storing salt water

Instead of doing my usual weekly 5 gallon water change, I was wondering if it would be better to do daily 1 gallon changes. The guy I bought my aquarium from swore by this method and said it's a surefire way to keep up pristine water quality.

I was thinking of mixing up 5 gallons of saltwater and storing it in a sealed bucket, then doing the daily changes at my convenience. Would there be anything wrong with this? Algae growth in the bucket may be a concern (it's translucent), but I could always put it in a closet.

 

if u do this method would tap water b alright... i checked the nitrates n nitrites and both read 0 after the tests.... let it sit like a week?

 

I keep mine in an airtight, good quality garbage can.

 

please explain why air is a bad thing. only thing i can think of would be evaporation, but one could top off with ro/di water daily to assure the right salinity before doing the daily water change.

 

I have heard that some elements may settle out of the salt mix or become depleted naturally over time in storage. I have stored my salt mix in sealed 5 gal buckets before, but I have had problems with calcium levels so I stopped doing that. It has only been 2 water changes, but I have seen some small improvements.

 

I just store my ro di then add my salt when I change water I also use a food grade garbage can I got a small power head in with it to keep it moving...

 

Yea but what is the TDS of the tap water???? That is what you need to worry about

Air brings and carries contaminants.