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Now that winter is over and the algie is in full bloom .. so it seems. I was wondering about resalting. Our pond was put in in July of last year. We had added salt to start, now is it time to resalt and how much? Our pond is 1500 gallons. Do I broadcast it or put it throught the filter?
Thanks, Bill - Pensacola, FL |
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I can't tell how much salt. Their is a formula , for every XXXX gal. you
add this much salt. Also , you don't put it all in at one time. Maybe someone familiar with florida can tell you. |
Salt ...
I can't tell how much salt. Their is a formula , for every XXXX gal. you
add this much salt. Also , you don't put it all in at one time. Maybe someone familiar with florida can tell you. |
Salt ...
I can't tell how much salt. Their is a formula , for every XXXX gal. you
add this much salt. Also , you don't put it all in at one time. Maybe someone familiar with florida can tell you. |
Salt ...
I can't tell how much salt. Their is a formula , for every XXXX gal. you
add this much salt. Also , you don't put it all in at one time. Maybe someone familiar with florida can tell you. |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 19:32:27 -0600, "Bill Kerrell"
wrote: Now that winter is over and the algie is in full bloom .. so it seems. I was wondering about resalting. Our pond was put in in July of last year. We had added salt to start, now is it time to resalt and how much? Our pond is 1500 gallons. Do I broadcast it or put it throught the filter? Thanks, Bill - Pensacola, F I don't usually add salt this time of year. Fish need relatively little salt in the water for osmoregulation, but I believe it may be more beneficial to add .1% salt during the winter when the fish immune system isn't fully working. The added salt stimulates the slime coat and helps to ward off parasites as the immune system is waking up when the water temperature warms back into the 50's. I'm past that this year and I'm 150 miles North of the Florida border. For next winter add .888 pounds per hundred gallons for a .1% solution. Regards, Hal |
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On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 19:32:27 -0600, "Bill Kerrell"
wrote: Now that winter is over and the algie is in full bloom .. so it seems. I was wondering about resalting. Our pond was put in in July of last year. We had added salt to start, now is it time to resalt and how much? Our pond is 1500 gallons. Do I broadcast it or put it throught the filter? Thanks, Bill - Pensacola, F I don't usually add salt this time of year. Fish need relatively little salt in the water for osmoregulation, but I believe it may be more beneficial to add .1% salt during the winter when the fish immune system isn't fully working. The added salt stimulates the slime coat and helps to ward off parasites as the immune system is waking up when the water temperature warms back into the 50's. I'm past that this year and I'm 150 miles North of the Florida border. For next winter add .888 pounds per hundred gallons for a .1% solution. Regards, Hal |
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what is the natural salinity in your water? Ingrid
Hal wrote: I'm past that this year and I'm 150 miles North of the Florida border. Hal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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OOps I don't know I'll check tho ... Thanks,
Bill ************** wrote in message ... what is the natural salinity in your water? Ingrid Hal wrote: I'm past that this year and I'm 150 miles North of the Florida border. Hal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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There are arguments pro and con on the use of salt. I will stay out of that
argument. Most that use salt routinely will use 0.1% salt. For treating parasites, the amount needs to be 0.3% and for some of the salt resistant parasites, 0.6%. The only way to know how much salt to add is to know how much salt you currently have in your pond. Salt does not evaporate, but is reduced by water changes. Go to http://www.click2roark.com which require registration, but a good site, and use the salt calculator. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Bill Kerrell" wrote in message news:Nf67c.19120$Cf3.4087@lakeread01... Now that winter is over and the algie is in full bloom .. so it seems. I was wondering about resalting. Our pond was put in in July of last year. We had added salt to start, now is it time to resalt and how much? Our pond is 1500 gallons. Do I broadcast it or put it throught the filter? Thanks, Bill - Pensacola, FL |
Salt ...
There are arguments pro and con on the use of salt. I will stay out of that
argument. Most that use salt routinely will use 0.1% salt. For treating parasites, the amount needs to be 0.3% and for some of the salt resistant parasites, 0.6%. The only way to know how much salt to add is to know how much salt you currently have in your pond. Salt does not evaporate, but is reduced by water changes. Go to http://www.click2roark.com which require registration, but a good site, and use the salt calculator. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Bill Kerrell" wrote in message news:Nf67c.19120$Cf3.4087@lakeread01... Now that winter is over and the algie is in full bloom .. so it seems. I was wondering about resalting. Our pond was put in in July of last year. We had added salt to start, now is it time to resalt and how much? Our pond is 1500 gallons. Do I broadcast it or put it throught the filter? Thanks, Bill - Pensacola, FL |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:56:56 GMT
"RichToyBox" wrote: There are arguments pro and con on the use of salt. I will stay out of that argument. Most that use salt routinely will use 0.1% salt. For treating parasites, the amount needs to be 0.3% and for some of the salt resistant parasites, 0.6%. The only way to know how much salt to add is to know how much salt you currently have in your pond. Salt does not evaporate, but is reduced by water changes. Go to http://www.click2roark.com which require registration, but a good site, and use the salt calculator.-- RichToyBox Have I mentioned my own solution? (no pun intended, /oh, sure/) I drop a box of non-iodized salt with the top cut off directly into my ponds once a year. Water changes remove it over the course of the year and the fish self-treat by tail-fanning the salt box then swimming repeatedly through the stirred up areas. No science behind it, but it works for me. And the fish, I suppose, since they do pretty well. (Until I do something /else/ stupid like last fall) Cybe R. Wizard -- Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P. Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P. "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y. Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L |
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Cybe R,
How many gallons in your pond? I assume you are using a pound box of salt? Sounds doable for my pond. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Cybe R. Wizard" Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower wrote in message news:20040321223630.0035636f@WizardsTower... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:56:56 GMT "RichToyBox" wrote: There are arguments pro and con on the use of salt. I will stay out of that argument. Most that use salt routinely will use 0.1% salt. For treating parasites, the amount needs to be 0.3% and for some of the salt resistant parasites, 0.6%. The only way to know how much salt to add is to know how much salt you currently have in your pond. Salt does not evaporate, but is reduced by water changes. Go to http://www.click2roark.com which require registration, but a good site, and use the salt calculator.-- RichToyBox Have I mentioned my own solution? (no pun intended, /oh, sure/) I drop a box of non-iodized salt with the top cut off directly into my ponds once a year. Water changes remove it over the course of the year and the fish self-treat by tail-fanning the salt box then swimming repeatedly through the stirred up areas. No science behind it, but it works for me. And the fish, I suppose, since they do pretty well. (Until I do something /else/ stupid like last fall) Cybe R. Wizard -- Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P. Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P. "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y. Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:56:56 GMT
"RichToyBox" wrote: There are arguments pro and con on the use of salt. I will stay out of that argument. Most that use salt routinely will use 0.1% salt. For treating parasites, the amount needs to be 0.3% and for some of the salt resistant parasites, 0.6%. The only way to know how much salt to add is to know how much salt you currently have in your pond. Salt does not evaporate, but is reduced by water changes. Go to http://www.click2roark.com which require registration, but a good site, and use the salt calculator.-- RichToyBox Have I mentioned my own solution? (no pun intended, /oh, sure/) I drop a box of non-iodized salt with the top cut off directly into my ponds once a year. Water changes remove it over the course of the year and the fish self-treat by tail-fanning the salt box then swimming repeatedly through the stirred up areas. No science behind it, but it works for me. And the fish, I suppose, since they do pretty well. (Until I do something /else/ stupid like last fall) Cybe R. Wizard -- Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P. Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P. "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y. Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L |
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Cybe R,
How many gallons in your pond? I assume you are using a pound box of salt? Sounds doable for my pond. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Cybe R. Wizard" Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower wrote in message news:20040321223630.0035636f@WizardsTower... On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 01:56:56 GMT "RichToyBox" wrote: There are arguments pro and con on the use of salt. I will stay out of that argument. Most that use salt routinely will use 0.1% salt. For treating parasites, the amount needs to be 0.3% and for some of the salt resistant parasites, 0.6%. The only way to know how much salt to add is to know how much salt you currently have in your pond. Salt does not evaporate, but is reduced by water changes. Go to http://www.click2roark.com which require registration, but a good site, and use the salt calculator.-- RichToyBox Have I mentioned my own solution? (no pun intended, /oh, sure/) I drop a box of non-iodized salt with the top cut off directly into my ponds once a year. Water changes remove it over the course of the year and the fish self-treat by tail-fanning the salt box then swimming repeatedly through the stirred up areas. No science behind it, but it works for me. And the fish, I suppose, since they do pretty well. (Until I do something /else/ stupid like last fall) Cybe R. Wizard -- Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P. Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P. "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y. Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L |
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