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SALT QUESTION
IS NON-IODIZED SALT ( table salt) THE ONE THAT IS SAFE TO USE IN THE POND??
Thanks in advance, Sacha |
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SALT QUESTION
yes but sparingly. It's usually used to kill hair algae on waterfalls. It
should be left on for a few hrs. "MISSYMAGICGIRL" wrote in message ... IS NON-IODIZED SALT ( table salt) THE ONE THAT IS SAFE TO USE IN THE POND?? Thanks in advance, Sacha |
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IS NON-IODIZED SALT ( table salt) THE ONE THAT IS SAFE TO USE IN THE POND?? Hi Sacha....Long time no see...I remember you from the watergardening board....salt is one of those questions like rocks on bottom....some say yes to salt some no. I have been ponding close to 15 years and have never once added salt to any of my ponds. I don't believe in it. as you probably remember I don't use a lot of anything that is not natural. I have hundreds of water plants and I believe it is harmeful for the plants....salt is very good for fish that are sick.....so if you need to salt a fish he should be in quarentine anyway...catch him and put him in a HEATED quarentine tank Jerri http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond |
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I agree with Jerri..
In fact the web reference that Brett included talks about using salt as a treatment (vs. preventative). To date there is no data that salt prevents infection. The best disease preventatives are maintaining good water quality, quarantining new arrivals, avoiding overcrowding, and avoiding overfeeding. If you are successful with just these 4 items, you shouldn't have any disease issues. Using salt chronically (year round) only serves to select for resistant (salt tolerant) pathogens. Salt is fine for treatment of some parasites (unfortunately salt resistant parasites are on the rise, compared to what was the case pre-1995). Salt can be used short term for stress reduction (intro of new fish), or in combination with large water changes for nitrite toxicity. Short of that leave it out of the pond. Koi & GF are fresh water, not brackish, and are adapted to living in low sodium water. In fact most recommend against using softened water (NaCl containing) for ponds. Happy ponding, Greg "Jerrispond" wrote in message ... . IS NON-IODIZED SALT ( table salt) THE ONE THAT IS SAFE TO USE IN THE POND?? Hi Sacha....Long time no see...I remember you from the watergardening board....salt is one of those questions like rocks on bottom....some say yes to salt some no. I have been ponding close to 15 years and have never once added salt to any of my ponds. I don't believe in it. as you probably remember I don't use a lot of anything that is not natural. I have hundreds of water plants and I believe it is harmeful for the plants....salt is very good for fish that are sick.....so if you need to salt a fish he should be in quarentine anyway...catch him and put him in a HEATED quarentine tank Jerri http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond |
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SALT QUESTION
(Jerrispond) wrote:
Hello Jerrispond J natural. I have hundreds of water plants and I believe it J is harmeful for the plants....salt is very good for fish J that are sick.....so if you need to salt a fish he should be J in quarentine anyway...catch him and put him in a HEATED J quarentine tank Jerri I have a problem with that, because I stand no chance of catching any of my fish, short of draining the whole 8,000 gallons of pond and killing the rest of the pondlife and upsetting the whole balance. Ever tried catching a single fish, amongst dozens of others that look identical in a big pond? Life's too short! OTOH, I don't add salt either. Nor any chemicals. Not for any particular righteous reasons, it's just I don't see a need for it. So I just don't bother. One dead fish isn't a problem. TBH I could do with less healthy fish 'cos then the wildlife would stand more of a chance. ATM I have 8 6" goldfish and over a hundred of this years' babies, from 1/2" to 3". Even with heavy feeding, they're still scouring all the little squigglies from the pond. TBH, the fish were a mistake. I didn't want them in /that/ pond, but they went over the waterfall from another, through three small ponds and 20' of stream. -- Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/ |
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