Thread: Salt Residue
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Old 05-06-2008, 08:14 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nrstype View Post
If Mturner615 keeps dosing like he is, with every partial water change, then yes, that could happen in the long run. The most common misconception, is that people tend to dose say, a 10g amount for a 10g tank. When in reality, there may be only 8.5 -9 gallons of actual water in the tank do to displacement of the gravel, decor and other items.
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If he is getting salt residue then hes not using Aquarium Salt which is what I think you are talking about. If salt residue is present then it sounds to me like hes using sea salt.
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