Can anyone tell me if these " White Spots " are bad ?

Tyler777 said:

Ok

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Colin_T said:

That one will raise the pH of your water.

Just look for salt that contains sodium chloride and nothing else.

I use swimming pool salt and you can buy bags of it from hardware stores, shops that sell stuff for swimming pools and even some chain stores like Target. Alternatively look in the salt section at a supermarket and find rock salt.

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Colin_T said:

According to Google search (morton iodized sea salt ingredients), that contains:
Sea Salt, Calcium Silicate, Dextrose, Potassium Iodide, Yellow Prussiate of Soda (Anticaking Agent).

It's not good for fish.

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Colin_T said:

Wrong country, can't help with brands.

Try looking for rock salt or kosher salt.

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Colin_T said:

Wrong country, can't help with brands.

Try looking for rock salt

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Colin_T said:

Wrong country, can't help with brands.

Try looking for rock salt or kosher salt.

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Colin_T said:

You add 1 heaped tablespoon of salt for every 20 litres (5 gallons) of water.
Wait 48 hours and if there's no improvement after that, you can add another heaped tablespoon of salt for every 20 litres (5 gallons) of tank water.

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MaloK said:

For your tank size it would be 25 heaped tablespoons. Dilute it in warm water and slowly add to the tank over a couple hours.

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MaloK said:

That's a little why I suggested to go slow when adding and if any sign of distress appears in fish comportment give it a break.

But there shouldn't be no real problem, except maybe for the plants and invertebrates.

Priorities first, you surely help the fish but their environment is going to suffer some.

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