salt question

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BETTYBOO
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salt question

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i have a question about salt mixing.if i have 180 litres thats at 1.002 sg and i want to make it at 1.004 sg.by taking out 50 litres what level sg should i make the 50 litres at so that when i add it to the tank it equals to 1.004?????
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It is difficult to be terribly accurate on that, you would be much better doing a 50% change, I would guess at 1.007 ish. That is just a guess tho so please wait for someone else to chime in lol
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Re: salt question

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You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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