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Old 07-24-2008, 02:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how much trapic marin

I bought a bucket of tropic marin salt and was wondering if anyone can give me a rough amount to mix per gallon. I read all over the bucket several times and nowhere does it state how much to mix for a gived volume water.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:39 PM   #2 (permalink)
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1/2 cup per gallon of water..
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: how much trapic marin

Perfect. I wanted a starting point I could fine tune from. Thanks.
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Old 07-24-2008, 02:46 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: how much trapic marin

its a nice part of the hobby. 1/2 cup to 1 gallon = (roughly) 1.026 sg
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Re: how much trapic marin

hmmmmmm i use two level cups... and i use the home depot buckets... i fill the water to the line where the brim is (about 1-3/8 down from top i think)

mixes to 1.026 every time....
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(your milage may vary)~

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