What is the diffrence in store bought aquarium salt and say, Sea Salt or iodized salt?
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Aquarium salt
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, Oct 16 2008 08:53 AM
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Posted 16 October 2008 - 09:59 AM
Sea salt will vary in its mineral content. Iodized salt (table salt) has the added iodine and anti-caking additives. Aquarium salt is "pure" non-iodized salt marketed for aquatic uses.
You don't need aquarium salt though, canning/pickling salt works just the same. I usually buy a 4# box at the local grocery store for about $1.50.
You don't need aquarium salt though, canning/pickling salt works just the same. I usually buy a 4# box at the local grocery store for about $1.50.
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Posted 16 October 2008 - 11:18 PM
Interesting.
I kind of moved away from salt because I figure I just change it out and away every week when i do water changes. Pouring $$$ out onto my front lawn.
I'll look for some of that stuff soon. But then I guess that some folks figure salt in a FW setup is totally unnecessary.
I kind of moved away from salt because I figure I just change it out and away every week when i do water changes. Pouring $$$ out onto my front lawn.
I'll look for some of that stuff soon. But then I guess that some folks figure salt in a FW setup is totally unnecessary.
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 05:13 PM
One of the most highly debated topics in fishkeeping, to salt or not to salt....
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Posted 17 October 2008 - 11:31 PM
I know.
I searched the net for a while and kept score of the pro vs con sites.
The cons outnumbered the pros about 2 to 1. But the pro sites made what I thought were good arguments.
I think I'll just sit back and keep watching.
I searched the net for a while and kept score of the pro vs con sites.
The cons outnumbered the pros about 2 to 1. But the pro sites made what I thought were good arguments.
I think I'll just sit back and keep watching.
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Posted 18 October 2008 - 01:04 AM
I think I'll just sit back and keep watching.
Nah, go for it!
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Posted 19 October 2008 - 01:14 AM
I used to add salt at about half the advised dose but as I change water regularly I figured I was changing it right on out to my front lawn.
Based on the advice from drewish I'll look for some of that less expensive salt tomorrow.
I talked to a tech at API and it did not sound like a sales pitch to get me to buy their salt. The guy sounded very knowledgeable on the subject.
But then again, I do not know a lot about it...
Based on the advice from drewish I'll look for some of that less expensive salt tomorrow.
I talked to a tech at API and it did not sound like a sales pitch to get me to buy their salt. The guy sounded very knowledgeable on the subject.
But then again, I do not know a lot about it...
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Posted 19 October 2008 - 01:51 AM
A friend of mine ran a water garden nursery. We ran the tanks for koi and goldfish at 0.35% salt. Before we started doing that we had problems with parasites, the problems went away when we started using the salt.
Once the fish have been cleaned I would think the salt would not be needed, we had a continuous changeover, as people bought the fish and we got new ones in.
We measured the salt level with a conductivity meter, the actual salt level might have been a bit lower, as our water reads 0.1% from the tap. We went up to 0.5% when some fish seemed to be showing problems, that seemed to help them.
Once the fish have been cleaned I would think the salt would not be needed, we had a continuous changeover, as people bought the fish and we got new ones in.
We measured the salt level with a conductivity meter, the actual salt level might have been a bit lower, as our water reads 0.1% from the tap. We went up to 0.5% when some fish seemed to be showing problems, that seemed to help them.
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Posted 19 October 2008 - 06:57 AM
Kosher sea salt works as well.
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