Red Sea Blue bucket calculator

[Andresnyc93]

Hello fellow reefers,

I’m trying to find a good form of measure for my mixing station so I can start doing automatic WC’s. I’m currently using the blue bucket and have a brute 30 gal as a reserve container and was wondering if anyone follows a certain formula of cup of salt mix per gallons. I was mixing 2.5 gallons per cup of salt but I always find myself having to adjust the salinity at the end and would like so have it automated so I don’t have to perform water changes myself.

Currently have my salinity at 1.025 and keeping Nems and LPS. And I’m mixing about 15 gallons of RODI weekly.

Thanks for any input!

 

[Biglew11]

In general most salts will be 1/2 cup per gallon at 35 ppt. I use red sea blue bucket myself and this gets me very close. I have a 42 gallon brute with a fill line. If I take a measurement from this line each 1/2 cup will raise my salinity by 1 ppt. So I mix a little light at first let it mix a couple hours then measure again and adjust from there.

 

[Andresnyc93]

In general most salts will be 1/2 cup per gallon at 35 ppt. I use red sea blue bucket myself and this gets me very close. I have a 42 gallon brute with a fill line. If I take a measurement from this line each 1/2 cup will raise my salinity by 1 ppt. So I mix a little light at first let it mix a couple hours then measure again and adjust from there.

Will follow this and see where it gets me, thanks so much!

 

[Spare time]

Red sea is definitely 1/2 per a gallon for 1.027sg/35ppt


I really like their salt as it mixes clear rapidly and can be used in minutes.