salt not completely dissolving

Discussion in 'Salt' started by Trebor, Apr 18, 2010.

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  1. Trebor

    Trebor Bristle Worm

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    I was thinking about getting two nano koralia pumps and a wavemaker, do you think that would be enough for my tank?
     
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  3. bje

    bje Long-fin Bannerfish

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    depends what corals you want to keep. i think two nano koralias are a bit lacking.
     
  4. clarky2120

    clarky2120 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    salt not completely dissolving happened to me what I was setting up my tank. There are a couple things I can think of that are happening.

    1) There is way to much salt in your tank and your hydrometer is broken
    2) It is just the sand from the bottom of your tank floating around
    3) Or, which was the case for me, the salt is bad. The salt that I had used I got from a friend who quit the hobby. The salt was kind of clumpy when I was putting it into the tank, but I just broke it apart and thought nothing of it. It did not dissolve and I had to empty the tank and start over. It was my first lesson learned and I was barely 12hrs into the hobby.
     
  5. Renee@LionfishLair

    Renee@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Did they mention they had sand in there yet?
     
  6. Blaz3dup

    Blaz3dup Feather Duster

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    I would get bigger Koralias, I run 2 Koralia Nanos in my 10 gallon Nano, with a HOB box filter...
     
  7. Renee@LionfishLair

    Renee@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Depends on what you are keeping as well. Different critters like different flow.