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2007-03-15 06:40:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets Fish

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In a brackish water tank, you want your salinity to be at 1.015, depending on your fish. You need a hydrometer to accurately measure the salinity. (Water between 0.5 ppt and 17 ppt is called brackish) Your fish will determine where your salanity needs to be, since some prefer a higher level than others.

Usually for brackish water it is 1- 1/5 cups of salt per 5 gallons of water. However differnt salts work differently. Start with 1 cup of salt in your 5 gallon bucket use your hydrometer and adjust from there. Since you don't and can't have fish immediately, mix the salt as close as you can in your buckets Once it is in the tank and your temperature has stabalized, re test your water to see what the hydrometer reads, since temperature does effect the salanity.

Also, be sure your salt is dissolved!

Also: Brackish water is usually 1/3 as salty as full salt tanks. If the salt you are using instructs you to use 33 oz. of salt per 5 gallons, of course cut it into 1/3 = 11oz for brackish.

Again, your fish will determine what end of brackish water scale you will be mixing for.

Remember do not use stress coat or start right in your brackish water tank.

2007-03-16 00:23:15 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0 0

Not only can the salinity vary for a brackish tank,it should vary,to accurately immitate the conditions encountered by the fish in the wild.The website mentioned in the first answer will give you some parameters.

2007-03-15 13:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 1 1

i found you a link below, it goes into GREAT detail, way too much to post here. brackish water can vary in salinity you see.

2007-03-15 13:46:05 · answer #3 · answered by catx 7 · 1 1

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