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jayelblock
08/30/2009, 10:00 AM
Is there any reason not to make and store a high salinity salt mix and then dilute it down before using? It seems that there are several advantages--less storage space required and the high salinity is less likely to encourage undesirable bacterial growth while it is stored. Anyone do this?

Reefun
08/30/2009, 10:51 AM
I think you would have a lot of good stuff precipitation from you solution.

Henry Bowman
08/30/2009, 10:56 AM
Check out gettankedaquariums.com

They sell a couple different types of salt mix with the Ca component separate so that a concentrated slurry can be made then utilized later when you would add the Calcium component.

Otherwise, you would have Ca and Alk precipitation in the slurry mix.