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Re: Using salt as a medication in a planted tank
- To: Aquatic Plants Digest <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
- Subject: Re: Using salt as a medication in a planted tank
- From: "H. Hoekstra" <hugo at greed_nl>
- Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:37:15 +0100
- In-Reply-To: <199908151948.PAA28426 at actwin_com>
>From: "Dotson, Sam" <sdotson at firstam_com>
>Subject: Using salt as a medication in a planted tank
>I've read a great deal of posts in Discus specific discussion boards that
>highly recommend the use of "kosher" salt as a treatment for several Discus
>ailments. Can anyone comment on this, and it's effects on the plants? Is
>there a dosage that would help the fish and not hurt the plants?
>Thanks!
>Sam
>Sdotson at firstam_com
Hello Sam,
It depends on the plants you have how much you can use. A safe dosage is 1
gram per litre, but depending on the ailment it may not hurt the pathogens
much either. Some plants can easily take the 3 grams per litre treatment
for a week. Which plants are in the tank ?
Regards,
Hugo