D-D H2Ocean Pro Plus Salt Mix. Question!!

Just purchased a bucket of this salt. Not following the mixing directions very well, can you guys who use this salt help me out. I mix my salt in a 25 gallon brute container and usually mix up 15 gallons at a time,was using instant ocean and would put 2 cups per 5 gallons and would get a salinity of 1.025 or very close to that. what are some ways you guys mix your H2o up. Sorry if this is a dumb question but any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks

[Rogue951]

Add salt as necessary, check frequently with refractometer until salinity reached.

take note of how many cups or whatever you use as a measuring device is needed.

Even so I usually add what I need and if I over shoot, easy to put some RO water in to bring it down.
I got an aquajet mini mixing my bucket. I only change 5 gallons at a time.

[PoonTang]

Originally Posted by Trocar61

Just purchased a bucket of this salt. Not following the mixing directions very well, can you guys who use this salt help me out. I mix my salt in a 25 gallon brute container and usually mix up 15 gallons at a time,was using instant ocean and would put 2 cups per 5 gallons and would get a salinity of 1.025 or very close to that. what are some ways you guys mix your H2o up. Sorry if this is a dumb question but any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks

Something not right here, IO mixes up with 2 cups salt for 4 gallons not 5. Is your refractometer not reading right or something?

Originally Posted by Rogue951

Add salt as necessary, check frequently with refractometer until salinity reached.

take note of how many cups or whatever you use as a measuring device is needed.

Even so I usually add what I need and if I over shoot, easy to put some RO water in to bring it down.
I got an aquajet mini mixing my bucket. I only change 5 gallons at a time.

Thanks for the information I will play around with it.

Originally Posted by PoonTang

Something not right here, IO mixes up with 2 cups salt for 4 gallons not 5. Is your refractometer not reading right or something?

Ya well what ever I mix seems to work I was not being exactly accurate in my quote. But thanks for your concern appreciate it.

[Rogue951]

just make sure to use a refractometer and not a float or needle float reader.

[Ryan]

2 cups of IO per gallon? I think you need to recheck your refrac!

In a 5gal pail I do 3 scoops of IO and I get 1.026. I just switched to RC and do 3.5-4 cups of salt in the same 5 gallon pail to make 1.026.

Originally Posted by Ryan

2 cups of IO per gallon? I think you need to recheck your refrac!

In a 5gal pail I do 3 scoops of IO and I get 1.026. I just switched to RC and do 3.5-4 cups of salt in the same 5 gallon pail to make 1.026.

Ya that's what I was doing, got the same readings.
Thanks.