| Q:When
I dissolve Reef Builder™ at the prescribed 4 tsp per
gallon in R.O. water the resulting solution is cloudy and
does not clear upon standing. Also some I find some of the
material is very stubborn to dissolve. Is this normal?
A: When dissolving at the prescribed concentrations it is
normal for the solution to be somewhat cloudy. Add the Reef
Builder™ to your RO water, and stir it for a few minutes
or let it stand about 10 minutes, then add it to your tank,
it will dissolve rapidly at this point. Predissolving the
Reef Builder™ is recommended mainly as a more gentle
delivery method (as opposed to just putting the dry product
directly in the tank!) not as something you would dose with
(in which case you would want it all dissolved). It is also
normal for small amounts of the material to not be dissolved
if you let the RO or DI water and Reef Builder™
solution sit overnight... small amounts of calcium
carbonate can form sometimes within the bottle, and it is
this material (chalk) which is very insoluble. It will eventually
dissolve in the tank however since the amounts are very
small and the volume of the tank is many times greater than
the 1 gallon of RO or DI water.
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