salt clouds water

[treg]

Im still adding water to my tank that I started a few days ago and my question is when I mix in the salt it cloud's up the water? I am taking gallons one at a time from my R/O filer and when I get to 4 I pour them in a 5 gal bucket, mix the salt and add it to the tank... But when I pour the bucket in, the water in the bucket is pretty cloudy from the salt. Is this normal or is there a better way I should be doing this?

 

[poiboy]

Normal. I have a 40 gallon I mix my salt in. Throw in the salt turn on the powerhead and it's an instant storm but clears up in about half an hour

 

[poiboy]

oh, what kind of salt u using?

 

[treg]

Well right now instant ocean. I bought a bucket of it to get me started but I also have a bag of Kent Im saving on too... So I guess to answer the question, Instant Ocean.

 

[cboyfan2020]

the salt has to dissolve so if you are just adding it and throwing it in it still hasnt dissolved all the way yet. Give it some time and circulation.

 

[kenny]

From what I've learned on this site, Once you have fish in your tank, you want to mix and areate your salt water in a seperate container for at least 24 hours before adding it to your fish population. The reason being that raw salt added to water is irritating to delicate gill tissue.