Salted vs. Unsalted...

[jpappy789]

Less dogmatic ... do you know what I do for a living? (Think ... fisheries biologist ... and you'll be darn close. )

Lol, we'll never agree on this one, but I can live with that. But I will probably come and haunt you every time you say "no salt" until you come up with some credible information saying it's bad. (Sorry, old posts on AC saying "I used salt and my fish died" doesn't count as credible. Nor does pointing out where mistakes can be make with salt. If used properly, it's good stuff. And a whole heck of a lot safer for fish and hobbiest than many of the meds you recommend.)

But really, I just don't get it when you come along and tell someone that's using salt, and seeing no ill affects from it, that they need to stop it. Pulling fish off salt that quickly is just as bad as grabbing and handful of it and dumping it in. Yet, I've seen you give people already using salt the impression that it will kill their fish or at very least make them worse several times. Then they panic and run off to do a 100% water change removing most all of the salt and ... really, do you think THAT'S good for the fish? I think not!

It really bugs me because when it comes to most other things, you give good advice and are very knowlegable - so it frustrates me to death when I see you giving such poorly thought out advice. And I've seen at least two people rush off to get the salt out of their tanks because of your input. Not because the salt was doing anything bad to fish, but because you told them it was bad. And you didn't tell them to bring the concentration of salt down slowly as they should.

Way to go Dr. V!

I think DrVarder stated several times in his post that it is his opinion that it doesn't work, or at least it's not worth the hassle (please let me know if this is the wrong interpretation). I have yet to see any specific evidence that salt in the aquarium presents any use to fish other than treating certain diseases except ich. Show me a case study and maybe I'll change my mind. Otherwise I'll keep on believeing that it is a waste of money.

 

[mdwalt1]

For those who don't want to read this long, dry article, let me summarize it for you:
'Salt in the aquarium can be good, but it can be bad, too. You can use it - or not.'

 

[H3D]

For those who don't want to read this long, dry article, let me summarize it for you:
'Salt in the aquarium can be good, but it can be bad, too. You can use it - or not.'

:rofl:

 

[jm1212]

Less dogmatic ... do you know what I do for a living? (Think ... fisheries biologist ... and you'll be darn close. )

Lol, we'll never agree on this one, but I can live with that. But I will probably come and haunt you every time you say "no salt" until you come up with some credible information saying it's bad. (Sorry, old posts on AC saying "I used salt and my fish died" doesn't count as credible. Nor does pointing out where mistakes can be make with salt. If used properly, it's good stuff. And a whole heck of a lot safer for fish and hobbiest than many of the meds you recommend.)

But really, I just don't get it when you come along and tell someone that's using salt, and seeing no ill affects from it, that they need to stop it. Pulling fish off salt that quickly is just as bad as grabbing and handful of it and dumping it in. Yet, I've seen you give people already using salt the impression that it will kill their fish or at very least make them worse several times. Then they panic and run off to do a 100% water change removing most all of the salt and ... really, do you think THAT'S good for the fish? I think not!

It really bugs me because when it comes to most other things, you give good advice and are very knowlegable - so it frustrates me to death when I see you giving such poorly thought out advice. And I've seen at least two people rush off to get the salt out of their tanks because of your input. Not because the salt was doing anything bad to fish, but because you told them it was bad. And you didn't tell them to bring the concentration of salt down slowly as they should.

Way to go Dr. V!

if liv2padl's works are not credible nothing is.

 

[DrNo]

For those who don't want to read this long, dry article, let me summarize it for you:
'Salt in the aquarium can be good, but it can be bad, too. You can use it - or not.'

Mmmmmmmm... Not. Maybe you should re-read again for better comprehension. Salt has utility as a medicine and no place as a regular additive for FW (Op's opinion with "dry" logic included).

Dry as a martini.... you should try one sometime.

 

[DrNo]

if liv2padl's works are not credible nothing is.

padl's article is not only credible but far more enteratining than mine :thm:

 

[KarlTh]

For those who don't want to read this long, dry article, let me summarize it for you:
'Salt in the aquarium can be good, but it can be bad, too. You can use it - or not.'

If that qualifies as "dry" to you, I hope you thank <insert deity of choice here> daily that you don't have the sort of job 90% of us do and have to read the crap which we have to read.

 

[DrNo]

If that qualifies as "dry" to you, I hope you thank <insert deity of choice here> daily that you don't have the sort of job 90% of us do and have to read the crap which we have to read.

:lol: So true. Man, any more PL statements and I'm toast....