To salt or not to salt?
- Thread starter drb
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Big fan of salt at every water change. Prefer epsom salts- less than 1/4 cup per 10gal. Have used salt in freshwater tanks for over 24 years. Aids in healing and promotes healthy digestion to prevent Malawi bloat.
Never use it for normal conditions.
Always figured the less I muck with the water, the better.
Aids in healing and promotes healthy digestion to prevent Malawi bloat.
My mob fill the tank with poop, all on their own..
Sometimes wish they would get a bit constipated.
Always figured the less I muck with the water, the better.
Aids in healing and promotes healthy digestion to prevent Malawi bloat.
My mob fill the tank with poop, all on their own..
Sometimes wish they would get a bit constipated.
A little salt is always good to be added during a water change...keeps bacteria levels down and helps add electrolytes to water.
No salt. I only use in in my qt tank when acquiring new fish. Heat salt and a diet of antibacterial food has kept me from introducing disease to my display tanks for years. I only qt for about a week. I keep mostly soft water species so it doesn't make sense for me to use it full time.
I'm also an advocate of removing things from my water as opposed to adding them. Generally I only add things for wounds and abrasions.
I'm also an advocate of removing things from my water as opposed to adding them. Generally I only add things for wounds and abrasions.
floridatropicalfishdirect;5089227; said:
Epsom salt is a completely different substance than regular "salt."
Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate, salt is sodium chloride.
usen salt in freshwater tanks in my opinion varies by people if u like use it if not then dont. honestly i like a lil salt in mine.
drb;5088328; said:
you still don't seem to understand the concept.
what they are saying is, if you bring in a new fish that has ich on it, it spreads and infects your tank, you have been adding small doses of salt with your water changes which is not fully battling/affecting the ich. this ich gets accustomed to the salt and now becomes resistant to it, making getting rid of it that much harder.
it's like colds and flues in humans, you treat with meds, but sometimes due to exposure in incorrect amounts, or overuse, these become superbugs and are harder for us humans to get rid of.
THAT is what they meant, not the salt miraculously creating ich all by itself in your tank. that's just ludicrous.
