Marine salt or Aquarium salt

[alex101]

Alright I apologize if this seems redundant but I've read both opinions weather marine salt is to be used or aquarium salt. I have a figure 8 puffer tank and I heard that they're mildly brackish in which I should just use aquarium salt. But some refudable people on here said to use marine salt. I was wondering if someone could explain to me the best choice and the reasons why. And which ever it is how much should I use for a 29 gallon.

 

[RadleyMiller]

Marine salt, it has trace elements and buffers, which will recreate the habitat from where they are from.

 

[alex101]

What kind of ratio should I use?

 

[RadleyMiller]

I do 1/6 cup per gallon which ends up being between 1.008 and 1.010 depending on how careful I am.

 

[Hilly]

Raise your tank up to 1.005 for the F8's, don't raise it by any more than .002 a week or you're beneficial bacteria may not be able to cope with the transition if it's done too fast and you'll have some die off.

Also invest in a good hydrometer or refractometer so you can measure the salinity correctly.

 

[RadleyMiller]

Raise your tank up to 1.005 for the F8's, don't raise it by any more than .002 a week or you're beneficial bacteria may not be able to cope with the transition if it's done too fast and you'll have some die off.

Also invest in a good hydrometer or refractometer so you can measure the salinity correctly.

 

[Tongue33]

So is it True then that aquarium salt is the same thing as table salt and rock salt???

 

[RadleyMiller]

So is it True then that aquarium salt is the same thing as table salt and rock salt???

Rock salt is halite, which is NaCl with some othertraces of stuff

Table salt is NaCl plus IO3+ (well I think it's iodate) and something so that it doesn't clump

Solar salt for water softeners is the same as aquarium salt. Those are the only two that I would use.

Marine salt is totally different.

 

[Tongue33]

SO no matter what mairne salt for setting the salinity gravity ?? Thanks in advance

 

[RadleyMiller]

If you want a brackish tank, use marine salt. I prefer Oceanic.