For Anyone Who Uses Salt-NaCl

Originally posted by happychem
A salt is an inorganic crystal.

Table salt is NaCl, period. Some Iodide is added to keep people who don't live on coasts from getting goiters. Now that seafood is fairly easy to come by anywhere, this isn't such an issue. The rest of the stuff are likely tag alongs from the refinement process and combined probably makeup less than 1%.

I think that what Must4ng s4lly was talking about had to do with adding a bit of salt to fw tanks to make them healthier. In that respect, she's completely right. I just bought a lifetime supply of NaCl (unfortunately I wanted KCl) in the form of water softener, 20kg for $4CDN. Beats the extra money for 'aquarium salt'.

But, as others have pointed out, if you're looking for a particular setup, i.e. marine or rift, then you need the proper mix.

FastFish, you've used alkalinity and hardness in two different meanings, if I read correctly. True, Cl has no buffering capacity. But the typical meaning of 'hard' water refers to Ca and Mg, not to the anionic species. Whether the Ca came from CaCl2 or from CaCO3 makes no difference to 'water hardness' but a world of difference to alkalinity. But I'm picking on semantics.
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EXACTLY WHAT i WAS SAYING! I was speaking only to using salt in FW tanks for medicinal purposes. Thus the posting in the FW forum. I was not looking for smart arses. I was speaking to forms of salt. The only diff is iodine added to table salt...
OBVIOUSLY THE SW TANK SETUP NEEDS DIFF SALT WITH THE CORRECT ELECTROLITES ETC.......

I read the article about salt on Tom Griffins page and it does not contradict what I am saying here....
 
I have been using regular table salt purchased in 50# bags from a local bakery supply wholesaler for about 10 years now. I use it mostly to hatch brine shrimp eggs daily. At about 14 cents per pound, it works great for me. I also use it as needed for Rift Lake cichlids.
 
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