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When I make saltwater now I notice some film and particles on the surface of the water. Is this normal or is perhaps my mix off somehow? RODI related maybe?

Also, is regular super glue fine for reef use or does it need to be specific for reef? Big cost difference so just wondering if dollar tree super glue will work for holding a few frag plugs or if that’s a toxic hazard. 

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I was using gorilla glue super glue gel for quite a while with great results but I switched back to loctite gel when I realized I couldn't confirm that gorilla was cyanoacrylate glue. Can you guys confirm it's ingredients?? 

Here’s the inside flap from gorilla glue 2b1ac5b3d35586b1e6fcb8ea84cdf424.jpg


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Thanks guys. I’ll use my dollar tree super glue for my small frag projects and consider my saltwater safe to keep adding. Is the residue from the salt or the RODI? I don’t really get and film on the plain RODI water, but maybe it has particles that only bind when salt is present? So much to learn. Thanks again

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Thanks guys. I’ll use my dollar tree super glue for my small frag projects and consider my saltwater safe to keep adding. Is the residue from the salt or the RODI? I don’t really get and film on the plain RODI water, but maybe it has particles that only bind when salt is present? So much to learn. Thanks again

I've personally only ever noticed film on my salt barrels, and that was with certain brands. I switched to Coralife salt and haven't had that problem since. I never noticed any film in my freshwater reservoirs, but I use kalk though now in my ATO's and so of course now I have a white film... I try to clean all about once a month or so.

 

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