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Old 04-22-2016, 06:33 PM
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Default Best way to measure salt for new water?

Was just thinking I barely ever use my refractometer anymore ever since weighing salt instead of measuring by the cup. Picked up a digital kitchen scale from Costco a couple years ago and find it way more consistent than measuring by the cup ever was. I mix 10 gallons at a time and add 1440 grams (1.44kg) of basic instant ocean salt. Not sure if other brands require the same weight to water ratio? I get 1.025 every time. This method along with an auto top off =

Just thought I'd share that tidbit of info in case anyone had/has difficulty with consistency using cups.

If anyone else does this, what brand/type of salt do you use? How much weight and what's your salinity using this method?
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