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    Does anyone keep a set level of salinity in their koi ponds? Say at 0.1%?



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    ive used it once or twice but only as part of a treatment.

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    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.
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    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.

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    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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    Many thanks

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    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.

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Rog.G View Post
    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.

    Rog,
    0.75% sounds really high!
    And going from 0.75% to 0.02% would take approx 35 weeks on a 10% water change.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toffee View Post
    Rog,
    0.75% sounds really high!
    And going from 0.75% to 0.02% would take approx 35 weeks on a 10% water change.
    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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