Iodized salt for aquarium Use.

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I've ready somewhere that we can also use Iodized salt to treat our fish?
Its hard to find non iodized salt here anymore.
I've bought rock salt but even our rock salt here are idodized already.
So far I've been using it with no problems.
But Would like to get experiences from members here. Or if you've read any article regarding effect of iodine on our fish?
would really appreciate it.

thanks.
 
Hello; I have used non iodized salt for cleaning tanks over many years. I never tried the salt with iodine and have been under the impression that the iodine was not good to use around fish. I do not recall where I got this information as it was decades ago.
Good luck
 
use sea salt, you're in Philippine and can't find those sea salt?
 
thanks. There's a govvernment rule I think that all salt usually sold in wet market and super market need to be iodized . So i'm finding it hard to find non iodized salt.
I used to be easily able to find it.
 
I have used Iodized table salt for years on tanks with no harm to fish.

There is not enough Iodine in it to do harm.
 
I also used to avoid iodized salt for aquariums because that was commonly given advice, but later read that the amount is harmless & have used it without seeing any problems.
I do not use sea salt.
 
Iodine is not the issue in most iodized salt products, as stated iodine is an essential element to most fish, and for some, a shortage of iodine in the diet (or water) will often lead to goiter growths, and in extreme cases even death.
A number of African cichlid species are known to suffer from goiter growths etc when iodine is not present in their diet. I have personally seen this condition, and seen it reversed with iodine supplements.

The problem (possibly?) with many iodized salt products is in the anti-caking agents they use to keep their salt free flowing. These are NOT natural elements for the most part, and in high enough doses or through excessive use could potentially be problematic (toxic?) with some species of fish, as well as other aquatic life forms. Ingredients such as; sodium hexocyanoferrate, sodium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of soda), potassium ferrocyanide , potassium hexacyanoferrate, etc.


I always keep some salt on hand, and generally purchase it in bulk (Sifto water softening salt, which supposedly is pure 99.8% evaporated salt) from the local Home Depot. I think a 45lb bag costs $5.
 
I used both before with out any issues but if Rd said its safe that enough for me


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