Getting Rid Of Salt From Aquarium

[chasers]

In my 55 gallon tank I added new fish and one of the fish got ick, so I added salt to the tank (didn't do qt for my own various reasons) but took my 4 mystery snails out and put them in a bucket. Now it has been a week and a half since the last spot was seen so I need to start getting the salt out of the water so I can put my snails back. Anybody have any ideas of the best way to do it. I thought about 4 50% changes every other day, but not sure. What do you think

Thanks

 

[J.Lake]

I wouldnt worry about it. Do a 50 percent change and slowly remove the rest with regular wcs.

 

[Redearsunfish]

simple water changes will work.

 

[chasers]

Ok but how long or how many until I can add my snails again

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

25% water change for 3~5 times over a period and it should be safe

 

[Nighttouch]

Well, in culinary school we leaned that if you oversalt a dish (like a pot of soup) peel a potato and cut it in half, then place it in the pot. The potato will soak up the salt. I'm thinking a couple of potatoes wrapped in cheesecloth floated in the tank would work well in combination with WCs.

 

[lipadj46]

skip the spuds, its a small tank, do an 80% WC and call it good

 

[Spiritofthesoul]

and give them osmotic shock! Salinity is NOT affected by volume!

 

[Crunchy]

The potato thing only works with boiling water ( I believe .... soup), but anyway, My snails lived through the salting of the aquarium just fine. If you're worried though, I would wait for 3 - 50% wc and call it good.

 

[fishman09]

potato???? wc all the way