What's the deal with what table salt to use?

[redtailfool]

incidentally why exactly do they iodize salt? What is the benefit of iodized salt compared to normal salt?

we need iodine in our bodies as a supplement to avoid goiter and other sickness.

 

[fishnutham]

AFAIK, its a myth that iodized table salt is harmful.

I've used iodized table salt with all those anticaking agents numerous times almost as high as 3 teaspoons per one gallon, i put ~130 teaspoons of salt in a 55g to treat for ick. No ill effects. The tank was treated for 3 weeks and had "salt sensitive" fish in it at the time. They all made a 100% recovery.

i agree i have read countless articles in fish rags and web published that table salt is fine in fact some experts think that table salt is better when treating sick fish

 

[mitch4ya]

Thanks a lot for the info. We had been buying are aquarium salt from the fish store which sells like 20 oz. for $2.

 

[DiXoN]

i used pure rock salt the type you put in those salt grinders for food prep. its just sea salt and works quite well

 

[zix]

so just use the salt they have to put in salads , i have the table salt and the one
that is put on food cooking the thick one ,is 100% natural ,they must have that in there

 

[fishnutham]

i used pure rock salt the type you put in those salt grinders for food prep. its just sea salt and works quite well

i've used that too my wife cooks with it never had a problem ...