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Last night the water was up to 79deg. The infected fish are looking much better (no more visable signs) the salt appears to be working. Some of my plants are starting to yellow and wilt which I assume is from the salt, can I cut back on my pumping cycles to a few times per 24 hrs because I think I may end up losing some plants. Also what level of salt is ok to keep in the tank without harming the veggies?

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What kind of temps are you seeing inside the Green House Stevo?
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The highest av. has been 104-108, the temps are about the same as before I put the salt in, I just assumed the salt at fault.

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I wouldn't normally run salt, but get it out of the system when treatment is done.

If you wanted to run salt permanently, some plants are affected by salt worse than others. I would think that 2ppt would be OK for most plants.

Remember that if you cut back on pump cycles, you are cutting back on DO. At 79F it's not too bad, but DO starts naturally reducing with the higher temperatures. Low DO may increase fish stress. I wouldn't cut back the pump cycles, myself.
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I feel I'm in a catch 22 here, if I leave the salt for the recommended time some plants might die, if I start water changes, then the ich will come back and fish die.

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Plants gro faster than fish... and they're cheaper and more readily available :D
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Yep, take care of the fish first, don't worry about the plants (yet anyway).
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Happy fish first. I cound not agree more.
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I feel I'm in a catch 22 here, if I leave the salt for the recommended time some plants might die, if I start water changes, then the ich will come back and fish die.

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When i added the rainbows 1 month ago i bumped salt to 3 ppt because silvers were flashing havent done any water changes just added 500 litres because i use fish water to water dirt garden all fish are healthy now just look at plant growth


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I gotta try some strawberry plants. Those are beaut!!
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they're much better than my struggling individuals
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I gotta try some strawberry plants. Those are beaut!!


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Food&Fish wrote:
When i added the rainbows 1 month ago i bumped salt to 3 ppt because silvers were flashing havent done any water changes just added 500 litres because i use fish water to water dirt garden all fish are healthy now just look at plant growth



Your plants look great! I don't know the calculations for ppt. , If I have 9lbs of salt in a 300gal tank what does that work out to?
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Very impressed with your plants F&F. At the broccoli getting heads yet. Are the cabbage heading - they look huge.
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artistic_mill wrote:
Food&Fish wrote:
When i added the rainbows 1 month ago i bumped salt to 3 ppt because silvers were flashing havent done any water changes just added 500 litres because i use fish water to water dirt garden all fish are healthy now just look at plant growth



Your plants look great! I don't know the calculations for ppt. , If I have 9lbs of salt in a 300gal tank what does that work out to?
Not shore i think 1 kg salt in 1000litre gives 1pp
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