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31-03-2016, 01:27 PM | #1 |
Endangered Dragon
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maintaining salt in tank
anybody here maintaining salt in their tanks?
Lately i've been adding back salt in my pond , since there are usually some injuries. anybody here maintaining a comm and not adding salt? I think i'll have to do water changes to try to remove the salt i've added in. I've been adding back salt into the pond during water changes. also how do you get accurate salt concentration?> what is the equivalent of % against hydrometer? |
31-03-2016, 04:26 PM | #2 |
Hi there !!! 123
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no salt for me.
Except for the goldfish. But with salt, they really shit plenty |
31-03-2016, 04:40 PM | #3 |
Senior Dragon
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injuries or not i always 0 salt. Unless fish falls sick and specifically requires salt as part of the treatment ( salt isnt a wonder cure i have no idea why 99% of the time ppl recommend it as treatment)... then again i havent had any sick fish ever since i started monitoring water parameters and doing away with live feeders.
the point is salt is totally unneccessary in a healthy aquarium. even injuries aso wont need salt if water parameters are good. a lot of ppl add salt , but can they explain exactly why it helps or is needed? |
01-04-2016, 09:48 AM | #4 |
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A quick Google search..
http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/should...water-aquarium Sent from my iNO 3 using Tapatalk |
01-04-2016, 11:56 AM | #5 | |
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Quote:
if u take a neutral point of view and think a bit... what's the salinity in aro's natural habitat? why is it that when it's in captivity suddenly there's the need to interfere with it's osmotic regulation? salt helps for nitrite poisoning yes (and even then it is also dependant on the concentration of chloride ions present), but why are there nitrites detecatble in one's tank to even begin with? http://www.algone.com/using-salt-in-...water-aquarium quick google search .. this article at least is more neutral on the usage of salt. |
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01-04-2016, 12:06 PM | #6 |
Endangered Dragon
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I'll try to remove the salt in my pond through water changes.
and also observe. reason in adding salt in my observation is it seems to help the wounds heal faster. |
01-04-2016, 12:52 PM | #7 |
Arofanatic
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Interesting article. However, they drew conclusion that salt causes more harm than good. That seems to be contrary to their neutral viewpoint whereby they also mentioned the marginal benefits of salt (which was also covered in the other article). I might have misread, but the article seems to only mention that salt is detrimental when used in a tank with specific livestock, or, in large amounts (either due to an excessive amount added or by the gradual buildup).
I actually think the article does support the notion that salt amounts will still be marginally beneficial, or at least, should pose no harm. Sent from my iNO 3 using Tapatalk |
06-04-2016, 09:49 AM | #8 |
Dragon
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In my Comm, no salt for me.. Yes may add a little for recovering of open wound purpose but don't need & not much effect on every day dose..
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06-04-2016, 07:33 PM | #9 |
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i am adding only a small amount of so called 'Anti-Bacterial Salt' during W.C.
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06-04-2016, 07:53 PM | #10 |
Arofanatic
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for me i never add any salt unless he has another bout of indigestion which results in protruding scales.
same theory as sexy shermie =D |
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