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Re: Salt Question

Luckily I only mess with the smaller tank, but rock salt does bump up the GH in that one.
I've been adding a bit of bicarb to my aging barrel and found a sweet spot - 3 drops gets me to 7.2 pH and decent GH/KH.
My fish seem to have adjusted, if GH drops back to zero they start ...

Re: Salt Question

I've been told by many to add salt to boost GH in my aquarium, and it's become a habit for some reason. When I first started with discus, I used rocksalt to get my GH to 2-3 since Melbourne's water has zero GH/KH. But as I read more threads, experienced members kept saying not to ...