Aquarium Salt

[danielp]

No experience with this product.

Bought some for a injured frontosa. Looks like rock rash.

Directions say it doesn't evaporate.

Don't like introducing new things to my tank unless i'm 100% certain about it.

Any feed back will be appreciated.

[mistahoo]

No experience with this product.

Bought some for a injured frontosa. Looks like rock rash.

Directions say it doesn't evaporate.

Don't like introducing new things to my tank unless i'm 100% certain about it.

Any feed back will be appreciated.

Works great! Helps with injuries and calms the fish. A cheap alternative to the Aquarium salt would be any natural sea salt without anti-caking ingredient. I normally buy all the big boxes of pickling salt from Walmart for about $1 each and it does the same thing as aquarium salt.

[mistahoo]

and any salt doesn't evaporate... it just dissolves into the water and stays there until a water change

[Andrew_B]

You using the API stuff? I remember it being pretty coarse but it does break down after a couple minutes. I personally use Epsom salt for everything now

[mistahoo]

You using the API stuff? I remember it being pretty coarse but it does break down after a couple minutes. I personally use Epsom salt for everything now

The API stuff is what is usually found everywhere. I thought Epsom salt doesn't heal injuries? It's not the same as salt is it? I only use Epsom salt as a laxative so I can power feed them.

[BeefyG]

You can predissolve it in a cup of aquarium water if you want to be fancy. I usually just dumped it in when I used it. Add it in slowly at first. I panicked one time when I had a fish beaten up pretty bad and dumped a bunch in. I'm pretty sure it killed him. Osmotic shock or something.

[wesleydnunder]

You can predissolve it in a cup of aquarium water if you want to be fancy. I usually just dumped it in when I used it. Add it in slowly at first. I panicked one time when I had a fish beaten up pretty bad and dumped a bunch in. I'm pretty sure it killed him. Osmotic shock or something.

That's likely when TDS is changed radically.

Mark

[wesleydnunder]

No experience with this product.

Bought some for a injured frontosa. Looks like rock rash.

Directions say it doesn't evaporate.

Don't like introducing new things to my tank unless i'm 100% certain about it.

Any feed back will be appreciated.

You can use plain rock salt or kosher salt, Dan. The lfs salt is ridiculously expensive.
Additional salt can cause the slime coat to thicken which may help keep the abrasions from developing secondary infections. Add it slowly to the tank, though. As Beefy pointed out, adding it to quickly can shock your fish.

Mark

[mistahoo]

That's likely when TDS is changed radically.

Mark

+1 but I like seeing the rocks dissolve

[Timber317]

Rule of thumb on salt is 1 cup per 100 gallons.

[danielp]

Appreciate all the comments.

Going to make a big water change today and slowly introduce one cup of API salt to my 125 watching it closely.

Yeah i still do old fashion water changes. Have 35 gallons of water sitting in my garage since Friday that was treated with Prime.

[SunnyHouTX]

Premix a 1/3 cup Epsom salt to that water and you can use that to introduce Epsom salt to the tank gradually. That way you can always be sure not to put in too much salt into the main tank.

[troy tucker]

I use epsom salt. salt is salt.

I thought Epsom salt doesn't heal injuries? It's not the same as salt is it? I only use Epsom salt as a laxative so I can power feed them.

I thought the samething ones. I would use Epsom salts right after parasite treatment. It does work as a laxative but any salt will...

[SunnyHouTX]

Epsom salt can be maintained in tank water with no ill effects for the fish. I have it in my tank always and my fish are healthy, hungry and grow fast.

[wesleydnunder]

I use epsom salt. salt is salt.

I thought the samething ones. I would use Epsom salts right after parasite treatment. It does work as a laxative but any salt will...

There are many metallic compound collectively called "salts". Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. Table salt, rock salt, etc. is sodium chloride. The two compounds are very different.

Mark