Can Chemicals Go Bad?

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by cira050, Nov 14, 2009.

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  1. cira050

    cira050 Torch Coral

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    ok forget the title, i changed the question ;D For instance, if every saturday i dose my tank:
    4.5 ml of magnesium
    2.2 ml of iodine
    2.2 ml of essential elements
    2.2 ml of calcium (this ones every day though)

    so my question is, can i make this ahead of time? Like mix all of them together and keep them in a little container with a lid until saturday comes? this would be SO frickin convenient, just to pour a single cup in the water, it takes like 1 second as opposed to sitting there measuring out each of these in front of the tank. It would be premeasured, ahhhh
     
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  3. ermano

    ermano Zoanthid

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    Without a lid? How long has it been in said tupperware?
     
  4. cira050

    cira050 Torch Coral

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    sorry i scraped that question ;D know the answer to the new one? :)
     
  5. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    I don't know for sure, but I do know iodine transforms through several stages while in your system. Pre-mixing it with other chemicals may change this process in ways you don't like. I'm in favor of keeping it simple even if it's a pain. I measure and add 5 different things daily.
     
  6. cira050

    cira050 Torch Coral

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    anyone else? lets say i dont use iodine, would it be ok then?
     
  7. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    wow.... that sounds like a pain...
     
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  9. cira050

    cira050 Torch Coral

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