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02/17/2018, 03:28 PM
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Whats in my NSW tub?
Brute 32G container is getting these brown "colonies" on the walls slowly over time. Use a mix of IO and RS Pro to get the params where I like. I might have read somewhere that it is a result of IO being well, IO. The brown is a thin film covering the walls then there are the clumps. Only using RODI water and there is a lid on the can. Thanks!
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02/17/2018, 03:31 PM
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I use instant ocean reef crystals and it does the same. It's just the salt mix precipitating out some sediment crud.
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02/17/2018, 03:50 PM
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What it is, good guess. We all get it when you have a mixing station(barrels not getting cleaned after you mix a batch). With that said, I only clean my mixing barrel about once a year. Whatever it is doesn't seem to affect anything in my tank.
I have switched to regular IO and it's no where near as bad as some of those specialty "reef salts".
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02/18/2018, 08:00 AM
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^^^This^^^ I use both IO and RC. I, too, clean out my barrel maybe once a year. Been doing it that way for almost 30 years.
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02/18/2018, 09:05 AM
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Normal..
Said to be an anti-caking agent added into the salt I believe
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