Re: [GSAS-Member] Bulk chemicals - help!

["Connie Carlson" <nwconniec@hotmail.com>]

Steev (or anyone else that has an opinion about this),

Can you say more??  Why is it good for the other fish?  What does it do, and in 
what quantities if we are adding it to tanks/fry containers?   Different for 
each species, i.e. koi vs. guppies??  I have heard/read in several places it is 
good to add salts to the livebearer tanks, but to date have only used the 
commercial marine salt mixes, and always feel like I am throwing the Hail-Mary 
pass when guessing how much to add.  I would love an alternative to that...

And any reason why didn't you list the ancistrus/plecos?  Salts NOT good for 
them?

Connie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steev Ward<mailto:steevward@yahoo.com> 
  To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member 
chat<mailto:gsas-member@thekrib.com> 
  Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 9:24 AM
  Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Bulk chemicals - help!


  It's mostly because carbonates raise the pH and sulfates don't. So sulfates 
aren't
  really buffers. But people might have other reasons for avoiding sulfates. In 
marine
  tanks I think people avoid adding any sulfates. Otherwise Magnesium sulfate, 
epsom
  salts, is great stuff. I think it is good to add for LOTS of fish, not just 
cichlids.
  Especially livebearers, goldfish, koi, rainbowfish, "sharks", corys, and 
barbs.


  --- Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com<mailto:clifford@clevergeek.com>> 
wrote:

  > 
  > While the topic was up I thought I'd get some opinions on the buffering
  > agents I'm using.  Better to use Magnesium Carbonate than sulfate?
  > 
  > I currently use a mix of epsom salts, baking soda and marine salt in my
  > cichlid tanks.  Nice and cheap, and easy to get at any drug store if not
  > already on hand. The fish all seem to be doing well (I haven't lost any
  > fish yet, including the 13 daffodils that I think were from Erik.)
  > 
  > Thanks,
  > 
  > Cliff
  > 



        
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