Aquarium Salt Advice Please

[Loobie]

Hi

I have a 30litre Biorb and I'm wanting to put in some salt as I think my fish may have Fluke?? inflamation around their gills. I'm not sure how to add it.

It says on the box to put it in during a water change but I'm not sure how. If I did a 10 litre water change do I add enough salt for the 10 litre going back in or for the total amount of water in the tank (30 litres)?

Please can some one advise me.

Thanks
xx

 

[d3tained]

Hi.

Keep in mind what tipe of fish you have in the tank.Any scaleless fish may react negativly to the salt.

The way I used to do it with White spots problem.

4 Table spoons per 60 litres I used so yours will be about 2 table spoons.

When you have red every single problem with using salt and you still wanto try this then just mix 2 table spoons of salt in the water you are putting back into the tank and make sure you spread it evenly so that no fish gets consentrated salt water around it and also make sure its desolved before adding.

Some people use salt permanently in there tanks as it also acts as a anti septic ( Excuse spelling ) but I will only use it if there is problems then stop as its not natural depending on the fish you have.

Also not sure of Salt will kill flukes.Check out different ways of killing flukes and make sure you are treating the right problem otherwise you gonna make it worse.

Hope this helped.

 

[OohFeeshy]

The inflammation isn't to do with flukes (and if it was salt wouldn't do anything, it's an ass to treat), its becasue of the high ammonia. Carry on with the water changes, it's all you can do really.

 

[raptorrex]

humm reading the forums, it would seem filtration is a real problem with Biorb tanks