I mix my water in a Brute trash can in the basement. I use a heater to get the temp right and a water pump to mix the salt into the water. I always mix my water for 24 hours before using it.
Today I checked the salinity of the water in the Brute and it came to 1.023. Then I checked my tank salinity...1.025. Then I checked the water in the Brute again and now it says 1.020. Here's the kicker...I always test the salinity twice every time I check it so I know the numbers above were correct at the time I tested it. The only difference I can think of between the 1.023 test and the 1.020 test is that I left the lid off of the Brute can when I went upstairs to test the tank water. Because of that I'm assuming the temperature might have dropped a little bit as we are running the air conditioner right now...but would that have an affect on the salinity readings?
Today I checked the salinity of the water in the Brute and it came to 1.023. Then I checked my tank salinity...1.025. Then I checked the water in the Brute again and now it says 1.020. Here's the kicker...I always test the salinity twice every time I check it so I know the numbers above were correct at the time I tested it. The only difference I can think of between the 1.023 test and the 1.020 test is that I left the lid off of the Brute can when I went upstairs to test the tank water. Because of that I'm assuming the temperature might have dropped a little bit as we are running the air conditioner right now...but would that have an affect on the salinity readings?