Couple of Questions water and salt Creep

criketnest

criketnest

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I just have a couple of questions about water and Salt creep.
I bought a brand new 5 gallon bucket to premix saltwater in and then also got a pump with an airstone to help keep it aggitated. how long should I let the mixed salt water sit before adding to tank when doing a water change? Is there a "right" way to add new water. when I was adding the RO water I just poured it into tank away from the fish.
Salt Creep Question. Any good suggestions to keep this in check? I have a glass hinged top on my tank and get salt encrusted where the glass bends at. I try to scrape it off but it really looks bad.
On a positive note my Sally lightfoot seems to have staked out the whole tank and not just one rock. My son named him brownie. and he seems to be eating like a champ.
I seen a thread earlier stating the the purple stuff on the live rock was good. some of the oive rock I picked up had red on it and also I seem to have some plants growing off of it that are sprouting leaves. good or bad?
Thanks for your help and time
Chris
 
wax32

wax32

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Mix water at least 24 hours. An airstone doesn't move your water much, so you might want to do it a little longer... I use a maxijet. I just pour my water change water in with a pitcher...
Make sure you don't have anything bubbling in the tank. Air bubbles make your salt creep more.
Stuff on your rocks = good. Probably.
 
sawsman

sawsman

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Chris,
thats good info from wax32, if I may add some advice also make sure the temperature of the water to be added is the same as that of your tank.
the sprouting leaves could be sargassum- will be ok but you may have to thin it back at times. of course it could be something else. gotta pic?
-sawsman
 
wax32

wax32

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I had some of that too, it seemed to be some sort of calcerous algae, although I don't have any books on algae to look it up. I got rid of mine but only because it was growing straight up through a patch of nice zoos. If it were me, I'd put that rock in my 'fuge.
 
sawsman

sawsman

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Look very close at the stalks of the plants... are they knobby (bumps)? I cant tell from the pics but it appears to be starts of sargassum. sargassum will range from a brownish-green to a pure green color depending on your lighting. When it grows larger 3-4" it will develope air sacs on them. This plant requires very good water quality and bright lighting. I let it grow in my DT to a point but eventually thin it back so that it dosent take over.
-sawsman
 
criketnest

criketnest

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I don;t have a fuge, Just a HOB filter at this time. I will keep an eye on it to make sure that it doesn't run rampent
Chris
 
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