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Posted by Koi-Lo on April 23, 2006, 11:27 am
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>I think you can use any salt as long as it doesn't have the Anti-caking
> agent in it. So table salt (the stuff for your food) is definitely a
> no no. I've got sea salt flakes at the moment, I've heard of people
> using rock salt too. And you can actually buy aquarium salt from the
> LFS, but I think it's probably expensive, and probably only comes in
> huge sacks!!
I've been using water-softening salt when salt was needed. It works well
and is dirt cheap. A small kitchen scale is needed as you can't spoon it.
> Just watch out for that anticaking agent, apparently very bad for the
> fish. I'm not sure what the names of the agents are, or whether it
> just says anticaking agent on the label, but check it out before you
> stick it in your tank.
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> agent in it. So table salt (the stuff for your food) is definitely a
> no no. I've got sea salt flakes at the moment, I've heard of people
> using rock salt too. And you can actually buy aquarium salt from the
> LFS, but I think it's probably expensive, and probably only comes in
> huge sacks!!