Table (iodized) salt- will it work?

[maxwellag]

I want to my nerite snail eggs to hatch, and I know they ned brackish water to hatch.
I have table salt, and was wondering if I should add that to my main tank that has the eggs in it, or if I should try to move the eggs and put them into a separate tank that I convert to brackish.
I need to know how much salt to add, if table salt works.

 

[skiweeangel]

Table salt won't work. It is the wrong kind of salt.

 

[Tigroscr]

I would move the eggs to a separate tank and use marine salt would be better IMO. If you were going to use Table salt you want non- iodized.

 

[maxwellag]

I would move the eggs to a separate tank and use marine salt would be better IMO. If you were going to use Table salt you want non- iodized.

What if it's "morton natural sea salt"? Lol I have no idea....
Edit: just fyi this one above is another type I have, so I have both this and the iodize table salt.

 

[micaiah12]

No table salt has iodine in it.

 

[maxwellag]

Here's the sea salt... it doesn't have iodine. Do you guys think this is ok?

 

[maxwellag]

So the sea salt I have will work fine?

 

[Tigroscr]

Here's the sea salt... it doesn't have iodine. Do you guys think this is ok?

I would recommend the marine salt its relatively inexpensive at the LFS. You could use the non- iodized natural sea salt but it's more commonly used to treat illness. To make your tank brackish you need to use Marine salt and add gradually so the eggs can acclimate to it otherwise they might die! Jmo

 

[maxwellag]

I would recommend the marine salt its relatively inexpensive at the LFS. You could use the non- iodized natural sea salt but it's more commonly used to treat illness. To make your tank brackish you need to use Marine salt and add gradually so the eggs can acclimate to it otherwise they might die! Jmo

Ok. Is it possible to move eggs attached to the glass, or should I try to move eggs attached to plants and decorations?

 

[Tigroscr]

Ok. Is it possible to move eggs attached to the glass, or should I try to move eggs attached to plants and decorations?

I would only move the ones attached to plants and decor.

 

[maxwellag]

I would only move the ones attached to plants and decor.

Ok. Thanks for the help

 

[Tigroscr]

Ok. Thanks for the help

No problem! Good luck, let me know how it works for ya!

 

[maxwellag]

No problem! Good luck, let me know how it works for ya!

Ok. Once I get home I will update again, because I will neep tips on acclimating the eggs. Will drip acclimating with the (full) brackish tank's water work, or should I gradually add salt?

 

[Tigroscr]

Ok. Once I get home I will update again, because I will neep tips on acclimating the eggs. Will drip acclimating with the (full) brackish tank's water work, or should I gradually add salt?

IMO the drip acclimating with the full brackish tanks water would work the best!! Otherwise what I do is mix accordingly in a empty milk jug and just keep adding a little at a time every few hours or so til it's gone. It should give you instructions on the marine salt on how much salt to add depending on your tank side follow instructions you don't want to over salt the tank.

 

[maxwellag]

IMO the drip acclimating with the full brackish tanks water would work the best!! Otherwise what I do is mix accordingly in a empty milk jug and just keep adding a little at a time every few hours or so til it's gone. It should give you instructions on the marine salt on how much salt to add depending on your tank side follow instructions you don't want to over salt the tank.

But I don't have marine salt... I have natural sea salt... that's why I need to know... lol

 

[Tigroscr]

But I don't have marine salt... I have natural sea salt... that's why I need to know... lol

Then do the drip acclimation from the fully brackish tank. I've only used non- iodized table salt with good results when I'm treating for illness. And I've never used table sea salt so to be safe do the drip acclimation!

 

[Tigroscr]

Sorry I mis- understood I thought you said once you get home, I thought it meant you were going to the LFS to get marine salt! My bad! Lol!

 

[maxwellag]

Sorry I mis- understood I thought you said once you get home, I thought it meant you were going to the LFS to get marine salt! My bad! Lol!

But the kind I have (natural sea salt) would work, right?

 

[Tigroscr]

But the kind I have (natural sea salt) would work, right?

That's not the kind of salt IMO you would use to make a tank brackish. Sorry!

 

[Tigroscr]

You said you already have an established brackish tank right? What did you use to make it brackish? Use whatever worked for you that you've been successful with. I just don't know enough about the natural sea salt table salt to recommend using it for a brackish aquarium. I've personally never used it but I have used non- iodized table salt to treat fin rot successfully. But it's not something I use regularly.