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nothing else, just crushed finely.

will check out the pool salt. from the great b shop i'm assuming?

Quachy

Or IGA and other places... go for the "Sunray Pool Salt" ... 100% sea salt... no additives.

It is a good idea to dissolve the salt in a bucket of system water before putting it in the system. Large salt crystals can sit on the bottom and take a long time to dissolve and since fish often like to rest on the bottom they can get burned by it if not dissolved before adding into the system.

table salt is bad

Any reason? As far as I was aware the sea salt table salt is just rock sea salt crushed up finely.

Quachy

found this link...
Sea Salt vs Table Salt

Table salt and sea salt have different nutritional value, which is better?

Sea Salt

Sea salt is a broad term that generally refers to unrefined salt derived directly from a living ocean or sea. It is harvested through channeling ocean water into large clay trays and allowing the sun and wind to evaporate it naturally. Some of the most common sources for sea salt include the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean (particularly in France, on the coast of Brittany). Sea salt is healthier and more flavorful that traditional table salt. Available in coarse, fine and extra fine grain size.

Manufacturers of sea salt typically do not refine sea salt as much as other kinds of salt, so it still contains traces of other minerals, including iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc and iodine.


Table Salt

Table salt is the most common kind of salt found in the average kitchen. It usually comes from salt mines and once mined, it is refined and most minerals are removed from it until it is pure sodium chloride. Most table salt is available either plain or iodized.

American salt manufacturers began iodizing salt in the 1920's, in cooperation with the government, after people in some parts of the country were found to be suffering from goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland caused by an easily-preventable iodine deficiency.

People require less than 225 micrograms of iodine a day. Seafood as well as sea salt contains iodine naturally and the supplement is unnecessary if there are sufficient quantities of either in one's diet.

Which is the better choice?

Ordinary table salt has been stripped of it's companion elements and contains additive. In studies table salts have been link to hypertension and other heart or blood illness. Table salt also gives many people the feeling of being bloating.

Natural sea salt is a healthy replacement for ordinary table salt on the market; it contains about 80 mineral elements that the body needs. Sea salt has nutrients and minerals that help your body preserve the blood cells. Overall, sea salts are better for you. If you haven't tried it, switch salts for a week and you will see a difference.

Picked up some pool salt today and an air pump (which will also be handy for trout). Set up a hospital tub and salted it to 6ppt. I salted the fish tanks to 5ppt. One out of the two died. It's fins were eaten away by some kind of fungus or bacteria. The other one is still fighting away. water will be heated to about 23 deg overnight. The fins don't look anywhere near as bad as the other deaths, but we'll see if it gets any better or worse by tomorrow.

Will 5ppt affect any of my vegies significantly?

Quachy

Mose plants will take 5 ppt but you can kiss the strawberrys good by

OK by by stawbs!

FF how are your trout going? How many did you pick up, how much and do they sell trout feed there? I have a couple of weeks off soon and would love to see your set up! There is a homebrew shop in sunbury that I need to make a stop at for some supplies so if your around, maybe in a couple of weeks, then if its ok, i'll drop a visit and bring some homebrew as well!

Quachy

Yea no probs home brew shop yes a good one, fish 40 rainbows 10 brown so far all ok
Fish food $67 for 30 kg. Home most of the time just pm me when ready