Hi there Robby, 
 
On 06-Dec-96, Robby Dittmann was wittering on about salt in tank????? 
 LW>>  A local shop advised me to put a little kitchen salt in my freshwater
 LW>>  tropical tank, is this recommended??? 
 RD>  NEVER use regular kitchen salt.  Regular salt has iodine in it that
 RD>  can kill the fish.  What you want to look for is NON-IODIZED salt. 
Ah, that seems sensible!!!
 RD>  You can still find it in the grocery store, usually right next to the
 RD>  iodized table salt. And, yes, you always want to add some of this to a
 RD>  new tank.  Add about a teaspoon for each 10 gallons.  And remember
 RD>  that the salt does not evaporate, so you don't need to add any when
 RD>  you top off your tank.  Just when you do a water change. 
I'll probably get aquarium salt then, So it is beneficial in the tank???
Catch you later, 
Lenny... 
 
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