pool salt levels compared to ocean....

[blownby]

Ok, so I am a reef keeper and a pool owner....

Just thinking here....
My reef aquarium salt level is 1.026 density which is the same as 35ppt.....Typical avg ocean reef environment..

35ppt is the same as 35,000ppm....
In a salt pool the aim is about 3500ppm.....So the concentration is 1/10 that of the ocean?

 

[Bama Rambler]

That is correct!

 

[blownby]

thanks for the confirmation! Maybe I should use my aquarium salt to add to the pool! and go broke :blah:
Or make the pool my 24k gal reef!

Hahaha...not!!

 

[blownby]

Also is there a way to make a small test sample to see how the salt tastes?
at say 2000pppm? Like so many tablespoons salt per gallon of water? etc...???

 

[Bama Rambler]

You need 6 grams of salt to raise the ppm salt by 2000 (1995 actually) in a gallon of water. 1 teaspoon is roughly (very roughly) 6 grams.

Keep in mind that very rarely does water start off with zero ppm salt.

 

[blownby]

Thanks, but gives me a starting point!