I got 17 buckets of salt for free but.......

I got 5 Reef crystals,9 Instant Ocean and 3 kent

In total i got:
800g of RC
1440g of IO
600g of Kent

My LFS had a bit of a leak so the salt is like a rock in a bucket. How could moisture get in the bucket ? anyways it did.

Is the salt still good ?

 

My mom was not happy when she opened my closet lol.

 

I would think that it's still good, but getting it out of the buckets could be a problem. It gets pretty solid when moisture gets in there. I've had to use a hammer and a screwdriver before!

 

its not to bad but the store says its not sellable and they are not responsible if anything happens.

I did one WC just because today and its fine but you really need to shake the bucket a lot.

 

I would test every single batch of water you make up for alk, cal and mag. They say to add salt to water (and not water to salt) for the simple fact that the stuff is notorious for precipitating when in high concentrations - exactly what happens when you get that kind of moisture in the bucket. Once it precipitates into CaCO2, you're not going to get it to dissolve back into the water.

 

funny that your name is "overstocked" and well... you're overstocked with salt =)

 

It's ok for fish but not for corals. unless you supplement important elements.

 

My mom not mad anymore and she's happy i won't need salt for a 2-3years now MAYBE ?

Im confused. I have corals,inverts,clams,fish..... is this salt ok if if i mix the bucket of hard salt up really well ? Can i mix it with a wooden spoon on a drill to make it not hard anymore and to mix up the stuff in the salt to ?

 

The salt will give the correct salinity, but some of the elements won't dissolve right and it may leave your corals missing important elements like calcium.

I would make some then do the full range of tests

 

My mom . . .that was funny.


Nice score, just test the basics if your worried. SHould not hurt anything.