High end Retail Salt a must ??

[jrmccue]

now doubt this question asked a zillion times by
new tank tin horns....do you have to buy the high priced
aquarium store salt vs cheaper regular salt at grocery store??
Many thanks to all

 

[salty rick]

In short, yes you do. You do need to use aquarium salt. Table salt may have impurities that could hurt the tank inahbitants and may not have the trace elements needed for a healthy tank. Why take a shortcut that may cause the death of expensive corals and fish.
There is an intital investment when you set it up. After that your not talking about a lot of money. After set up salt will only be needed for water changes.

 

[jtroutine]

buying actual aquarium salt takes a lot of guess work out. Put my ph right at 8.3 my alk was normal still added some kent buffer to be sure. I dont know of any other way