Alternatives to buying Aquarium salt

[Rometiklan]

Hello everyone, and a special Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms here at the Bowl

I have a bag of coarse salt produced by Windsor (I do not know if this brand is available in the US, as this is a Canadian company. But I am sure there are similar salt products elsewhere). The bag states "pure, no additives, ideal for pickling". I was wondering whether this type of salt is ideal for:

1). Adding to a freshwater aquarium, such as a livebearer tank. If so, how much salt should be added?

2). Safe to use for hatching baby brine shrimp?

Thanks in advance for any information!

[ChilDawg]

1.) Depends on the livebearer in question.

2.) Yes...it is fine for that purpose.

[valerie]

I use kosher salt and it says the same thing on the back for the box as yours does.I say it is fine.

[OrionGirl]

Eh. Guess I wouldn't say that the plain salt is perfect for livebearer's, since it doesn't make any difference with the hardness of the water. It is better than the "Freshwater" Aquarium Salt, since at least you know what is in this product. It's fine for medicinal purposes (ie, ich treatment).

Of course, there is no reason not use plain old table salt, but I can just imagine where that idea will go. ;) Brackish waters and marine waters must use a marine mix, since the critters from SW and BW need much more than just NaCl dissolved in the water.

[slipknottin]

Originally posted by OrionGirl
Eh.

:mad: dont steal my words. That was my official word of the day yesterday. You cant use eh anymore. The word of today is dingleberry. :p

[pinballqueen]

I can't possibly imagine any circumstance where the use of the word "dingleberry" would be warranted on a fish forum anyhow...

It is a great word though... so descriptive!

[ChilDawg]

Eh. Slip is a dingleberry!

Does that make it warranted, pbq?