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Aquarium salt2007-11-24 23:10:00

Even in low amounts salt will kill most aquarium plants so if you have these you really don't want to be using salt at all. Half of the members of my forum do & half don't so I would wait until you have several opinions either way before making any firm descision-there's not really a right way & a wrong way with salt, just different ideas!

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I personally don't add salt unless I'm treating a disease. When used as a disease treatment, salt is most effective when the salinity level changes somewhat dramatically. Just like antibiotics, you don't want to just add salt for no reason, or it won't be as effective when you need it to treat disease. Salt will dissolve in your tank, but it will also stay in your tank for a long time. Frequent partial water changes (twenty to thirty percent) will lessen salinity over time if you've used it as a treatment. It's great to have salt on hand, but only use it if you really need it.