Difference between Epsom salt and regular salt

[Vikrantm1]

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Ok thnkas

[alexsano]

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good stuff and noted on Epsom Salt

[netlooose]

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Very good info. Thank you.

[Ell20]

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Very useful info, thanks.

[monilovesdiscus]

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Thanks guys! This information was invaluable. My poor discus started swimming oddly today and I panicked and found your site. Luckily, I've started treatment with the Epson salts though I did pull him from his tank. A few of the other guys were picking on him and I didn't want to add huge amounts of magnesium to my primary tank. He's hospitalized. I read that you should have them in shallow water to keep them from stressing as much. I don't know if it's true but I put him in one of those breeding net containers for the side of the tank and he's settling down and finally is swimming upright and seems less stressed. I thought I'd pass that tidbit on to everyone. Thanks for your wonderful advice! I'm reading through threads learning as much as I can to treat my new kiddos well.

Monica

[bignate]

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hey Carol,
can epsom salt and aquarium salt be used at the same time? if so how much?

[jeep]

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Yes. The amount of epsom is always the same, but the amount of regular salt varies depending on the issue.

[Zoey79]

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wao! such wonderful information. continue.

[barbaraeve]

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Thanks for sharing such informative post.

[CJC]

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Brand new here. Marine coral reef tanks is where I come from, and a number of years of freshwater and brackish. Just starting with discus---using ro/di, because that's actually most convenient to supply, re water source for the marine tank and this one both coming from same system, so it will sort of be clean but zero until adjusted in a lot of ways---but this tank has driftwood, etc, and nothing is zero after it hits the tank.

In that light, I was wondering if anybody had a fairly detailed table of water analysis results for a good discus tank, so I know what should be adjusted and what's not a concern. Thank you in advance.

[jeep]

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In that light, I was wondering if anybody had a fairly detailed table of water analysis results for a good discus tank, so I know what should be adjusted and what's not a concern. Thank you in advance.

Welcome to the forum! To be honest, many people don't worry too much about exact water contents. The fact that discus require soft water or low ph is a myth and most regular tap water supplies are totally fine with discus, however everyone's tap water is different so it's up to the individual to determine. One main requirement is a stabile ph rather than an exact low or high ph. RODI should produce a neutral ph of 7 but since there are no buffering capabilities the ph will drop and can crash to lethal levels. I always age my water because of ph fluctuations, it comes out of the tap at around 9 and ages to 8.2. My TDS is 480 and sometimes higher in winter or seasonal changes. Some people's water ages the opposite going from low to high. Age your water for 24 hours and that will be your target ph. If you find your tap water is unacceptable then you should remineralize your water to maintain a stabile kh, gh/ph.

Many more specific water related questions can be found by researching the Water Works section of the forum

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/forumdisplay.php?35-Water-Works

And the article index that contains more details from the archives

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?34884-Water-Index

[agustine]

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Good info Carol.