Wy Renegade
Aquarium Advice Addict
First off, a little background info -
I'm an old school freshwater aquariast; I've been keeping multiple tanks for many years. My technology is certainly not current, and I'm trying to catch up on innovations that have occurred in the last few years. 90% of my tanks still run using a simple undergravel filter and powerheads for filtration. I'm trying to read through and gleam what information I can from threads - this of course has generated a few questions.
The first one, is the recommendation I've seen several times not to add any salt to freshwater tanks. When I was taught (many moons ago), I was told to always add 1 tablespoon of aquarium or pickling salt for every five gallons of water. I was told, that just as your body needs NaCl, so do fish or any other living organisms. I was also told to replace that salt every time a water change was done. Yet as I read through the various posts, I've seen several people indicating that no salt should be added to a freshwater aquarium.
Can any one address this form, and explain the reason for the change in thinking?
TIA
I'm an old school freshwater aquariast; I've been keeping multiple tanks for many years. My technology is certainly not current, and I'm trying to catch up on innovations that have occurred in the last few years. 90% of my tanks still run using a simple undergravel filter and powerheads for filtration. I'm trying to read through and gleam what information I can from threads - this of course has generated a few questions.
The first one, is the recommendation I've seen several times not to add any salt to freshwater tanks. When I was taught (many moons ago), I was told to always add 1 tablespoon of aquarium or pickling salt for every five gallons of water. I was told, that just as your body needs NaCl, so do fish or any other living organisms. I was also told to replace that salt every time a water change was done. Yet as I read through the various posts, I've seen several people indicating that no salt should be added to a freshwater aquarium.
Can any one address this form, and explain the reason for the change in thinking?
TIA