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salt levels in tap water do not exceed 0.1% (at least I havent heard of
it.. mostly
they are in the 0.06% range). For people with sick fish waiting around to
get the
proper test kits is not what I consider prudent. as long as the gills are
OK the
salt can be run up to 0.3% for a couple days, so a mere 1 teaspoon of salt
per 5
gallons is really not going to drive the salt level excessively high. from
3 can be
done safely without getting the water parameters, adding a bit of salt is
safe
without a test kits as long as the gills are healthy red. Ingrid

EMERGENCY
1. check the water parameters: pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrates
2. do the fish physical
3. change some or all of the water
4. from the water parameters and physical decide on a course of action
5. if there is nothing specific, do the tub to tub method


This is a perfect example of the dangers of salt. Two posts, similar
instructions, but way different numbers, and NEITHER post suggests
checking
the current salinity before adding more salt. Suppose this fish is dieing
from the salinity being high?

My point is that recommending the usage of an additive for a pond or tank is
dangerous without first measuring the level of that additive in the water.
Suppose the OP is a newb, and was told to add a teaspoon of salt to his tank
everyday to help reduce a build up of nuetrinos in is active carbon filter
media? At this point, his fish are dieing because they are living in a
concentration of salt that would kill even the strongest potato chip. Then
they come on here and say my fish looks sick, what should I do? Several
people respond ADD SALT!!!

I am not saying salt has NO place, but like any additive, it needs to be
tempered, and I see very little tempering of salt.


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