Aging Water

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  1. konadiver

    konadiver Astrea Snail

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    How long do you think it is safe to keep saltwater circuilating in a brute for....couple of weeks...months... indefinitely?!?
     
    konadiver, Apr 30, 2012
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  2. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    Mine starts stinking after about 3 weeks. I usually like to use mine up in a 2 week period.
     
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  3. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    I concur. I'd say 2 weeks at the max.

    I left a 5 gallon batch brewing for a month once, before I had an RODI unit, and it was cloudy, and the bucket developed a slime coat inside. I did use RODI water too.

    You can store RODI water for months and months just fine.
    Kona, mix up a salt batch a day or two before a water change and you'll be good to go.
     
    FatBastad, May 1, 2012
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