Mixing Salt for the First Time - Basic Questions

[Myka]

I of the 1.026 crowd. The world`s average specific gravity is 1.0264, so I see no reason to deviate. It has worked for me for over a decade.

You don`t have to acclimate live rock, just put it in. Next time, add the salt to your sump instead of your display tank. Sometimes a bunch of undissolved salt landing on the sand will make the sand clump up.

Take a read through the link in my signature for complete details on cycling your tank.