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joe kool · 10-16-2006, 12:51 PM

babyalbino,
I normally disolve my salts in a pitcure of slightly warmer water than my tank water. This adds "holding capicity" to the water in the picture and allows it to dissolve more of the salt faster without really being warm enough to change the overall temp of the tank. This has work well for me at concentrations up to 2 TBS per 10 gal when treating ick then I usually maintain the 1+/- TBS of the cichlid lake salt that my fish Thrive in in my home and in their natural enviroment. It's always best to look at the natural habitats the fish you keep come from ... there are several websites that have water analysis from many of the tribuitaries around the world that will allow you to look at what's actually in the water compisition they live in in the wild. Then try and replicate that as closely as possible in your own home enviroment.

animals (humans included) will actuall eat or crave dirt if they don't get the minerals their bodies need to maintain ballance in thier bodies. It's not like your fish can jump out and run over to the salt mine and bring back just what they want. AND they'll LIVE without any of it just as most FW fish will "live" in 7.0 ph. Now thriving is a diffrent story

10-16-2006, 12:51 PM	#8
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 572	babyalbino, I normally disolve my salts in a pitcure of slightly warmer water than my tank water. This adds "holding capicity" to the water in the picture and allows it to dissolve more of the salt faster without really being warm enough to change the overall temp of the tank. This has work well for me at concentrations up to 2 TBS per 10 gal when treating ick then I usually maintain the 1+/- TBS of the cichlid lake salt that my fish Thrive in in my home and in their natural enviroment. It's always best to look at the natural habitats the fish you keep come from ... there are several websites that have water analysis from many of the tribuitaries around the world that will allow you to look at what's actually in the water compisition they live in in the wild. Then try and replicate that as closely as possible in your own home enviroment. animals (humans included) will actuall eat or crave dirt if they don't get the minerals their bodies need to maintain ballance in thier bodies. It's not like your fish can jump out and run over to the salt mine and bring back just what they want. AND they'll LIVE without any of it just as most FW fish will "live" in 7.0 ph. Now thriving is a diffrent story __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact 2 days till I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)