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What temp are you mixing at? Most salts to get the right parameters is around 78.
Invest in a ATC Refractometer.
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They do automatic temperature calibration
They do automatic temperature calibration
Ok, so then temperature doesn't matter. Just get the right number on the refractometer and once heated it'll be fine.
however, without a temp compensating refractometer, you need to have the water at temp to get a good reading. all salt mixes have a clear breakdown of what salt to water ratio yields what results. you have to kind of tinker with it at first since you may not be keeping the tank at the same temp a they used to get their readings (should also be in the salt info). RS pro and RS Blue are different in the specs they yield. i use my little mixing containers and when i fill to the same level to mix salt, i know it takes 250ml of salt to get the right salinity. i don't even need to heat or measure anymore really because its always the same (i do anyways haha).
so do 1 5g bucket . get it up to temp measure your water line, and see how much salt it takes to get to where you want to be. since your tank is empty, just times that 5g bucket by your final tank size,
cigmin
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I do the same but run a pump as I warm up water.
Then 1/2 cup per gallon of red sea pro salts put me at 1.026.
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GMay
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Instructions on the bucket tell you to use 38.2 grams of salt to one liter of water. That works out to be 145.16 grams to one gallon of water. I use a kitchen scale to do this and it works out fine every time.
When I was running Red Sea Pro salt it was 2.25 cups for 5 gallons of RODI water to hit 1.026sg @ 74-80F. These were not level scoops either.
RobertP
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I ran red sea blue bucket for about a year and for my 30 gal rubbermaid trash can it was something like 5 scoops. Yes not very helpful but it depends because sometimes their was still mixed water in the can. So no matter what I would mix what would get me close then use a refractometer and adjust to get it perfect. I would always recommend checking and adjusting.
TriggerFan
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@PorpoiseHork & @RobertP:
Besides the mineral level differences, may I ask why you switched salts? (Price or something else?)
The reason for my question is that I am doing a lot of water changes now and salt is getting on the "expensive" side of things. LOL
Besides the mineral level differences, may I ask why you switched salts? (Price or something else?)
The reason for my question is that I am doing a lot of water changes now and salt is getting on the "expensive" side of things. LOL
Sure thing. I have been having issues with significant bio-film buildup in my mixing and storage buckets. So I switched to Tropic Marin Pro because it doesn't have this issue, or at least not to the same extent the Red Sea salt does.
RobertP
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Well I just started with FritzRPM but mainly I switched because they are located in Texas and their levels are exactly where I keep my tank. I never had an issue with Red Sea blue bucket I just wanted an American salt company. My biggest suggestion is to use a salt that is premixed where you keep your tank. I will say that the Fritz mixes pretty well and haven't noticed anything in the bottom of the barrel afterwards but I have only mixed up about 4 barrels (~200 gallons) of it at this point. I really love the idea of the 200 gallon box with 4 separate bags inside since one of those should be almost perfect for my mixing barrel.
BRS did some videos on many different salts (Fritz was not included because they dont sell it) and they did cost analysis for 1.026. I was surprised that some of the most expensive salt like Tropic Marin was almost the same price as IO if you figured price per mixed gallon at 1.026.
BRS did some videos on many different salts (Fritz was not included because they dont sell it) and they did cost analysis for 1.026. I was surprised that some of the most expensive salt like Tropic Marin was almost the same price as IO if you figured price per mixed gallon at 1.026.
RobertP
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You have to go snorkeling just to pick up broken or knocked over frags!
i use RS. but i buy little 2g buckets lmao
TriggerFan
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I have seen BRS' video a couple of times. I also thought about trying Tropic Marine Pro, but it would be a lost cause as it costs the same or more than Coral Pro.
I tried FritzRPM blue box when I QTd my first couple of fish. I would need to try the red box.
I also admit I will need to get better at managing the amount of water I am using for water changes, etc. I have wasted some water during a couple of last-minute things that showed up. Wating 5-10 gallons every couple of days add up for sure. Either RODI or SW
I tried FritzRPM blue box when I QTd my first couple of fish. I would need to try the red box.
I also admit I will need to get better at managing the amount of water I am using for water changes, etc. I have wasted some water during a couple of last-minute things that showed up. Wating 5-10 gallons every couple of days add up for sure. Either RODI or SW
