Mixing saltwater in new tank

[TaylorLee]

Hi everyone!
It’s been a while since I’ve had saltwater aquariums and was wondering if I could mix the salt in the actual display tank for getting the tank wet for the very first time? I have a 55 gallon mixing tub but would be quicker to just fill the tank with rodi add salt and let it mix for a few days. Thoughts?

Total body of water is 180gallon system no fish or coral just dry rock

Thanks!!

 

[Propane]

I think you could do it as long as the water is the right temp and is completely mixed. I think it’s avoided because it’s not as efficient due to salt crystals getting trapped in nooks and crannies.

 

[Propane]

I did it partially on my tank and my salt left a powder like coating on the walls.

 

[sergifed91]

I did it on my first tank. I had several power heads running in the tank. If I remember correctly I had 5bof 6 power heads running to eliminate any salt laying on the bottom vand in the corners and etc. Worked well for me. But before I added the salt I had the temp at 78bdegrees. After I had the salinity at 35. I then added sand around the rocks. Then threw the shrimp in to start the cycle. 6 months later it was fully cycled.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Hi everyone!
It’s been a while since I’ve had saltwater aquariums and was wondering if I could mix the salt in the actual display tank for getting the tank wet for the very first time? I have a 55 gallon mixing tub but would be quicker to just fill the tank with rodi add salt and let it mix for a few days. Thoughts?

Total body of water is 180gallon system no fish or coral just dry rock

Thanks!!

Assuming you're using dead rock and sand that's fine.

Just put the rock and substrate in, fill with RODI and get the circulation and heating going, and then add salt.

If you're using live rock you should add that and sand after the water is mixed - you'll have to underfill the water to leave room for the displacement of the rocks/sand.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Hi everyone!
It’s been a while since I’ve had saltwater aquariums and was wondering if I could mix the salt in the actual display tank for getting the tank wet for the very first time? I have a 55 gallon mixing tub but would be quicker to just fill the tank with rodi add salt and let it mix for a few days. Thoughts?

Total body of water is 180gallon system no fish or coral just dry rock

Thanks!!

If this is a used tank, you might want to "get it wet for the first time" by doing a leak test...

 

[TaylorLee]

Assuming you're using dead rock and sand that's fine.

Just put the rock and substrate in, fill with RODI and get the circulation and heating going, and then add salt.

If you're using live rock you should add that and sand after the water is mixed - you'll have to underfill the water to leave room for the displacement of the rocks/sand.

Good call! It is dry(dead/sterile) rock but my sand is ocean directs original grade live/dormant bacteria sand. So I’ll probably just add the sand next week but have the rock setup and getting the flow tweaked as well.

 

[TaylorLee]

If this is a used tank, you might want to "get it wet for the first time" by doing a leak test...

I actually took the liberty to reseal the tank myself since it was around 10 years old. I bought off of a buddy. It’s currently holding water from a leak test I setup last Friday. Going to let it sit for another couple of days to make sure it holds(total time a week) then I’ll start the actual saltwater filling. Thanks for the info!