General Care Discussion :: aquarium salt?

[ccampbell410]

A friend just told me about Aquarium Salt to help get rid of the fogginess in the water . . . i looked it up online and it said mostly used for fish, just curious if anyone has ever used this stuff, i dont want to hurt my baby. So i would like feedback. . .thanks

[Spookster]

I use it but not for that. It is suppose to help prevent harmful bacteria from growing.

[amazingcc]

Also slows down the growth of some kinds of algae, though I never heard that it "cures" fogginess... I personally am very careful about what I add in the tanks for my turts, and have not used salt at all. Sorry - that was no help at all, huh?

[marisa]

People do use aquarium salt to help maintain water quality. I've only used it for salt soaks for suspected skin/shell problems.

[steve]

If you decide to try it out, please make sure you get freshwater aquarium salt and follow the directions. NEVER use table salt.

[marisa]

Aquarium salt is aquarium salt, not table salt.