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[Ro Bow]

today i started mixing my rodi water, and when it filled my bucket i poured the water into the tank without adding salt. I forgot i have to add it in the bucket. Can i add the salt later or should i drain the tank? Any other options? could i add salt later on? Please help

 

[vetteguy53081]

today i started mixing my rodi water, and when it filled my bucket i poured the water into the tank without adding salt. I forgot i have to add it in the bucket. Can i add the salt later or should i drain the tank? Any other options? could i add salt later on? Please help

No worries. Scoop a large cup of water from tank and add 1/2 cup of salt, shake/stir it WELL and slowly add to sump.
Test salinity and repeat after 2 hours (in 2 hour increments)

 

[jgirardnrg]

Fill another bucket and mix it to a higher salinity and change out another 5g?

 

[Ro Bow]

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No worries. Scoop a large cup of water from tank and add 1/2 cup of salt, shake/stir it WELL and slowly add to sump.
Test salinity and repeat after 2 hours (in 2 hour increments)

so scoop out exactly one cup, mix with 1/2 cup of my salt, and add it to the sump? I dont have a hydrometer currently, is that ok?

 

[vetteguy53081]

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so scoop out exactly one cup, mix with 1/2 cup of my salt, and add it to the sump? I dont have a hydrometer currently, is that ok?

You will have to have something to test it with. Add a half cup tonight and Please get yourself a hydrometer ASAP. You definitely need this for success of your tank

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Your gonna wanna mix up another bucket right. Take the bucket out u just put in and put the right one back in. Hths.
Let it mix for 2hrs.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Refractometer with calibration fluid. Seawater calibration fluid. Hths

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Glass floating hydrometer work too

 

[Ro Bow]

You will have to have something to test it with. Add a half cup tonight and Please get yourself a hydrometer ASAP. You definitely need this for success of your tank

i was going to get one, i forgot to buy one though lol. Until the hyrdrometer arrives, the water will be fine right? It should come in a few days hopefully

 

[vetteguy53081]

i was going to get one, i forgot to buy one though lol. Until the hyrdrometer arrives, the water will be fine right? It should come in a few days hopefully

Best bet- Until yours arrives, take a water sample to LFS and ask them to test for you.

 

[Ro Bow]

in the mean time can i fill the tank without salt water, just rodi water to fill the tank with? Then can i add salt? Or should i roughly estimate the salt i would normally add into each bucket, and then add it to the tank?

 

[Ro Bow]

bump

 

[Spydersweb]

Do you have fish currently in the aquarium?

 

[Spydersweb]

If so, don’t mix it in the aquarium. Also how big is the tank? 5 gallons in a 20 gallon is much more than 5 gallons in a 125

 

[Ro Bow]

Do you have fish currently in the aquarium?

no

 

[Ro Bow]

If so, don’t mix it in the aquarium. Also how big is the tank? 5 gallons in a 20 gallon is much more than 5 gallons in a 125

65 gallons

 

[Ro Bow]

i added sand and rock and am now adding water

 

[Rmckoy]

Is there any livestock in the tank yet ?
Or is it just water ?

 

[PeterC99]

No worries. Scoop a large cup of water from tank and add 1/2 cup of salt, shake/stir it WELL and slowly add to sump.
Test salinity and repeat after 2 hours (in 2 hour increments)

Didnt know you could do this - Great solution!

 

[vetteguy53081]

in the mean time can i fill the tank without salt water, just rodi water to fill the tank with? Then can i add salt? Or should i roughly estimate the salt i would normally add into each bucket, and then add it to the tank?

Most salts require 1/2 - 3/4 of a cup to make a gallon of seawater if this helps. 1.25 cup of salt should fill a 2 gallon pail