New Saltwater Levels

[blkhawk10]

I was curious to find out if I should mix new saltwater to the levels I desire the tank to be? for example, if I want my tank to sit at 9 dkh and 430 ppm should I mix up the saltwater to those exact levels or should I add keep alkalinity higher than what I want the tank level to be at?

 

[Kershaw]

I would find a salt mix that has as close to the levels you want to keep and then dose tank to maintain that

 

[redfishbluefish]

Don't rely on your salt to maintain alk and calc. Pick a salt that is in the ballpark of where you'd like to be and then do whatever you're doing to maintain alk and calc at the levels you're interested in. I would only be concerned about matching alk and calc in new water if I were doing a massive water change. But a typical 10 percent water change isn't going to cause major swings in the current tank numbers.

 

[Kershaw]

My alk in new saltwater is 12-14 when it hits my tank my alk is 8 like @redfishbluefish said unless you do massive water changes your salt won't maintain it

 

[blkhawk10]

Thats what I needed to know!