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RE: Bad BS Hatch
David,
I'll have to check the other feed store in town. The one we usually use has salt in bulk, but it has an anti-caking additive of unknown identity. I even called the manufacturer and they only have a code name for the additive, which they buy by the boxcar load. The didn't know what it was, chemically. Bit of a worry, thought I.
Barry
At 04:55 PM 2/20/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi Barry
>
>I've been using salt from the feed store. It comes in 50lbs bags and is $3
>at Coast feed and seed. It comes in several sizes, the one I prefer is the
>smaller size (~1 to 2 mm).
>
>David Lains
>
>
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>><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
>><{{{>Behalf Of Barry Cooper
>><{{{>Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 4:45 PM
>><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org
>><{{{>Subject: Re: Bad BS Hatch
>><{{{>
>><{{{>
>><{{{>Gary,
>><{{{>
>><{{{>I use the same rock salt, but my supermarket only carried 5
>><{{{>lb boxes. Where do you get it in 25 lb bags?
>><{{{>
>><{{{>Barry
>><{{{>
>><{{{>At 06:17 PM 2/20/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>><{{{>>marine mix might be more natural if Brine Shrimp came from
>><{{{>the ocean --
>><{{{>>but they don't.
>><{{{>>They come from a few salt lakes (like in Utah) around where the trace
>><{{{>>elements are different.
>><{{{>> I have always had the best luck using ordinary Rock Salt commonly
>><{{{>>known as Ice Cream Salt which right now is costing $1.39
>><{{{>for a 25lb bag.
>><{{{>>
>><{{{>>
>><{{{>>
>><{{{>>On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 13:38:50 EST Rjga at aol_com writes:
>><{{{>>> Marine salts are not expensive if you recycle as I do. I keep a 55
>><{{{>>> gal drum
>><{{{>>> of marine salt with a trickle filter to renew it. I use this as my
>><{{{>>> reservoir
>><{{{>>> for taking out new marine hatching water and putting back the old
>><{{{>>> water. It's
>><{{{>>> lasted for years without a change. All I do is add tap
>><{{{>water to make
>><{{{>>> up for
>><{{{>>> the evaporation.
>><{{{>>>
>><{{{>>> The bottom of the drum has a powerhead connected to a long plastic
>><{{{>>> tube that
>><{{{>>> empties into the top of a 5-gal bucket placed on a board on top of
>><{{{>>> the
>><{{{>>> barrel. The tube enters a hole in the lid of the bucket
>><{{{>and is kept
>><{{{>>> in place
>><{{{>>> by a long nail drilled through the tube. The inside of the
>><{{{>bucket is
>><{{{>>> filled
>><{{{>>> with plastic hair curlers and bioballs, plus scrap plastic pieces.
>><{{{>>> The bucket
>><{{{>>> drains from a spigot drilled near the bottom. The spigot
>><{{{>is attached
>><{{{>>> to a
>><{{{>>> tube that empties back into the drum. The only purpose of the tube
>><{{{>>> on the
>><{{{>>> spigot is to prevent splashing.
>><{{{>>>
>><{{{>>> I like marine mix as more natural than table or pickling salt,
>><{{{>>> figuring that
>><{{{>>> the BBS pick up these salts and transfer them to the tank and the
>><{{{>>> fry.
>><{{{>>>
>><{{{>>> Robert J. Goldstein, Ph.D.
>><{{{>>> Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc.
>><{{{>>> Environmental Consultants
>><{{{>>> 8480 Garvey Drive
>><{{{>>> Raleigh, NC 27616 USA
>><{{{>>> tel (919) 872-1174
>><{{{>>> fax (919) 872-9214
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