Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Salt Treatment - Day 3

I checked the salinity of the pond this morning and the additional 80 pounds raised it to:
Salt: 0.12% (expected 0.14%)
Temp: 46 degrees F
Lower Pond Salt: 0.04% (from spill over)

As suspected, the pond is being slowly diluted, but I should be able to get it to 0.20% and continue to add salt to maintain the salinity. The next 80 pounds should raise it to between 0.16% and 0.17%. Then with the final 80 pounds I should see a salinity of 0.20%.

In the next few days, I should have enough data to estimate a daily dose of salt to keep the salinity at 0.20%. This weekend, I'll look into the dosing requirements for the ProForm-C.


That evening:
Salt: 0.14%
Temp: 46 degrees F

Small Pond Temp: 50 degrees F

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