Can table salt temporarilly replace marine salt?

Tain't fresh, and tain't marine! Talk about brackish setups.
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Can table salt temporarilly replace marine salt?

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I have a tank set up for my GSP but it isn't brackish yet and I'm wondering if plain table salt could act as a temporary substitution until I get Marine salt (Probably this weekend).Does it act like marine salt. Is it toxic to fish? etc.
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Re: Can table salt temporarilly replace marine salt?

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you definitely should not use your table salt
the iodine can kill the fish

honestly, it rele isnt a big deal to put any salt in right away
itt can hold off til the weekend
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Re: Can table salt temporarilly replace marine salt?

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Even if you use iodine-free salt, it wouldn't work. There's all sorts of other stuff in there besides sodium. I don't know the chemistry, but I know that table salt wouldn't work. There's no harm in waiting a few more days.
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