Mixing Saltwater Questions

Hey there. Please stick with me through my growing pains. This board and the GIRS board has been money as far as advice.


So here it goes.....

I had a 240 gallon empty tank. I thought it might be a good idea to just dump my reef crystals in there and fire up the pump and start circulating.

As it turns out that was a dumb idea as the salt didn't really fully mix for a couple weeks. Even now there is thin film of salt on everything.

The water is at room temperature (75). I have not turned on the heaters yet.


So, fire away, tell me what I did wrong, what I need to do in the future, and maybe how to get rid of this salt in my tank that won't seem to fully disolve.