Quick Questions about salt

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Quick Questions about salt

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decide to setup a brackish Tank. I ran out of the normal salt i use but my mom has this Diamond Crystal Solar Salt stuff. you think it should be ok or should i just go buy some salt? ThANKS!

http://www.diamondcrystalsalt.com/Water ... -Salt.aspx
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ummm need marine salt
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+1, also a hydrometer to measure it. Tell us more about your plans. What puffer? How do you plan on cycling the tank?
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Pufferpunk wrote:+1, also a hydrometer to measure it. Tell us more about your plans. What puffer? How do you plan on cycling the tank?
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haha see I'l learning :)

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RTR has a good article on the 3 kinds of salts and the uses for each. Worth the effort to track it down
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yah thats what i thought. i guess its off to the store
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I think the article mentioned might be:

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/The_Salt_of_the_Earth

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