Yes, do it. Don't use the saline. Pure distilled water will conduct after an hour or so and then it gets going. What I found is to add a wet ounce of a previous batch to my new batch and this gets the reaction going from the start. Mine turns out piss yellow and typically 12 - 18 ppm. 4 oz for shock treatment the an ounce every other day or so. I don't get sick.