hi this is my first time using this. so I don't know if this a stuipid question. is api aquarium salt Epsom salt? can I use it in the main tank for swim bladder disease if it only have 1 fish in it? how many days for each treatment how much do I put it? the direction say 1 tablespoon for each 5 gal.
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Doubt it. It'll be standard sodium chloride, table salt, rock salt, whatever. Just without any freeflow agents or iodine.
Esom salt is Magnesium sulfate, not aquarium salt. Get in from a big box drug Store like Walgreens, or CVS if in the U.S.
This ^^^ just make sure to get unscented. CVS brand says saline laxative on the package and gives dosing instructions for human use. Not sure about the dosage or effectiveness for swim bladder issues, but generally I would dose 50% and observe for any negative effects and then dose the other 50% after a 24hr period. I have read that when using magnesium sulfate to pre dissolve it in a container of dechlorinated water before adding it to the tank. After water changes you will need to add more epsom salt to maintain the concentration for the desired period.
do this Epsom salt brand work? and do any1 know the doseage that is safe for fish?
https://www.amazon.com/Epsoak-Epsom...s=epsom+salt&refinements=p_72:1248873011&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Epsoak-Epsom...s=epsom+salt&refinements=p_72:1248873011&th=1
It says USP so should be fine.
"U.S.P. A chemical grade of sufficient purity to meet or exceed requirements of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP); acceptable for food, drug, or medicinal use; may be used for most laboratory purposes.
That should work. You said your instructions say 1 tbsp/5gallons. That's the standard dosage rate.
um this bag doesn't say how much to add. this my first time using Epsom salt so I don't know wats the dosage.
It's pure epsom salt, you use the dosage rate for epsom salt which *YOU* gave in your first post.
Actually, I'll go back, 1tbsp is a common dosage if you're putting them in a bucket, I'm seeing much smaller rates for dosing a tank, even down to 1/8 teaspoon per 5 gallons. I'd go with that rate to begin with.