P pebble Feeder Fish MFK Member Feb 11, 2007 304 0 0 usa Apr 25, 2007 #1 setting up a brackish tank, what kinda salt can i use. do i use aquarium or sea salt?
C Connor0729 Fire Eel MFK Member Jan 21, 2007 1,391 1 68 Ontario, Canada Apr 25, 2007 #2 you NEED to use marine salt. the aquarium salt just aids in disease treatment and stuff like that.
B BIGgourami Polypterus MFK Member Jan 31, 2007 6,184 12 92 36 Chicago, IL Apr 25, 2007 #3 exactly right.
J Jesse Feeder Fish MFK Member Mar 30, 2005 1,137 1 0 56 Apr 25, 2007 #4 Yup. Aquarium salt is only sodium chloride, while sea salt mixes contain other salts and trace elements found naturally in BW and SW, potassium chloride, for example.
Yup. Aquarium salt is only sodium chloride, while sea salt mixes contain other salts and trace elements found naturally in BW and SW, potassium chloride, for example.