[ldzielak]

Tony,

Thanks for answering a question I post last fall and got no answer for. When I moved to a 120g, I started using a 17 gallon Rubbermaid container with a kent float installed in the side, to automate some my water changes. After the first time around, I found I needed 7.5 full plastic cups for a salinity of .025 The next few time I made up water, I added salt first, waited to have 3 inches of water then turned on heater and power head. Come morning I would have ready made water. But when I added salt first I had some serious precipitation, did not know if I had a bad bucket or what.

Since then I just turn the water on, it fills and stops using the float. When I have enough level the pump and heater go on. When the container is full I just dump in my 7.5 cups on the outlet of the powerhead. Never had a problem since. I have only used IO salt and it dissolves fine this way for me. I do have lost of circulation in the container.

Thanks,

Lee