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	Aquarium Salt
niko001 Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 54 Votes: 8 Registered: 02-Mar-2005	I read a number of articles whereby salt is used in order to treat various diseases such as ich, costia etc. But the problem which kind of salt to be used, i.e. normal table salt or salt used for marine aquariums? Any suggestions?
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Doedogg Banned Posts: 408 Kudos: 737 Votes: 445 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	The salt you are talking about is called aquarium salt. Click Here Its different from both table salt and marine salt. I used to be Snow White, but I drifted. ~ Mae West
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niko001 Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 54 Votes: 8 Registered: 02-Mar-2005	Is it the same as mineral salts which SERA have?
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tankie Fish Addict Posts: 857 Kudos: 848 Votes: 230 Registered: 15-Mar-2005	it is recommended to use aquarium salt for ur tank over the table salt = aquarium salt is a pure NaCl (sodium chloride) whereas, the common table salt got additives in it like calcium silicate(to avoid caking) and or iodine. sera sea salt has other stuffs in it...trace elements and minerals. Last edited by tankie at 18-Nov-2005 10:08
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ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	I use rock salt, tat we get in India and use in food sometimes as we believe it to have medicinal properties. I dont think however, that rock salt would be sold loose in the US. Its about 3 mm cubes of salt that have not been iodized or treated in anyway.
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sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Rock salt is sold in the US. I forget exactly what it's use was but my grandpa had lots of boxes from making homemade icecream. I was really little the last time he did that though so I don't remember what rock salt has to do with icecream. I've used the salt a few times but didn't really see any benefits over salt for treating ich versus using nothing but water changes for treating ich.
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	Kosher salt that's used for cooking or aquarium salt is usually the best, as they're not processed and contaminated, nor do they have additives.
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muss Hobbyist Posts: 63 Kudos: 54 Votes: 0 Registered: 21-Feb-2004	Hi Guys, if you use flossy salt for your Aquarium, its a purer form of salt that helps your fish. It costs about $9 Aus for a 10 kg bag. Most Aquarium Salt is this just repackaged with a flasy name, not to be confused with marine salt is different again. Flossy Salt is available from salt suppliers it is used in the pool industry as well for special set ups. Please do not use pool salt as it is very low grade and not suitable for fish. Good luck. Muss
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	You must use Rock Salt that you will find in salt pans near the sea. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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luvmykrib Fish Addict Posts: 585 Kudos: 256 Votes: 27 Registered: 08-Nov-2005	Is it recommended to use salt in a planted aquarium or not? My tank is lightly planted although that will be changing soon, I have always put some salt in the water (aquarium salt) but have always wondered if that was bad for the plants. Or is there a safe dose for plants? Last edited by luvmykrib at 19-Nov-2005 16:33 Last edited by luvmykrib at 19-Nov-2005 16:34 "If you're afraid you'll make a mistake, you won't make anything." -Family Circus
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Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Salt stresses all plants. Furthermore, iodine additives, despite common folklore about it's many detrimental effects, is quite harmless and is in fact utilized in many fish foods. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 19-Nov-2005 23:32
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Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Muss, i've not heard of flossy salt, what is different about it? the collection method? treating? grain size? I'm all intruigued now! For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
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FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, Actually Rock Salt is available nearly everywhere in the USA. It is used to melt ice on sidewalks or pavements in the winter time, and in DIY Ice Cream makers in the summer time. As kids we would take some of the pieces and suck on them. Then the parents would hollar at us as it was "dirty" and not considered "food" quality. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
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ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	That's strange :%) In India, like I said earlier, we believe that rock salt has medicinal properties and is recommended to patients with blood pressure or water retention as a replacement of regular salt. It is also used for some other purposes that I don't know much about. The only reason I don't like to use it for cooking is because the grains are more like little pebbles or rocks and don't dissolve in food easily while cooking, so parts of the dish sometimes contain lumps of salt that obviously don't taste good.
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niko001 Hobbyist Posts: 71 Kudos: 54 Votes: 8 Registered: 02-Mar-2005	Thanks for the info. I got some rock salt from a local salt pan.
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longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Note of caution, make sure deposits you get from local sources have been chemically analysed. Lots of salt is deposited from underground water sources, and globally more of these contain arsenic than not. In deposition sites the arsenic levels may be more concentrated than in the surrounding water table. Evian dont charge money for nothing lol. Last edited by longhairedgit at 28-Nov-2005 04:36
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