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how much salt do i add??



 
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nick_no_11
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:30 am    Post subject: how much salt do i add?? Reply with quote
how much salt do you add to make water brackish???? thx for any help
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
you'll need a hydometer and you'll want it at about 1.018
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nick_no_11
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thx for the help
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lil shant
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
it should say how much on da back of the aquarium salt and i should be da right measurments and will make it
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Hooben
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
well if your really going to use a hydrometer, it would be better if you bought a little bag of instant ocean.
The aquarium salt is really for medicinal purposes to help fishes gill function.
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