Salt, Or Not To Salt...

[fischfan13]

Salt, or not to salt.
Lets hear it...who adds salt to their tank(s).

Lets hear not only if you add salts but what type, and how much per gallon.

[foamerdave]

I don't add a thing to my cichlid tanks, I have a ph of 8.2 from the tap

[Aqualung]

My PH out of the tap is aprox 7.6.. I add 1 teaspoon of baking soda,1 teaspoon of Epsom salts and 1 teaspoon of sea salt or kosher salt per 10 gallons of water changed. I firmly believe the salts help the fish fight off disease. JMO of course

[mack74]

I used to use seachem salt then switched to just epsion salt. I add 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons.

[UNCLERUCKUS]

i use salt as well i just follow the directions on the side and adjust if i need to.;)

[fischfan13]

I have been using Seachem salt for a pretty long time. I know that it would be cheaper to use Kosher and Epsom, but I guess I feel comfortable doing it this way.

[RD]

pH out of the tap is 8.0, moderately hard water, and while the sodium level (NaCl) in our tap water is lower than the Rift Lakes, I don't add anything to my water.

[YoungAquaticPhotos]

Not to salt!

[pkut]

I used to use salt years ago but I don't anymore. I now use baking soda and Epsom salt.

[eggzackary]

The only time i use salts is when only i medicate. Usually 1tsp per 5 gal. I think I read somewhere or someone told me not to use salts all the time because the fish will build up a tolerance.

[Julie]

I used to use marine salt to get my tds up, and to help buffer my water. It's @pH6.4 out of the tap, but after a few weeks, it can plummet to pH of 3 or 4!! :eek: For my Africans I now use only baking soda and nothing at all for my SA's... or just a bit of neutral regulator. Salts are mainly reserved for sickness or for some new incoming fish that do better with a bit of salt added.

[AMBUSHPREDATOR]

I only salt when I get fish shipped in and by the time I do a couple of water changes there's no more. Kosher salt by the way.

[Heyguy74]

My tap water has a ph of 7.0, so i do add epsom salts and baked baking soda to bring up the ph and hardness. I dont add any aquarium salt to the water.

[Afreakin]

1 teaspoon Kosher/5 gallons and 1 Tablespoon Epsom/5 gallons

Always :flame::plasmawhore:

[CJC]

Always, I'm another believer that salt (Marine salt) keeps the chance of diseases way down. 1 teaspoon per 10 Gals marine salt, 1 teaspoon per 20 Gals epsom salts.

[wayne]

kosher, epsom & baking soda: one very full teaspoon for each 10g. Water out of the tap is 7.1 ~ 7.3

[rtague]

I've got 6.8 ph outof the tap.I use 1 t-spoon each,baking soda,epsom salts,kosher salt.I think the kosher salt helps keep disease at bay.

[TrashmanNYC]

i use Seachem Cichlid salt.......

[emartin]

For medication purposes I add Evaporated Sea Salt that I bought for $18 for a 50lb bag at a pond place in Wall Township. When I add it for medication purposes though, I add 1 cup per 20 gallons of water.

To help with digestion after feeding frozen food or just to add if I run out of Cichlid Lake Salt I add Magnesium sulfate, otherwise known as Epsom salt and I add like a handful into my 265g, and in my small tanks I add 1-3 teaspoons per 10 gallons.

During water changes because where I live I have acid water (pH of 6 or less) I add Seachem Malawi buffer and Seachem Cichlid Lake Salt both at 1 teaspoon per ten gallons.

~Ed