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Just curious if anyone knows a formula to use for raising salinity. By this I mean if the tanks at 33ppt a 10% water change of ??ppt will raise the salinity to 35ppt. Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance!
Calculation for raising salinity
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The final salinity is just the weighted average of the two water volumes.
So for your example:
0.9 x 33 + 0.1 x Y = 35
Y= 53 ppt
It is not a good idea to make 53 ppt seawater due to precipitation, so raising salinity is usually best done by topping off for evaporation with saltwater until your get to your goal.
So for your example:
0.9 x 33 + 0.1 x Y = 35
Y= 53 ppt
It is not a good idea to make 53 ppt seawater due to precipitation, so raising salinity is usually best done by topping off for evaporation with saltwater until your get to your goal.
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