Salt ...

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 01:20:12 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

Others say to save the salt until you need it to
keep from developing salt resistant bugs that cannot be eliminated from the
fish with 0.3% salt. Some of those bugs exist that require 0.6% to kill
today. At 0.1% all of my plants have grown well, though I understand the so
called oxygenators do not tolerate salt well. At 0.3% many plants will let
you know that they are not happy. I continue to use salt.

Save the heavy doseage of salt until you need it sounds like a good
idea to me too. That is the reason I feel limiting my .1% to winter
application and let it die from rain/water changes is being
conservative.

I don't think I have any oxygenators any more. Parrot feather covers
my plant pond every winter and I only found a few anacharis plants
under it last year, but I don't think .1% salt ever bothered any of my
plants. There was a study on Koivet.com that indicated .1% effected
water hyacinths too, but I couldn't see that. As soon as water
hyacinths become available to me, I'm putting some more into a .1%
salt solution too.

Regards,

Hal

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:24:11 -0500
Hal wrote:

So you leave it in the box? I guess that makes something like a salt
deposit? I dropped 10 lbs of solar salt (rock salt) in my plant pond
so it would be in the flow and it was dissolved in a couple days.

Very little salt is needed for osmoregulation, so perhaps you have a
better idea.

Regards,

Hal

Yep, pull the top of the box off and gently place it on the bottom,
opening faced upward.

Cybe R. Wizard
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:24:11 -0500
Hal wrote:

So you leave it in the box? I guess that makes something like a salt
deposit? I dropped 10 lbs of solar salt (rock salt) in my plant pond
so it would be in the flow and it was dissolved in a couple days.

Very little salt is needed for osmoregulation, so perhaps you have a
better idea.

Regards,

Hal

Yep, pull the top of the box off and gently place it on the bottom,
opening faced upward.

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

I am wondering if our weather is too cold to put the box of
salt in the pond?

Nedra

"Cybe R. Wizard" Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:24:11 -0500
Hal wrote:

So you leave it in the box? I guess that makes something like a salt
deposit? I dropped 10 lbs of solar salt (rock salt) in my plant pond
so it would be in the flow and it was dissolved in a couple days.

Very little salt is needed for osmoregulation, so perhaps you have a
better idea.

Regards,

Hal

Yep, pull the top of the box off and gently place it on the bottom,
opening faced upward.

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

I am wondering if our weather is too cold to put the box of
salt in the pond?

Nedra

"Cybe R. Wizard" Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower wrote in message
news:20040323173905.567228c2@WizardsTower...
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:24:11 -0500
Hal wrote:

So you leave it in the box? I guess that makes something like a salt
deposit? I dropped 10 lbs of solar salt (rock salt) in my plant pond
so it would be in the flow and it was dissolved in a couple days.

Very little salt is needed for osmoregulation, so perhaps you have a
better idea.

Regards,

Hal

Yep, pull the top of the box off and gently place it on the bottom,
opening faced upward.

Cybe R. Wizard
--
Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P.
Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P.
"Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y.
Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L

Okay, I just have to ask. How the hell do the fish know they need a salt
treatment?


Joe


On 3/22/04 3:33 PM, "Cybe R. Wizard" Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower wrote:

And therein lies the beauty of localized salt; lower total salinity but
plenty of concentrated salt water for the fish to swim around in if they
wish or feel the need.



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Okay, I just have to ask. How the hell do the fish know they need a salt
treatment?


Joe


On 3/22/04 3:33 PM, "Cybe R. Wizard" Cybe_R_Wizard@WizardsTower wrote:

And therein lies the beauty of localized salt; lower total salinity but
plenty of concentrated salt water for the fish to swim around in if they
wish or feel the need.



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it is too cold for salt right now unless there is good movement of water from bottom
to top, otherwise it will sit on the bottom and teh fish sit down and get salt burns.
Ingrid


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it is too cold for salt right now unless there is good movement of water from bottom
to top, otherwise it will sit on the bottom and teh fish sit down and get salt burns.
Ingrid


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Thanks Solo. I hadn't thought the question all the way thru
before I asked.

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it is too cold for salt right now unless there is good movement of water
from bottom
to top, otherwise it will sit on the bottom and teh fish sit down and get
salt burns.
Ingrid


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http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
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