TheShrimporium Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Curious if anyone has ever tried boiling RO and 8.5 like the instructions suggest? I am trying it as we speak and will keep up with the time it takes. Though my stainless steel pots are 3 gallon and 2.5 gallon. So I'm just dosing half my normal 5 gallon bucket worth in each pot then will pour back into the bucket once dissolved and then fine tune the temperature before putting it in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I boiled it when I first had it a while ago. Makes a very milky mixture. That when I decided there must be a better way. Haven't done it since, but I've not owned sulawesi since either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I boiled it in a big pot and then diluted it into a 55 gal drum. The mixture stayed cloudy for days. When I added to the tank (100% water change) it was super cloudy but cleared within 24hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquasapien69 Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 I boil gh/kh+ as well and it is murky at first too. But it clears quickly as well. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 I have never had issues with cloudiness the GH/KH+ or the GH+ when I use them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Yea, never boiled mine. Heard it helps but still takes a day to dissolve. Just checked mine after two weeks and still have some on the bottom. Can tell I don't do water changes Much lol. Only done 1/2g since I got them. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShrimporium Posted May 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Ok, so no difference after boiling, still cloudy. I'm going on vacation this week and I just started another 5 gallon bucket with 8.5, I have a small pump and heater set to 90 degrees in the bucket. We'll see the results after a week. I did read somewhere that they heat a small cup of RO water with 8.5 in the microwave, then add straight RO water to the tank while slowly adding the contents of the cup. Either way, I am always paranoid of possible deaths from doing a cloudy water change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 +1 I hear it doesn't hurt them, but yeah. I made the decision long ago that when I get sulas again, I'll store water in a heated bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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