You guys may want to consider this... TAP WATER IS BAD FOR YOUR TANK... I LEARNED THE HARD WAY 

Think you guys should check bro Jervis recommendation.

$109 400L/Day = 16.7L/Hr

[shiok]

Is the DI water used the same as the DI water use for car battery?

[RockyBoy]

Car battery is distilled water. DI water is water which has gone through purification process using DI resin.

[shiok]

Car battery is distilled water. DI water is water which has gone through purification process using DI resin.

So is it harmful to use the distilled water for car battery in the tank? Is it better than using tap water? Cause I got lobang to get distilled water for car battery.

[jackal]

I make salt water with tap water but I mix my Mag, Cal, Reef Builder and Strontium with distilled water that comes in the plastic bottle. Bought my supply from Giant Supermarket only 0.50cents per liter bottle.