gmate
12/22/2011, 10:56 PM
I am mixing salt for my 55g. First time filling tank, so I just filled it up with RO/DI and added a few cups of salt, waited 5 minutes for it to dissolve, checked the SG, added more as needed. Got my SG up to 1.025. Well, I forgot that there's undissolved salts on the bottom of the tank. Obviously I"ll just use my powerhead to stir it up and help it along with dissolving.
But my question is this, the SG of the tank is 1.025 - if I stir and dissolve the salts on the bottom, that'll add to my SG once dissolved, right? So then I shouldn't even bother checking my SG until it's done dissolving?
I know for a water change basis I'd mix in smaller quantities and let it cure over 24 hours because fresh mixed saltwater is caustic, but this is the first time filling and it just occurred to me.
Your input is valued, thank you.
Glenn
But my question is this, the SG of the tank is 1.025 - if I stir and dissolve the salts on the bottom, that'll add to my SG once dissolved, right? So then I shouldn't even bother checking my SG until it's done dissolving?
I know for a water change basis I'd mix in smaller quantities and let it cure over 24 hours because fresh mixed saltwater is caustic, but this is the first time filling and it just occurred to me.
Your input is valued, thank you.
Glenn