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Salt Usage
DO NOT SALT YOUR FISH OR POND ON A REGULAR BASIS:

Salt:

Salt has been used on such a large scale and usually for no reason that most parasites are resistant to it. Therefore
it is advisable to use salt only when nothing else is available and then at at .6%-.7%. Notice the decimal point.

Exception 1:

Salt is known to protect fish from nitrites. The percentage of salt in this case is.15%. When adding fish to a pond or
q-tank pay attention to ammonia and nitrites!

Exception 2:

Salt is required, at least so the story goes, when using Elbagin (a Japanese water column antibacterial agent very
similar to Furazone Green). The percentage of salt in this case is .6%.

Exception 3:

Salt will aid in osmotic regulation of an immuno-depressed fish. New imports, as well as fish with bacterial infections
are sometimes treated to aid their recovery. However this practice is no longer so widespread as it is recognized that
overuse of any medicine leads to resistance and diminished effect. The percentage of salt used this way varies. Be
aware that salt may adversely affect some medications.

Exception 4:

Two parasites can still be controlled successfully with salt. They are Chilodonella and Ich. The percentage of salt in
this case is .6%. The treatment is not too temperature dependent and the duration of the treatment should be 14
days. Most other parasites are no longer deterred by salt.

Since salt occurs naturally in most waters, it is unnecessary to add it to pond water for ANY health reasons except
those listed above and prevention of nitrite poisoning during the cycling of a filter. For informational purposes here is
how to calculate salt:

.1% salt in 100 US gallons is .8333 pounds.
.1% salt in 1000 US gallons is 8.333 pounds.

.3% salt in 100 US gallons is 2.5 pounds.
.3% salt in 1000 US gallons is 25 pounds.

.6% salt in 100 US gallons is 5.0 pounds.
.6% salt in 1000 US gallons is 50 pounds.

.15% salt in one US ton(264 gallons) is 3.313 pounds.

Aquariums or qt - Apply one teaspoon of non iodized table salt per gallon of water every 12 hours for three
treatments:
3 tsp per gallon for .3%.
6 tsp per gallon for .6%

Salt and Nitrites:
Dosage is .15%. Salt will slow if not stop the uptake of nitrites. Yes, it is listed and described here twice.