Lauderdale45
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 100 gallon fresh water tank what are the advantages vs disadvantage of adding aquarium salt?
And just FYI, the "Aquarium Salt" found in pet stores is NaCl/sodium chloride/table salt. If you can find table salt without iodine, this is the exact same thing as aquarium salt but in a granulated form instead of the larger crystals seen in "Aquarium Salt".
And just FYI, the "Aquarium Salt" found in pet stores is NaCl/sodium chloride/table salt. If you can find table salt without iodine, this is the exact same thing as aquarium salt but in a granulated form instead of the larger crystals seen in "Aquarium Salt".
Yes, and yes--IF it has no anti-caking agents added to it.
just checked and I guess mine is now going on the dinner table! It says plain as day that it has the anit-caking agents
You have to be careful with 'table salts'- iodine is not the only concern here. Almost all table salts (except most kosher & canning salts) contain anti-caking agents such as yellow prussiate of soda or silicoaluminate. My sea salt i use for cooking even has anti-caking agents. Not good for fish.
Long-term use of salt with true fw fish not only affects their metabolism & electrolyte balances, it can result in permanent kidney damage. Salt should be teated & respected as a med when considering its use with fw fish.