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What kind of Salt?
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:42 am
by r1a2c3h4e5l6_s7
what kind of salt is the best for puffers? I have 1 puffer left but he's not doin so hot. I used to use aquarium salt, but I read that they like sea salt better so I started using that. Which is better?
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:01 am
by Pufferpunk
The same marine salt used for SW aquariums. Please read the info on care & feeding of GSPs in the Library.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:11 am
by r1a2c3h4e5l6_s7
Well, I bought Sea Salt from the health food store because the pet store had nothing other than aquarium salt. They said that it is pure Sea Salt. Just what is "marine salt"? I did read the info on GSP's in the library but I don't recall my question being answered.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:30 am
by trekenk
Your LFS will have the marine salt suitable for aquariums. It is available in different brand names such as Crystal
Sea ect.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:42 am
by Myaj
Yes, you want to go to a store that carries saltwater fish and look for a marine salt such as Instant Ocean, not "aquarium salt".
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:54 am
by ingo_1978
The marine salt mix is synthetically made so that when you add it to water it will dissolve and form sea water. Sea salt which has been made through evapourating sea salt would have gone through various chemical changes due to the evapouration process and will not form proper sea water.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:20 am
by Pufferpunk
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:54 am
by Pamela
Tropic Marin is another good one...I think it's very concentrated, so works out quite cheap.
You'll also need a hydrometer, which measures how much salt is in your water, as yu'll need to monitor this carefully.
Pami.
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:13 am
by Pufferpunk
I like whatever the bucket is selling for the cheapest.
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:57 am
by thedude
i bought the "instant ocean" but i'm pissed, i want a free t-shirt!!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:47 am
by Pufferpunk
Yeah, I got one.
It's pretty cool!