Salt
Ooh.. can I help with the implosion? 
In the old days… (you know when \Steve// and Ray were youngster’s.. lol) they never knew about Osmoregulation and stuff like that but they did know that salt help prevent or cure lots of things with FW fish so it was common to be added to all FW tanks. As we learned more about the ecology of fishkeeping and the Osmoregulatory System, salt certainly still has a place in fish keeping but I believe it should be used for medicinal purposes only… not as a permanent part of FW fish tanks. Of course, certain FW fish (like some livebearers) do seem to do better with a permanent very low level of salt in their tanks but the majority of FW fish do not need any salt in their tanks.
On my blog, 1/2 way down this page… http://goldlenny.blogspot.com/2007/02/disease-illness-diagnosis-treatment.ht ml, I have a series of articles on the use or non-use of salt and articles about the osmoregulatory system. After you read them all, you’ll know all about NaCl.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com (Links to articles referenced above listed on the right side under Archives - Year, Month and under Labels)
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