S sharky83 Feeder Fish MFK Member Dec 2, 2010 21 0 0 Louisville Ky Mar 3, 2011 #1 whats the diffants in aquarium salt added to a fish tank and brackish water or is there a diffrance...
whats the diffants in aquarium salt added to a fish tank and brackish water or is there a diffrance...
A aclockworkorange Dovii MFK Member Jun 24, 2010 9,585 46 105 39 Rose City Mar 3, 2011 #2 It's generally advised you add "marine" salt to a brackish tank.
rup_pilot Gambusia MFK Member Jul 18, 2006 200 2 18 Columbus, Ohio Mar 3, 2011 #3 You would use the same salt. When I had a brackish tank, I used Instant Ocean and kept the specific gravity right around 1.014.
You would use the same salt. When I had a brackish tank, I used Instant Ocean and kept the specific gravity right around 1.014.
D dopeydiveruk Feeder Fish MFK Member Feb 25, 2010 16 0 0 chipping sodbury Mar 3, 2011 #4 i usually take the waste water from my marine and do a 50/50 mix with RO and then add to my brakish. it has run like this for years, the only fish i've lost were through bullying
i usually take the waste water from my marine and do a 50/50 mix with RO and then add to my brakish. it has run like this for years, the only fish i've lost were through bullying
E epond83 Plecostomus MFK Member Nov 10, 2009 801 53 61 Duvall, WA Mar 3, 2011 #5 Aquarium salt is just salt, Marine salt has lots of other trace minerals and calcium in it. As other said you need marine salt for brackish.
Aquarium salt is just salt, Marine salt has lots of other trace minerals and calcium in it. As other said you need marine salt for brackish.