using salt

[mailman62]

is it a good idia to use salt at a low level on a full time basis?

 

[DrCase]

I add a small amount once or twice a year to help with the Koi,s slime coat
I Like my plants and they dont like the salt so much

 

[DoDad]

I never use except in my Q-tank or hospital tank.

 

[sissy]

I was on the laguana sight and they have a salt calculator there and for 2000 gallons it said 16 lbs. and to me that seems like a lot of salt or am I wrong .I want plants and since now I know about the plant ring maybe I can have floating plants for once without my fish destroying them .I have always looked at my fish for how much and when to add salt .The black fish I can see for some reason the difference in there bodies ,not sure that is the right way to do it ,but has worked so far

 

[DoDad]

I'll give you some example of the amount of salt in a 1000 gallon pond.

0.1 ppm salt to add 8 1/3 pounds
0.2 ppm salt to add 16 1/2 pounds
0.3 ppm salt to add 25 pounds
0.4 ppm salt to add 33 1/3 pounds

 

[sissy]

Ok thats better than there sight I am still kinda of shocked at how much to add .I add a slime coat stuff to the water once in awhile too is that alright .I forget the name of it also which is really the safe number for plants as all the sights say different

 

[DoDad]

stay at .05 and that's about a little over 4 cups per 1000 gallons.
Remember when you use the higher doses you will have to do partial water changes.

 

[sissy]

ok thank you I try to enter everything I learn here in my fish book so it's easy to look up .As memory fails you sometimes .

 

[Bart]

I understand the amounts but what kind of salt is used.
Thanks

 

[DrDave]

Non Iodized salt. Home Depot has it.

 

[sissy]

I buy the kind in the blue bag it's called solar salt or water softner salt

 

[koiguy1969]

the cheapest route is to buy the Mortons solar salt $4.50 for a 50# bag @ Lowes, Home Depot, etc.. you'll find it in the water softener section.
i maintain an approximate .15% on my outdoor pond with plants the lower salt levels are for the benefit of plants since they have a lower threshold of salt tolerance.

 

[sissy]

yep it's mortons could not remember the name and funny in danville va lowes 4.35 a bag and 3.85 in reidsville nc lowes also