11 replies to this topic

[OgTimGr]

Ok,

There must be a cheaper alternative to using Rift Lake salt for Africans.

I am sure I read somewhere about a mix of Epsom Salts and some other salt and vaguely recall a post somwhere about pool salt . . . .

help please as I want to spend my hard earned $$ on fish . . not salt!

Tim

[mystic]

Heres a good link that tells you what proportions to use www.vatoelvis.com/HowTo.html under the Ph level section. Hope it helps

[calvus75]

Hiya,

Check out the Sydney Cichlid Page, there is a link to a good salt mix on the title page.

regards

p

[scroogy1]

Hi

Ive used pool salt for treating diseases make sure you get non iodised salt.
I am the manager at Poolmart Greenwood if you need any ive got plenty here can even do small bags if needed. If you have any queries give me a call on 9342 7755

Cheers Jason

[perthcichlid]

Hi Tim,

Here in Perth, I get four main minerals for my rift lake tanks.

Calcium chloride - sold as pool water hardener at BBC hardware.

Sodium bicarbonate - sold as pool pH increaser also at BBC hardware

Magnesium sulfate - buy them in BigW in 1 kg bags

and optionally (tanganyika has potassium, but not malawi) - potassium sulfate, sold as sulfate of potash in the garden section of hardware stores

HTH

Perth Cichlid Society Forums
http://pub79.ezboard...hcichlidsociety

[BengaBoy]

another cheap alternative to Rift Lake salts is no salts at all.

[00 Dino 00]

i used limesand and limestone rocks in all my tang tanks, the only product i use is Seachem tang buffer and not the salt.
this product is very cost effective, the product also contains many earth metals which are hard to come by, also it has been recrystallized to remove impurities and makes it more concentrated thus you dont need to use as much

[az]

Following is link to salt recipe



www.sydneycichlid.com/for...rticle_219

[stimpy33]

hi
just wondering...is the pool salt u mentioned NaCl and is it non-iodised? and how much do u sell them for?
thanx.

[Beagly]

G'day Perthcichlid

I was wondering about "tanganyika has potassium, but not malawi".

So if I mix my own, you are saying that I should not put the potassium sulfate into a Malawi salt mix. Does this also apply to the adding of Potassium Chloride (KCl) to the mix.

(It is listed as an ingredient in the Sydney Cichlid Recipe Mix -FAQ section).

Thanks very much
Beagly...

[mtchye]

Hi beagly,

You either add potassium chloride or potassium sulfate, not both. I use potassium sulfate because i have heaps for when i used ot make up my own plant fertiliser, and it relatively cheap. Havent looked for potassium chloride, but both should be easily foundin bunnings etc.

RE Potassium in malawi tanks, well, it doesnt hurt to add it i'm guessing, seeing as i've been doing so for the last year or so. Anyway I dont mix up all the salts, i add them separately, so it doesnt really matter, add the potassium if you want, i dont think that it makes that much of a difference. ( alot of ppl i know who breed and raise malawians dont use any buffer at all)

[Beagly]

G'day Mtchye

Sorry about the angry icon. I did not mean for it to be there!

Thanks very much for you info.

CYA Beagly...