How many lbs would be benificial in 5acres?
Pat
Pat the amount of Salt is based on water Acres (which would be in your case 5 ac X Overall Avg Depth). The Aquaculture Center recommends a .1% to 1% solution for building a slime coat for stress relief when handling and shipping fish. Translated .1% to 1% solution is 1,000 PPM to 10,000 PPM (part per Million). 1 PPM is equal to 2.7 lbs of salt per 1 water acre.
So lets say your 5 ac avg depth is 10' that would put you at 50 Water Acres. To make a solution of .1% it would take (270# per water acre x 50) 13,500 #. As you can see price per ton Is the most economical route.
