Re: Java Moss

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Kent Carpenter wrote:
> 	Wright,
> 
> My biggest concern would be the salts' effect on infusoria
> that I depend on in the fry grow-out boxes. Even though I
> would be moving the plant from its' own tank, I imagine a
> fair amount of salt will come with it, even if squeezed
> out, or am I being too concerned here for nothing.

100 ppm is practically no salt at all. Check just how much you have to add 
per gallon to get that level. It is a tenth of a gram per liter. That is 
0.4g/G. A tsp. is about 1g so that's under a half tsp/G. Lots of folks 
have more than that, right out of the tap.

My richest current infusoria growth is in a tank I accidentally over 
salted. It was about 500 ppm this morning, and just teeming with "wildlife."

I have never had trouble getting infusoria to grow in salty or hard water. 
YMMV. [I did lousy with *Pantanodon stuhlmanni* until I learned to grow 
microbugs in 50% sea water, as a matter of fact.]

Wright

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