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17-02-2018, 05:31 PM #1
Salt
Does anyone keep a set level of salinity in their koi ponds? Say at 0.1%?
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17-02-2018, 06:19 PM #2
ive used it once or twice but only as part of a treatment.
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17-02-2018, 06:34 PM #3
No. Koi are freshwater fish.
I might consider using it as a treatment for individual fish in a tank but never all the time in the main pond.Last edited by dc197; 17-02-2018 at 06:37 PM.
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18-02-2018, 12:03 AM #4
The "benefit" of salt in a pool is more for the peace of mind for the koi keeper. They think they're "doing something for them."
It's fine as a medicinal bath but not for any other reason and once it's in your pool it's hard to get rid of it.
Edit.
What I forgot to mention is the obvious fact that salt is corrosive and long term will attack any steel fittings or equipment with which it comes into contact.
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18-02-2018, 12:06 AM #5
Many thanks
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19-02-2018, 01:22 AM #6
If you were going to salt for any reason I definitely wouldn't do it it to 0.1%.
Salt can be a useful adjunct to parasite / bacterial treatments, but any pathogens in your pond would likely to be the salt resistant kind over time. I would either salt to 0.3% or 0.6% as part of a treatment plan, or not at all.2016 new 6000 gallon pond
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21-02-2018, 11:00 AM #7
I purchased four small tosai from Cuttlebrook Koi Farm in November and their recommendation was to add 0.75% of salt to the system to help them settle down.
It helps their osmoregulatory system and to combat any parasites whilst their immune system recovers from the stress of moving to a new environment.
They then recommend bringing the salt level down to 0.02%-0.05% by 10% water changes every week.
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21-02-2018, 04:06 PM #8
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21-02-2018, 05:02 PM #9
I must admit, when I had put over 25kg of salt into my pond and it was only 0.16% I started to worry. I left it at that level and even with my “trickle in trickle out” have more or less maintained 0.16% over three months until this week. Not sure if 0.16% salt has helped the young fish but I have to say my koi have looked well over these cold months.
Maybe Cuttlebrook would say I should have gone to 0.75% because let’s face it they have gone to some trouble and expense to produce a leaflet to give to everyone that bought tosai recommending how best to introduce them to your pond.
Hopefully my trickle water change will gradually dilute the salt to 0% but to be honest I think adding salt for a few months has more positives than negatives.
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