Iodized salt with Sea-Monkeys?
Chippy J asked:
In my one gallon tank, I added Aqua Safe fish purifier and I read on a website that Iodized salt is needed too. I have replaced my tap water with bottled water and added a few squirts of my old SM tank water. I added about 3-4 normal spoon fulls of Iodized salt. With the SM water purifier. Is this safe? I added two SM to see how they would reacted and one is currently “jerking” around the other is just swimming. This is my second attempt for this tank meaning second attempt in the water department. I added two SM last night and when I woke up, One was just about dead the other was just barely sticking in there. Instead of getting 10 to12 packets of SM purifier, I want to use something else. So is Iodized salt and Aqua Safe fish purifier alright for my SM?
I also have a fish air pump but the funny thing is when the SM come to check it out, it gives them a ride to the top.
Response to the first answer. The SM are swimming normally like they were in the Mars tank. I’m kind of being a nerd here. I’m raising SM in my Mars tank than testing my new tank. I keep a close eye on them so they don’t die. My second attempt is going along fine. I’ll wait a nother couple hours to see how they are. I’m thinking about buy a Salt PH tester at Wal-Mart. I heard 7 normal spoon fulls for every gallon of water. I added half that. My only concern is the “jerking” they are doing in the new tank. They did it when I just added it but they seam to not be doing it as much. Anyways, I’ll keep posting if anything happens.
Response to the second answer. No, I just took two SM from my tank and everything is fine. It’s been almost an hour since I put them in there. The temp is 70 F. I have a desktop lap on them, for now.
I just found like 20+ baby sea monkeys! In my new tank! If baby sea monkeys can survive in my new tank. Adults can too! Right?
Preston
In my one gallon tank, I added Aqua Safe fish purifier and I read on a website that Iodized salt is needed too. I have replaced my tap water with bottled water and added a few squirts of my old SM tank water. I added about 3-4 normal spoon fulls of Iodized salt. With the SM water purifier. Is this safe? I added two SM to see how they would reacted and one is currently “jerking” around the other is just swimming. This is my second attempt for this tank meaning second attempt in the water department. I added two SM last night and when I woke up, One was just about dead the other was just barely sticking in there. Instead of getting 10 to12 packets of SM purifier, I want to use something else. So is Iodized salt and Aqua Safe fish purifier alright for my SM?
I also have a fish air pump but the funny thing is when the SM come to check it out, it gives them a ride to the top.
Response to the first answer. The SM are swimming normally like they were in the Mars tank. I’m kind of being a nerd here. I’m raising SM in my Mars tank than testing my new tank. I keep a close eye on them so they don’t die. My second attempt is going along fine. I’ll wait a nother couple hours to see how they are. I’m thinking about buy a Salt PH tester at Wal-Mart. I heard 7 normal spoon fulls for every gallon of water. I added half that. My only concern is the “jerking” they are doing in the new tank. They did it when I just added it but they seam to not be doing it as much. Anyways, I’ll keep posting if anything happens.
Response to the second answer. No, I just took two SM from my tank and everything is fine. It’s been almost an hour since I put them in there. The temp is 70 F. I have a desktop lap on them, for now.
I just found like 20+ baby sea monkeys! In my new tank! If baby sea monkeys can survive in my new tank. Adults can too! Right?
Preston
February 14, 2009 - 12:27 AM
Patrick K
February 15, 2009 | 2:13 AMNo you should use aquarium salt or sea salt. And I think its one table spoon for each 5 gallons of water. Aqua safe should be fine for the water but I think you have too much salt and its the wrong kind.
PK
craig b
February 15, 2009 | 8:10 PMSea Monkeys ( brine shrimp) can tolerate a huge diversity in water chemistry. They can live in salt water twice the concentration of sea water. They are tolerant of almost anything.
Did you actually only put in two eggs?
You can use any kind of salt. They will take it.