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- From: dbs@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Dave Sheehy)
- Subject: Re: [M] Salt mixes
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:19:18 GMT
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- Patti Beadles (patti@hosehead.intel.com) wrote:
- : sylvia@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Sylvia Budak) writes:
- : >I could do my massive water change with this new salt without the aquarium
- : >having that milky appearance. There was just a hint of this with the Coral
- : >Life salt, and it vanished within an hour.
- :
- : Hmm ... milky appearance? How long are you letting the water stand
- : before using it? Except in rare emergencies, I always let my water
- : age overnight at a minimum, and usually more. From everything I've
- : read and heard, freshly mixed saltwater should never be put into an
- : aquarium.
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- I have similar experiences to Sylvia's. I can mix some Instant Ocean in a
- 5 gallon bucket, throw in a power head, leave it for several days and
- there will still be undissolved salts in the bucket. Reef Crystals on the
- other hand dissolves instantly. My water source is basically melted snow pack
- and has very little in the way of dissolved minerals, etc...
-
- : Patti Beadles 503/696-4358 | I don't speak for Intel, nor vice-versa.
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- Dave Sheehy
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