New here and need help ID illness

[anewbie]

Make sure to use Aquarium salt.

salt is salt - you can use non-idonie store salt and it is a lot less expensive. Some say idonie doesn't hurt but i'd still go with the non-idonie to be safe.

 

[gwand]

salt is salt - you can use non-idonie store salt and it is a lot less expensive. Some say idonie doesn't hurt but i'd still go with the non-idonie to be safe.

The protocol i provided uses tablespoons as the measurement for chunky aquarium salt. A tablespoon of aquarium salt is not equivalent to a tablespoon of fine grain table salt. You would have to dose by weight.

 

[TropicalThemeUK]

Hi all. I have grabbed some API Aquarium salt and about to dose my main tank but the API packaging suggests a dose of 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of water (20 litres) and the guide posted here says 1 tablespoon per 3 gallons (11.4 litres) -- that seems like a big difference so should I start with 1 per 20l and work up, or is that too low a dose?

Thanks for the support

 

[Essjay]

Use this dose rate

You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

 

[TropicalThemeUK]

Use this dose rate

Excellent. Thanks