Salt determinations
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1.028 is 28 grams of salt in 1L of water. 1.008 is 8 grams in 1L of water. and so on…see a pattern This is independent of rock salt, table salt. It is a density issue. Macrospilotas in the wild where I see them are between 1.020 and 1.028. 0.028= 28parts per thousand (ppt). 1 Liter=1000mL=1000grams of water because the density is 1.0 grams/mL. This is just “salt” or sodium chloride, There are many other salts in native DBT waters. Hence the reason I personally add magnesium, calcium, carbonates, and sufates in addition to the table salt or sodium chloride. This complicates things a little further. But it is still not bad, unless you want to start quantitatively adding these with some accuracy or trying to monitor your organic salts as well. If you are good with reef tanks terrapins should be easy. BBM
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