Should I or not add some salt?

Thanks Elaine, you are a well of info.

My water is hard, and I did get aquarium salt from the lfs.
Can't remember right now what brand it is but it is salt for freshwater
tanks.

I will start droping a tbs every two weeks along with my water change...

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Thanks Elaine, you are a well of info.

My water is hard, and I did get aquarium salt from the lfs.
Can't remember right now what brand it is but it is salt for freshwater
tanks.

I will start droping a tbs every two weeks along with my water change...

Careful there - if you want to stay at a tsp/30 gallons then when you
change 25% of the water, you only add 25% of the salt - 1/4 tsp.
Otherwise the salt concentration will creep up. Also, top off for
evaporation with unsalted water.

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You are right... lets say then a tbs every month...

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You are right... lets say then a tbs every month...

You're gonna have to use less to stabilize to one tbsp/30 gallons.
You're removing about 56% of a tbsp in 2 water changes and putting a
whole tbsp back. :-| You'll have to do the math 'cause I'm too lazy -
I just add the correct amount of salt with each water change.

Anyway, it's better for your fish if you add at each water change so
they always live in the same salt concentration. It's like matching pH,
temps and everyting else. Remember, your sof****er fish have to adjust
a bit to live in salt and you don't want to stress them by changing it
more than necessary.

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