Coralife salt mix

Originally Posted by dirtxtreme

Im using CORALIFE Salt, Scientific Grade Marine Salt.
Is it the same salt as you guys discussing?
My water seem chalky, even i leave it for days without disturbing the water but still look chalky.

May I know how can I solve this problem?
I see people's marine tank look so clear but mine look so chalky?

Is it because of the salt I use? or there are more chemical to add in to make the water look clear?

I had put the right amount of salt according to the package and the meter.

Thank for your help.

One possibility is that you added water to the salt. That is to say, you put the salt into the bucket and then add water. I use to do it this way and usually it becomes cloudy/chalky. However, it normally clears up in about 24-48 hours. Note - This mix is still in the bucket, I did not add this cloudy mix into the tank.

Anyway, advice given from the more experience guys are to add salt to the water, i.e. fill the bucket with water and then add the salt. I'm now using this method and no more worries about cloudy water!

I guess the logic of doing it this way is to slowly bring the concentration up so that the calcium does not percipitate out of the solution. In the older way (add water to salt), we are starting with a high concentration (a lot of salt with little water) and brining it down with the addition of more water.

Hope that makes sense.