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Old 07-28-2010, 04:12 AM
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I never measure, just throw it in and top it up until I hit 1.025 on the refractometer.
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Old 07-28-2010, 07:09 AM
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I do mine by weight 1.5 pounds of IO to 5 gallons water. you will need 19.5 pounds of IO salt.

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Old 07-28-2010, 07:12 AM
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Thanks to everyone for their help. Finally I can get my tank up and running.
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I took a container that was about the right size for the volume of water I wanted and threw that salt filled up to the top into the bin. Then filled it with water until I hit the right salinity. Put a mark on the bin and now I just fill the bin with water to the line and throw the salt in from the container and it is the same always.
makes changing the water a bit smoother.
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What I am asking is that if I just have a bucket of salt, how much will I need to make a gallon of water of standard SG. IO says 1/2 cup, but that is irrelevant to me as I don't know how big of a cup to use. Hence I am asking for the metric amount that a cup holds. If I know the gms or ounce, then I can measure it out.
You use a Measuring Cup. 1 cup is a standard unit of measure. they make measuring cups in 1/4,1/3, 1/2, 1 cup measurements.
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That was a painful thread to read
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That was a painful thread to read
Tell me about it!! I'm a Chef by trade and I think a little bit of my brain exploded reading that. My wife is wondering why I'm yelling at the computer "A Cup Is A Cup!!!"

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Tell me about it!! I'm a Chef by trade and I think a little bit of my brain exploded reading that. My wife is wondering why I'm yelling at the computer "A Cup Is A Cup!!!"

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Ok it's good to know I'm not the only one who temporarily thought about gouging out my eyes with an algae scraper after reading that.
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Old 07-29-2010, 07:17 AM
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I did not read the whole thing I just gave my answer 1.5 pounds makes 5g water.

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