Rjohn Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Yesterday, I got set up to do a water change. I put a trash can liner in my Brute 40, added 20 gallons of RO water, Red Sea Pro salt, and threw in a couple of Maxijets 1200's to stir it all up. This is my usual method of creating new salt water. In the winter, I add a heater to get it up to about 75 degrees or so. This time after half an hour, the water was very milky looking. Even in a small glass container, you could see it. It was still that way this morning. I am putting it down the kitchen sink as I write this. I have never had this problem before. We used to used trash can liners when we made "Party Punch". I have read that the liners are very nearly sterile from manufacture. I won't use one again. Has onyone else had a problem like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I've had this happen to me after the salt is exposed to humidity. It turns rock hard and almost impossible to "mix it in". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohn Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 This was my first tub of Red Sea Pro salt and it was the end of the tub, at that. I kept it sealed and had the internal bag sealed as well. Do you think buying smaller amounts would keep it fresher so that I don't run into this again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplantz Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Well maybe buying bags would help. Never buy the 5g mixes(know you probably won't anyway) because they never seemed to mix right and had low salinity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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