Awesome thank you."This 3.65 weight percent sodium chloride solution can be made by dissolving 3.65 grams of sodium chloride in 96.35 grams (mL) of purified fresh water. "
Doesnt get much simpler, just need accurate measuring instruments.
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Awesome thank you."This 3.65 weight percent sodium chloride solution can be made by dissolving 3.65 grams of sodium chloride in 96.35 grams (mL) of purified fresh water. "
Doesnt get much simpler, just need accurate measuring instruments.
So you just use iodized salt and the second which you just call salt is table salt correct? Is that aka all purpose salt?DIY is best, if you have a scale. With commercial products that disagree with one another, it is very hard to tell what is correct.
Reef Aquarium Salinity: Homemade Calibration Standards by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
Same link from Randy on the 1st page@Randy Holmes-Farley , is this still the method you are referring to? I am interested in trying this.
DIY is best, if you have a scale. With commercial products that disagree with one another, it is very hard to tell what is correct.
Reef Aquarium Salinity: Homemade Calibration Standards by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
So you just use iodized salt and the second which you just call salt is table salt correct? Is that aka all purpose salt?
The sodium chloride is the table salt@Randy Holmes-Farley is there a Barny version of your Article for some of us less educated reefers? I have read allot of the articles on reefkeeping.com. And I do enjoy them but many are way over my head
Iodized or not will not matter. I used Iodized Mortons iodized salt, but any salt will do if you use a scale. If you use a volume measurement of it, it's more important to get the same type so it has the same bulk dry density.
Yes, the basic no thrills salt, not the other stuff like pink salt.So you just use iodized salt and the second which you just call salt is table salt correct? Is that aka all purpose salt?
Yes, the basic no thrills salt, not the other stuff like pink salt.
I am sorry, I am still a little confused. It says use iodized salt of a 1/4 cup, then 1 tsp of salt which you are saying table salt. Isn't Iodized salt table salt?
If so can I dissolve 3.65 grams of table salt into 96.35 grams of water? I have a gram scale
Funny thing is, the brs bottle is made by bright well. Not trying to blame brs but I have heard of inconsistencies of these hobby grade calibration fluids
I just changed my RO filters and resin. Dialed the refractometer with my bright well solution and then used ro/DI and it read 0. I know RO isn't the best and most reliable but I've done it for a decade before and was never too much off when I took my water to lfs or checked against bottled solution.
I check it against the hanna which is calibrated to 35 ppt solution.How do you know which is accurate (if either)?
I check it against the hanna which is calibrated to 35 ppt solution.