Leo2o915 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 What’s the right dose that won’t harm the plants in a 5 gallon planted tank ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) I think it depends on why you want the salt in the first place. And I assume you mean sea salt or "aquarium salt" and not things that we normally lump into GH. I think most plants don't tolerate much and may just be incompatible with the amount of salt you need for other purposes. There are a few plants that will grow or at least live in brackish water though. I think @Zenzo has experience with them. Edited February 22, 2022 by CT_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted February 22, 2022 Administrators Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 11:57 AM, Leo2o915 said: What’s the right dose that won’t harm the plants in a 5 gallon planted tank ? From our website: Aquarium plants generally do not well with salt (or sodium chloride), but a concentration of 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons of water is generally considered to be safe. Here is the blog article: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/aquarium-salt-for-sick-fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Zenzo Posted February 22, 2022 Administrators Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 12:59 PM, CT_ said: I think it depends on why you want the salt in the first place. And I assume you mean sea salt or "aquarium salt" and not things that we normally lump into GH. I think most plants don't tolerate much and may just be incompatible with the amount of salt you need for other purposes. There are a few plants that will grow or at least live in brackish water though. I think @Zenzo has experience with them. Here is the article on brackish setups (there is a section on plants): https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/brackish-aquarium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT_ Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I know admins don't need the reaction points, but I still wish I could "love" or "thank you" for great info zenzo! Anyway I'm surprised a tablespoon per 5-gallon is okay. That's still a fifth of the standard "medical dose" iirc, but more than I would have though (about 900ppm or close to 0.1% w/v). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 most plants will tolerate quite a bit of salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 7:19 PM, lefty o said: most plants will tolerate quite a bit of salt. That has been my experience, too. Some plants actually seem to thrive, even. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 5:44 PM, Torrey said: That has been my experience, too. Some plants actually seem to thrive, even. agree, in most cases people make out like a small amount of salt will nuke every plant within 5 miles, thankfully that is not the case. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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