Red Sea coral pro salt does not ship well...

[joshkirkland83]

Just get a cheap food scale from the store. It takes 1lb 12oz per 5g to get a salinity of 1.023. Thats how I do it and its a lot easier than cups for me.

 

[Jlobes]

Honestly I'm glad this came up. I've always wondered how other people mix there salt water.
Do you mix a total of 25 gallons or are you mixing 25 gallons of water with salt, which will result in more than 25 gallons due to the displacement.
I have a 25 gallon upright container, holds 25 gallons. I use about 23 gallons of water and add 3550 grams of RSCP to make just about 25 Gallons of fresh salt water, @ 35 PPT

 

[Busa1340]

Who thought mixing salt would get so technical lol.

 

[BkReefBaby]

Who thought mixing salt would get so technical lol.

Lol seriously but it's good

 

[BkReefBaby]

One of my buddies gave me a trick that works he told me to fill to the top one of the Chinese containers that the wong tong soup comes in and that does a 5 gallon bucket at 1.025 but I have my salinity at 1.026, it works for me but it took me sometime to find the actual container lol one was too big the other was too small...everyone has their own trick to the trade

 

[Sabellafella]

Lol seriously but it's good

Wait ur in bk? Were do you get ur salt from

 

[BkReefBaby]

Wait ur in bk? Were do you get ur salt from

I get it wherever I can find it the cheapest sometimes aquarium village runs a sale on them for 65$ for 175gallon bucket

 

[joshkirkland83]

I get it wherever I can find it the cheapest sometimes aquarium village runs a sale on them for 65$ for 175gallon bucket

Ive never seen the 200g bucket, cool.

 

[BkReefBaby]

It comes in that big bag and then I just transfer it to a bucket...it's really a pain in the butt

 

[Sabellafella]

I get it wherever I can find it the cheapest sometimes aquarium village runs a sale on them for 65$ for 175gallon bucket

Wow thats cool never seen that either. I was askin because i get mine from popcorals in diker. But seachem makes a spoon scale that i use for $20 and it was acually worth it

 

[BkReefBaby]

I get it at popcorals sometimes as well. They work with you in there they've sold me buckets at 70$ and by the way the price you see in the pic that's with free shipping

 

[Wiz]

I bought a bucket of red sea coral Pro a while back and when I went to leave the store picked up the bucket too fast and the bottom fell out. I think red sea just uses extremely cheap buckets.

 

[joshkirkland83]

I bought a bucket of red sea coral Pro a while back and when I went to leave the store picked up the bucket too fast and the bottom fell out. I think red sea just uses extremely cheap buckets.

Yeah, they put all the goodness inthe salt instead of the bucket.

 

[Busa1340]

Yep who cares about the bucket the salt is all good.. Lol

 

[Wiz]

I was hoping to kill two birds with one stone and use it for an RO bucket. Lol I really do love the salt though

 

[Busa1340]

I was hoping to kill two birds with one stone and use it for an RO bucket. Lol I really do love the salt though

I got this for Ato

 

[Busa1340]

And honestly being that those buckets are so thin I'll be a little concerned holding water 24-7.. And I'm not saying this cause my broke lol just very thin lol

 

[Eienna]

I use 2.5 cups per 5g of RODI water.

 

[domination2580]

I've read too.. 1/2 cup per gallon?

It all depends on what you want your salinity at. I keep mine around 1.025

 

[Lovetoclown]

I get the salt from Dr. Fosters & smith. Anytime the bucket is delivered damaged and if Any salt is spilled, they reship for free.