How many days can water mixed with salt be stored?

[aumwantanai]

Hello brothers and sisters.I have a project to buy an automatic water changer.
I would like to know how long the water that I mix with salt can be stored for.
which I thought I will use the automatic water changer every day, 2 liters per day.
Thank you all in advance.
And I'm sorry that I'm not good at English.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Hello brothers and sisters.I have a project to buy an automatic water changer.
I would like to know how long the water that I mix with salt can be stored for.
which I thought I will use the automatic water changer every day, 2 liters per day.
Thank you all in advance.
And I'm sorry that I'm not good at English.

It depends on the salt mix.

If you are using a probiotic salt it cannot be stored and must be used immediately.

If you are using a High Alk mix like Red Sea Coral Pro, maybe a few days before precipitation starts to drop Alk and Calcium.

A general Salt like Red Sea Blue bucket can be stored for a couple of weeks without too much problem.

 

[aumwantanai]

It depends on the salt mix.

If you are using a probiotic salt it cannot be stored and must be used immediately.

If you are using a High Alk mix like Red Sea Coral Pro, maybe a few days before precipitation starts to drop Alk and Calcium.

A general Salt like Red Sea Blue bucket can be stored for a couple of weeks without too much problem.

I'm using it

Thank you

 

[OrionN]

I mix my salt in a 50 gal drum. I stir the salt with a paddle when I added the salt into the water so everything dissolve quickly. I also have a small PH in it to constantly circulate the water. Enclosed in cover so no evaporation. I store water like this for ever, to use when needed. I make 50 gal at a time, normally I use it in a week or two if I am lazy and don't do water change as I should. There is no reason why it cannot be store longer if you keep it gently circulate.

 

[aumwantanai]

I mix my salt in a 50 gal drum. I stir the salt with a paddle when I added the salt into the water so everything dissolve quickly. I also have a small PH in it to constantly circulate the water. Enclosed in cover so no evaporation. I store water like this for ever, to use when needed. I make 50 gal at a time, normally I use it in a week or two if I am lazy and don't do water change as I should. There is no reason why it cannot be store longer if you keep it gently circulate.

After mixing, close the lid tightly to store for a long time, is that correct?

 

[OrionN]

After mixing, close the lid tightly to store for a long time, is that correct?

Some of the water mixture are super saturated, not circulate it may result in precipitation of various compounds that can change the chemistry of the water. You can see this by seeing the powder settle out at the bottom of the container and a layer of powder like solid layer on top of the water (even covered so no dirt get in there). This is the reason why circulation is important. Stirling the solution when you add the salt in is important becasue as the salt dissolves, there is supersaturation of various compounds. If you allow it to precipitate, it will never dissolve again. Dumping salt in container with just a PH as stirrer to dissolve is not a good way to mix salt water.

 

[aumwantanai]

Some of the water mixture are super saturated, not circulate it may result in precipitation of various compounds that can change the chemistry of the water. You can see this by seeing the powder settle out at the bottom of the container and a layer of powder like solid layer on top of the water (even covered so no dirt get in there). This is the reason why circulation is important. Stirling the solution when you add the salt in is important becasue as the salt dissolves, there is supersaturation of various compounds. If you allow it to precipitate, it will never dissolve again. Dumping salt in container with just a PH as stirrer to dissolve is not a good way to mix salt water.

Thank you very much.