How much salt

[love cichlids]

I am changing 30% of water in my puffer tank today but not sure of how much salt I should mix up in a container to add to the tank. The level is at 1.0012 salinity.

 

[CFC]

It varies depending on your water supply, add salt to just the water you are replacing and check it with a hydrometer to test it matches your tank water. I mix my brackish water the night before to be sure all the salt has dissolved and i get a true reading.

 

[Pufferpunk]

A very rough estimate is that it should take around a cup of marine salt/5g to raise the SG .005. Is that the SG it was at in the shop you got it from?

 

[love cichlids]

Thanks CFC that worked great. I mixed up the water and salt, tested a few times, within a half hour it was ready. Then I tested the tank and it was at the same salinity. I bought some silk plants for her tank and she is finally starting to swim around a little more instead of going up and down the side and back of the tank. So hopefully she will be more comfortable now with more places to hide.