Salt weight???

woodymdt

woodymdt

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Ok, I'm mixing my salt into my water...the instructions states to mix 1.4lb to 5 gal. of water???
HOW do I measure out 1.4lb of salt?? We don't have a scale here that will measure that small of an amount, and a weight scale would be too inaccurate??
 
woodymdt

woodymdt

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I've got a 40gal tank, and a 14lb bag of Red Sea salt.
I'm mixing the water in 18 gallon totes. I currently have 15 gallons of water in each tote, so I guess I need to figure out how much salt to put in 15 gallons of water. According to the instructions, that would be 4lb of salt.
 
jdotg

jdotg

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did some calculations, and it seems, your gonna be mixing around 20-25% of the full bag of salt into all the 15g buckets.
total salt used will be:
1.4 * 8(5g each) =11.2lbs for 40G
comes out to around 3.73lbs per 5g.
give or take ofcourse. but thats roughly it.
 
woodymdt

woodymdt

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I appreciate the calculations, I guess my question is, HOW am I going to take 3.73lb of salt out of the bag. I don't want to guess, do I???
 
woodymdt

woodymdt

Member
Ok, sounds good. I did do a crude measurement with the bathroom scale. So I think I have a pretty close measurement for the first mix. I can add/subtract those measures after I get the water heated and mixed thoroughly and check it with the hydrometer.
 
woodymdt

woodymdt

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So I'm running around the house like a wildcat trying to figure out how to mix the salt and aerate the water for awhile before I add it to the tank...my wife calmly says...
"Why don't you use the powerheads you bought? They're used for circulating water aren't they?
That's why I love this woman so......
 
bang guy

bang guy

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Try starting with 1/2 cup per gallon, test your water and add more salt if needed to get to a salinity of 35ppt.
 
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mike6969n

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ok i don't know if this helps, but
1 lb = 16oz
1 cup = 8 oz
so 1 lb = 2 cups
welcome to the boards
read as much as you can on here these people really know there stuff.
have fun with your new tank
 
woodymdt

woodymdt

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Oh believe me I'm having a blast. Please check my other thread, as that is where I'm going to post the updates...hehe
:jumping:
 
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