a date with nature Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 in my case i am treating for bacterial infections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 ACO salt is essentially marine salt. Salt, plus other trace minerals and elements. For treatment, I would use plain aquarium salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Yes... I have used the brine shrimp salt in replacement for aquarium salt However, take this tip with a pinch of salt (pun fully intended) Marine salt is full of minerals and will raise water hardness. When i was doing this I was treating platies who prefer more water hardness, thus it was not a problem. But I would not recommend this method for fish that prefer water on the softer side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a date with nature Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 how much R.O. water should i dose to counter that? do you know how much it raises it roughly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyGarra Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 On 3/26/2024 at 5:06 PM, a date with nature said: how much R.O. water should i dose to counter that? do you know how much it raises it roughly? Im honestly not sure the answer to either of these questions, it was a few months ago and i was not particularly testing for change in hardness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a date with nature Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Ok thanks ill figure it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 If you’re concerned about raising gH just get some plain aquarium salt. It’s readily available, cheap, and then you don’t have to mess with RO/calculations/a bunch of testing/etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) I think hatching bbs is super duper easy. I don't pay attention to what I even add to hatch it. NEver followed an exact ratio, always a success. Sometimes I add some water from my premade reef salted water (RODI 0 tds + reef salt mix). I mostly use just tap water and aquarium salt. I even hatch it at around 20-22 degrees C. My tap alread reads 370ish tds before adding salt. IT has no gh as it goes through water softener.I tried adding some gh+ and minerals. I personally haven't seen any noticable difference between different attempts. I saw some people even adding 2x the amount of same aquarium salt for the same water ratio. I have both hydrometer and refractometer for my saltwater tank, but I have never even tried to check salinity for the artemia water I prepare. I would say, don't worry too much about it and just give it a try and see how it goes for you. Edited March 27 by Lennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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