Lenny,
They also have salt grinders, which may be more appropriate. Or, you could always use a mortar and pestle. Frankly, though, I’ve never done either when using kosher salt at the table or for cooking.
\Steve//
> —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > Lenny V. aka GoldLenny > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, […]
If that is all you have, yes it will work. Next time you have to buy salt for your home, get the plain table salt, preferably without any additives or preservatives… although sporadic use of these are also OK if that’s all you have… then you can use it on the fish too… the […]
I use a fusion quiet power air pump for my decorations, it’s very quiet and it has an adjustable knob on the top so you can pick how fast you want it to push the air. The feet are little rubber pads so it doesn’t seem to make a lot of vibration […]
That was my reaction. I have over 250 gallons of freshwater tanks and nary an air pump. Except a battery operated one for transporting fish in a bucket, under $10.
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From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lenny V. aka GoldLenny Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:50 PM To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] […]
Do you definitely need or want one?
Since you are planning on using live plants, you may not want or need one. Your tank will have plenty of water circulation, based on your filter choices, and probably have plenty of surface agitation for proper gas exchange.
Unless you like the aesthetics of the bubbles rising along the […]
I’m not going to get in the mix fully yet since I haven’t had a chance to read all the thread but I did want to point out that your pH can be affected (lowered) by CO2 levels which is one of the reasons why your pH is lowest in the mornings. By the […]
What time of day did you test the pH? Was it first thing in the morning? Was it later in the day? Do you have any other test results for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH, KH?
We went through this recently with someone else so yours may be the same situation.
Do you have live plants […]