how much salt do i add

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  1. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    I only have a Home Depot buckets.. lol!!


     
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  2. shecter

    shecter Fire Shrimp

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    y is a refractometer better than a hydrometer? and i wasnt aware there was directions on the bag. i guess i should have looked. im using instant ocean salt and same brand hydrometer
     
    shecter, Jul 5, 2010
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  3. PierceEye

    PierceEye Aiptasia Anemone

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    Red Sea Pro Salt directions will make you feel like a chemist LOL
    Love the salt but the directions stink.....2.5 cups per 5 gals.....1.025 99% of the time
     
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  4. Hiltonc57

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    1.25 :eek: how do you fish live? lmao
     
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  5. SAY

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    Sadly, this is not always true.
     
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  6. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    tiny bubbles can get on the hydrometer and throw it off. It is also harder to read.
     
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  7. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    LOL!! Opps.. 1.025 that better. Sorry

     
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  8. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    I can test salinty in 20 tanks, before you could get a correct reading on a hydrometer on one. Refractometer as long at they are calibrated, are fast & more accurate than a hydrometer.


     
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