question about aquarium salt.
- Thread starter caz
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I,ve been useing softener salt 99.98 pure in my livebearer tanks and at work in the gold fish tanks as well but not the oscars or any ciclids.Others will answer this one.
I use Instant Ocean that I use for my SW (standard aquarium salt is fine) for my Amazon tank. This is just because of the R.O. that I use is too de-mineralized. For my Malawi tank my water is hard enough that I don't bother. It's good to have around though incase of fungal infections or an ich outbreak. You can't go wrong with non-expirable $2 medication.
Are you killing ectoparasites, caz? That's a good use for common salt, sodium chloride.
So, why are you calling it "aquarium salt?" Does it come from the aquarium?
How is it different from, say "pasta salt" or "Caesar salad salt"?
Would this salt be "easing osmotic stress" by any chance? Or is it "promoting gill function" ? Or is it to to "speed healing" ?
So, why are you calling it "aquarium salt?" Does it come from the aquarium?
How is it different from, say "pasta salt" or "Caesar salad salt"?
Would this salt be "easing osmotic stress" by any chance? Or is it "promoting gill function" ? Or is it to to "speed healing" ?
My understanding is that aquarium salt has no additives, like regular table salt contains iodine to prevent goiters in humans, but could possibly harm fish.
There is no restriction or regulation of "aquarium salt", nor any requirement for proper analysis or labeling with the ingredients.
The skeptical aquarist has a good section on salt if you're interested. It also goes into some of the differences between different kinds. It is under the "Health/diseases" section labeled "Using salt"