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So I have been trying to figure something out for the last week or two, and I've found the solution, finally.

I'm using instant ocean salt for my water, I read the instructions several times, it pretty much says 1/2 cup salt per gallon of water. So I mix up the salt and water, 1/2 cup per gallon, hmm my SG is really low. I mixed correctly but the reading is way too low. So I added more cups, getting better. By the time I got the SG right and making sure I let the IO dissolve for a day I was up to 3/4 cup a gallon. So I've been trying to figure out what the deal is.

I just bought a 35 gallon rubbermaid tub for water changes. I filled up the tub, to about 30 gallons. I go to grab my measuring cup, the one I've been using. Turns out I left it in the sink, kind of gross, so I have to find a new measuring cup. So I grab my nice metal pampered chef cup and something comes to mind. The old measuring cup I was using (the one that came with my rice cooker) looks smaller. At first I just think, well it's just taller it has to be the right size, right? At the time I thought I was rather stupid to question this, so to ease my brain I filled up the old measuring cup with water, and then dumped the water into the new measuring cup. Well that's strange I was right, the old measuring cup was about a 1/4 cup smaller.

That's just crazy, right? So now I start looking at all my measuring cups, turns out I don't have any one cup measuring cups that are the same. 1/4 more, 1/4 less, 1/8 more, 1/8 less. WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?

I guess the point I'm trying to make is never trust a measuring cup, also, always use the same cup, and that way you won't run into the little problem I did. If you want to know what a real cup is, trust a good brand, and hey this might even help you with your cooking

Cheers!